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In 1943, a top-secret consignment of chemical weapons, including deadly mustard gas, arrived in Australia by ship. But, there was a problem, it was leaking. Military authorities quickly realized this but, in the interests of secrecy, sent unprotected and unsuspecting wharf laborers into a lethal environment. The result was catastrophic: permanent disability and death. This shocking narrative includes accounts of official deceit, intimidation of gassed...
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In 1966, a fire ripped through Melbourne's William Booth Memorial Home for destitute and alcoholic men. Although it remains Australia's deadliest building fire, it is, like the 30 men who died in that fire, forgotten. This shocking narrative describes the inferno's origin and progression, the slowly festering blaze that developed into an explosive backdraft. It recalls the efforts of the firemen, who tried, against impossible odds, to rescue the dying...
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