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Renovation tradie's fireplace bomb find setsoff blasts from the past

Tradies were this week surprised to unearth a live mortar shell during renovations on a home in Port Adelaide, but a former mayor says such finds used to be commonplace, even in hard rubbish.

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ABC News Australia28 Aug 2026, 05:33 amUpdated 1d ago1 min readAsiaAustralia

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Renovation tradie's fireplace bomb find sets off blasts from the past

Tradies were this week surprised to unearth a live mortar shell during renovations on a home in Port Adelaide, but a former mayor says such finds used to be commonplace, even in hard rubbish.

This report is published with credit to ABC News Australia. The wire sent a summary; open the original for any extra context. Read on ABC News Australia →

Source: ABC News Australia. Published 28 Aug 2026, 05:33 am.

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