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OIL ESCAPED TO HARBOUR AND SPREAD FIRE SEAMEN FINED Reed. 1.10 p.m. SYDNEY, Today. Chief Engineer Burn and Pumpman Shipley were fined £SO and £5. respectively, for having stated falsely at the inquiry regarding the fire on the steamer British Honour at Newcastle on February 24, that the seacocks were closed, whereas two were open, permitting the escape of oil on to the harbour surface. This led to the rapid spread of the fire which overwhelmed the ship.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 959, 30 April 1930, Page 9
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81LIED AT INQUIRY Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 959, 30 April 1930, Page 9
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