Suspicious canister Mount Vincent Waste Management centre at East Maitland forces tip to close

By Nick Bielby
Updated October 20 2014 - 8:43pm, first published 1:44pm
SUSPICIOUS ITEM: The discovery of a military-style canister forced the closure of the Mount Vincent Waste Management Centre on Monday.
SUSPICIOUS ITEM: The discovery of a military-style canister forced the closure of the Mount Vincent Waste Management Centre on Monday.

The discovery of a military-style canister, believed to be a gunpowder cartridge, at Maitland’s rubbish tip caused the facility’s emergency closure.

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