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SENATORS CAR
BADLY BURNED
MBLBOURNE, Monday.
Fire severely damaged a sedan
car being used to take the Presi-
dent of the Senate, Senator
Mattner from Canberra to his
home in Adelaide outside the
Hotel Murray at Mildura yester-
day morning.
The car hád been parked out-
side the hotel where Senator
Mattner stayed overnight.
The fire is believed to have
been caused by an electrical
fault. The Mildura fire brigade
extlnguished the fire wlth hand
extinguishers.
Senator Mattner went home
later in another car.
No Information in
Canberra
Mr C. E. Roach, Transport
Department Mechanical Engin-
eer, was asked last night
whether or not the car used by
Senator Mattner was a Com-
monwealth vehicle.
Mr. Roach said he was not al-
lowed, under departmental in-
structions, to reveal any in-
formation of that nature.
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