SOLDIERS POISONED
IN NEW SOUTH WALES CAMP. TRACES OF ARSENIC FOUND IN COFFEE. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 12.40 p.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. Seventy-eight soldiers in a New South Wales camp were poisoned when a preparation for the destruction of ants was added to coffee in a camp canteen. Police and military officers are investigating. Coffee had been used during the day and was reheated to be served to the troops at night. An hour after drinking the coffee, men became ill. Although most recovered rapidly, some suffered the effects for several days. Samples of the coffee recovered showed traces of arsenic.
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 20 July 1943, Page 4
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