A SYDNEY FIRE
DESTRUCTIVE DAMAGE WROUGHT.
(Australian Press Association)
(Received this day at 9.25 a.m.)
SYDNEY, May 25,
As a result of a fire in the early morning, only the skeleton remains of the five storey building of the United Distributors in the city. The damage is estimated at £BO,OOO. A valuable stock of wireless accessories were destroyed. The flames were fanned by a strong wind and presented an imposing spectacle. With alarming rapidity the blaze spread over the Occidental Hotel where the guests became panicky.
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Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1929, Page 5
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86A SYDNEY FIRE Hokitika Guardian, 25 May 1929, Page 5
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