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.