BOMB FOUND IN BUSH
MAN’S NARROW ESCAPE WAS BURNING OFF SCRUB r Our Oicik CorrespoutleHt W Aim. Today. An inipm. Vised I" mb was found vestrriluy u lew feet away from where kich.ird Hunt, a married man. was I nmiiv- off srrub in connection with th « work of beautifying the slopes of Martha Hill, adjoining the approach to the Waihi .Mine. Had Hunt not discovered the machine in time it is probable that an explosion would have taken place, perhaps with serious results, as liuuf. had Intended to burn over the area un which tho bomb was found. The ho tub was made from a cocoa t.n and contained a plug of gelesnile. Packed in large nails, and an lain iuse with a detonator attached. No reason fur the homlt's being there can be given, but it seems to have been prepared by Someone who bad sumo considerable knowledge --C - plosives.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 827, 22 November 1929, Page 11
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151BOMB FOUND IN BUSH Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 827, 22 November 1929, Page 11
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