Burst water pipe washed fossils, rocks and other specimens of historical value down Coburg street on Saturday night

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Museums Victoria is calling on the public to help track down an unknown number of historically and scientifically significant objects, after its storage facility in Melbourne’s inner north flooded on Saturday.

A burst water main flooded the basement of the institution’s Merri-bek facility, washing an unknown number of fossils, rocks and other archeological specimens down the street.

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