NEW TORPEDO INVENTION,
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MELBOURNE, June 21. A trial will shortly be made of the invention of a young Australian named Millane, which it is claimed will revolutionise torpedo warfare. The Board of Navy experts reported favorably, whereupon the Minister for Defence afforded assistance and facilities to complete tho invention. The ■nvontor states it will increase the velocity 27 to: 32 knots in 1000 yards. Che motive force is a new liquid, a much greater force than guncotton exploded by concussion. The discovery was made accidentally whilst experimenting. ■
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXV, Issue 2113, 22 June 1907, Page 2
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