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Freighter And
Ketch Collide
BRISBANE, Tues.-A 1,000
ton coastal freighter and a 60
ft. ketch collided off Towns
ville early today-and the point
of impact was only 4ft. from
40 tons of high explosive in
the ship.
The freighter, The Noora, was
holed above the waterline, but
she and the ketch reached
Townsville under their own
power and berthed safely.
The Noora's explosives, which
she picked up at Melbourne,
will be stored in the Townsville
magazine while the 3ft. by 2ft.
hole in her side is repaired.
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