A "Dud" Shrfl Consternation created among a Ntew Zealand unit holding a base ridge before Tobruk by the arrival of a "dud" shell is described by Private L.. S. Price, formerly of Oakura. "It bounded up the ridge, swooped over the: top and headed straight for our truck, besides which we were lying. It hit the front wheel with a smack, and rolled over. Then we had a good look at it. It was a six-inch naval shell more than 12 inches long. I didn't know whether to leap straight into the air, bolt for a hole, or stay and stare at it. Someone said it might be a time-shell likely to go oil: at any moment, so Ave all hurried away. I Then Ave thought it might blow the truck apart, so Ave rushed back, keeping an eye on the thing, climbed into the truck, slammed in the gears and —you would hardly believe it—drove right over the shell. As Ave Avent from that spot a voice from the scrub called out: 'And you drive a truck. You shouldn't be allowed to handle a liorse.'"
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 9, 28 January 1942, Page 8
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