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Newspaper
Cloncurry Advocate
Location
Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia
Date
Oct 26, 1945
Page
1
The article recalls the Bombay disaster of April 14 last year where 1000 killed and 60,000 homeless after a 6000 ton Liberty ship Fort Stikine unloading explosives lit fires. Firefighters and nearby crews contained the blaze after four days. The piece notes massive damage, insurance coverage, and subsequent warnings for safety and preparedness.
Mr. W. Absolon received word that his brother George Absolon aged 64 died at Mackay. George came to Cloncurry with his parents in 1904 where they were storekeepers and owned the Prince of Wales Hotel. It is some years since George left the district.
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