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Hokitika Guardian, 21 November 1921, Page 1

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AUSTRALIAN AM) N.Z. CABLE ASSOC lATt<**' , BiBLK-IN-SCI IDOLS. ADELAIDE, Nov. 19 The Assembly, by 20 to Id votes, negatived a private hill in favour of religious instruction in State Schools. A SYDNEY FIRE. FILM SHOP EXPLOSION. SYDNEY, November ‘2O. An explosion tint occurred on Saturday afternoon, carried off the roof of the Overseas Service Film Company’s promises in Park Street. It threw blazing debris in till directions. Luckily few people were in the street at the time. The (lames quickly spread to tlie terrace of five adjoining comparatively small shops. The top floors of these were gutted, and the lower Moors badly damaged. 'The firemen, by great efforts, prevented the lire from spreading to big adjoining premises, and across the street, where the explosion shattered many windows. Flying fragments gave the flames a good hold.

Three people in a simp adjoining the film premises were slightly injured. One woman jumped front an upper window. The damage totals many thousands. SYDNEY, Nov. ‘2l. 'The Film Company hold some five million feet of tilin- and large qualltiji - woio destroyed or damaged. ’The cause ol the explo-mn is unknown. The total estimated damage in various premises is in the vieinitx of t 1(1,Out). Besides damage through the heat nod Hying debris. Murdoch > another big film across the street. ’sullereti considerably from the aiiloinatie sprinklers acting.