GISBORNE OIL EXPLOSION.
■,•:! . (by telegraph.) (united pre^s assoiqiation.) Gisborne, February 30. :; i There hasi been en. explosion to-day of petroleum gas m the South Pacific Co.'s bore, which has filled with loose debris. 80ft of the bottom of the hole. This, however, is below the pipes, and as the- boring tools were out.'.at 'the time of the occurrence, -no harm has been occasioned beyond tho necessity of taking out the stuff.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 71, 22 February 1884, Page 2
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71GISBORNE OIL EXPLOSION. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 71, 22 February 1884, Page 2
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