CORDITE DESTROYED
I,OOOLB. BURNED AT DEVONPORT CONDEMNED STORES Devonport went quietly about its normal business yesterday morning, quite unaware of the fact that over I,ooolb of cordite, the explosive used in small-arms ammunition, was being burned at the artillery yards at North Head. Cordite is quite harmless when burned so long as it has free access to the open air. It burns with a sizzling sound, making a bright yellow flame. The Defence Department’s store of explosives is subjected to regular halfyearly examinations and any portion showing deterioration below a certain recognised standard is condemned. Some of the cordite destroyed yesterday had been in store for 15 years.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 542, 20 December 1928, Page 17
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108CORDITE DESTROYED Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 542, 20 December 1928, Page 17
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