FIRE AT MOREE
damages ESTIMATED AT £200,000,
(Australian Press Association)
SYDNEY, Deo. 3
The fire at Morce destroyed thirty shops and residences. The damage is estimated at upwards of £200,000. The Royal and Imperial Hotels were filled witii guests. Scores escaped in night attire, and the problem of finding temporary accommodation for them is acute. Oil depots, attached to a couple ot local stores blew up. making a spectacular sight. Hundreds of local residents looked on awe struck, and wondering when the blaze would be checked. Shop after shop went up in smoke before a strong north easier.
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Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1928, Page 5
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98FIRE AT MOREE Hokitika Guardian, 4 December 1928, Page 5
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