THREE KILLED
TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AMMUNITION WORKS DISASTER- IN VICTORIA SABOTAGE FEAR. ALLAYED (Reed. Sept. 26, 9 a.m.) 'MELBOURNE,-Sept. 26. Two women and a man were killed in a terrific explosion which destroyed the cartridge house avid ammunition packing section of Imperial Chemical Industries (Nobel Australasia Limited) at Deer Park yesterday afternoon: The explosion was heard through the metropolitan area and for a radius of 20 miles. Windows were broken a mile away. About 300 employees, mostly girls, in this section of the works were blinded 'by smoke as they fled from the buildings in a shower of splintered wood, iron and concrete. They escaped serious injury. Those killed were: — Francis O’Gorman, aged 25 years. Lillian Gordon, aged 34. Ethel Foster, aged 29. All were killed instantly. Fearing sabotage, the authorities had the premises quickly surrounded toy military guards, tout in the evening it was officially announced that the explosion was accidental. A sheet of flame rose 100 ft. above the works whew the explosion occurred. It was feared that the whole works would go up. Hundreds of screaming girls ran from the works. Some were hit by falling debris. The girls were sent home for the rest of the day but most resumed work this morning.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20052, 26 September 1939, Page 5
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206THREE KILLED Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20052, 26 September 1939, Page 5
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