BIG FIRES.
CHURCH DESTROYED AT GRAFTON. FIRE DUE TO BATS. fly Telegraph—Press : A£fiociation—Copyrieht ' (Rec. April 29, 8.5 p.m.) 1 Sydney, April 29. A firo gutted St. Mary's Roman Catholic , Church, Grafton. . Practically illl tlio valuable contents of : tho church were destroyed. Tho insurance amounts to .£SOO, and ~ the damage tp ,£3OOO. ' • It is considered that bats, which visited tho church in flocks, may .have upset n bfazier, containing .a sanctuary light, ' ~. and thus caused the conflagration. ; ■ $ COSTUME COMPANY'S PREMISES. .£SOOO DAMAGE. (Rec. April 29, 8.5 p.m.) . Sydney, April 29. An outbreak of fire caused J35000 worth of damage to tho. materials in and pre'i mises of'the Buttonhole ■Fancy Costumo Company, and-the stock of other tenants' in tho same building. £1000 LOSS IN ADELAIDE. EMPIRE THEATRE IN DANGER. / (Rec. April 29, 8,5 p.m.) ' Adelaide; April 29. .The National ~ Incandescent Mnntlo Company's premises liavo been gutted by ' fire. ' , , ' The loss is estimated at .£IOOO. •- The l'ire Brigade prevented the ing of the flames to the Empire Theatre, 1 adjoining tho buildings which were de- , , • ..'molisied.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 7
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173BIG FIRES. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1737, 30 April 1913, Page 7
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