A SIX-STORY BUILDING WRECKED.
COLLAPSE OF INTERIOR. By Tcl«sra.ph—i-rcEO Association—Copyright j (Rec. September 12, 8.50 p.m.) Sydney, September 12. At an. early hour in the morning, practically tho wholo of the interior or Beard, and Watson/a largo six-story warehouse, wliidi was heavily stocked with high-class furniture, suddenly collapsed, the outer walls alono standing. The interior is a mixed mass of debris and broken furniture. During the day about 160 people aro employed upon the and had the accident happened (hiring; working hours the death roll must liavo been heavy. Tho fact tliat the ground floor is undergoing repairs, including the replacing of some of tlio wall-work and girders, probably accounts for tlio eollapso. Tho managing director roughly estimated the damage at from £40,000 to £50,000.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 5
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125A SIX-STORY BUILDING WRECKED. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1854, 13 September 1913, Page 5
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