Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995), Tuesday 20 August 1946, page 2
HEAVY CASUALTIES IN EXPLOSION OF MINES
TRIESTE. Monday.
-Several mines, which exploded at Vcrgarola, near Pola, resulted in 43 persons being killed and 57 injured,
including two British soldiers.
The; mines, which had been swept from the water, were piled upon a beach awaiting disposal.
The cause of the explosion has not
been determined.