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Town Hall, 333 Bay Street, Port Melbourne
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A Kerosene Ship in Flames

Port Melbourne HistoryJuly 3, 2014
The Hilaria, a 1,500 ton two-masted ship from New York caught fire at Town Pier on the morning of the 7th July 1895. Earlier it had been ordered to an outer anchorage away from the pier as its manifest included a case of detonators as well as the usual general cargo including kerosene, rosin and other flammable materials.  The Captain had no…

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