GERMAN SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS
WASHED ASHORE IN AUSTRALIA DISCOVERER OF ONE IS INJI RED. SYDNEY. Jan. 4. The military authorities announced that two tins containing scientific depth-sounding instruments of German origin have been washed up at Wollongong and Sanwell Park beaches, on the south coast. The discoverer of one of the tins is in hospital. After finding the tin he attempted Io open it with jn ;;xe. With the first blow the instruments exploded, showering him with f.agmenls of metal. A warning has been issued to bathers to treat the instruments with care should they happen to find others.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 84, Issue 4, 5 January 1940, Page 6
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