The Yalgoo Bomber

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The Yalgoo Bomber

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The Yalgoo Bomber

“It has employed my invention for some time to find a method to destroy another without exposing my own life. That I have accomplished, and I defy the law.”

Mar 08, 2024

On 13 February 1903, Solomon Lowns received a cylindrical package at the Yalgoo Post Office. Opening it unfortunately put him in the history books. Tune in to The Dusty Box podcast and listen to the story of Australia’s first postal bomb.

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