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Times Past
Petrol was being recovered and pumped into Lake Burley Griffin, The Canberra Times reported on its front page 25 years ago today.The petrol, from a pool of about 25,000 litres, was pumped from beneath the Center Cinema in the city centre into stormwater drains which flowed directly to the lake. READ MORE
