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Flames at oil bore create towering blaze near Canberra
The Sydney era reports a large flare from an oil bore near Canberra sending flames high into the air. Observers describe a booming spectacle as the fire lights the night sky while workers attempt containment.
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Sydney
Lancashire
Edward Cook and Co., Ltd
London
King’s Bench
Daily Mail
Ivening
Jan
Yarrowlumla
Best
Senate
Pulsford
New South Wales
Yass-Canberra
Assembly
Hullo
Jim
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Queanbeyan
Elsie Brown
Sydney Medical Mission
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Melbourne
Cammatt
Mary
Campbell
Herment
Quaanbayun
Charles Giles
West Maitland
Australia
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A. M. Fallick and Sons
Weldon
George-Street
Royal Hotel
Almanih
Etimes
5. Mendelson