The proclivities of NaClO3 were well know long long before
then. One of the most dangerous chemical to use as an
oxidiser. Lethal in the presence of Sul[f|ph]ur.

So highly dangerous around Rotorua then ...

For those who haven't visited NZ, Rotorua is a very active thermal area, 
which almost always smells of rotten eggs, due to the sulphurous gas from 
the thermal activity.

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