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Town sites closed for testing after kids find liquid mercury vials at tip

ABC Australia · May 26, 2026, 10:53 PM

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A south-west Queensland town's school, service station, hospital waiting room and several homes are closed for testing after children found liquid mercury vials at the tip and took them to school.

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