BIG FIRE IN SYDNEY.
United Press Association. —By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. Received Jane 3, 10.0 a. ra. Sydney, June 2.
The Meadowbauk Manufacturing Company’s Railway Carriage and General Engineering Works, on the bank of the Paramatta river, were destroyed by fire at three this morning. The works were one of the largest in the State, covering three acres. 'Owing to the distance from town fire appliances were not availa ]e n time to save anything. The total loss is unknown, but the damage in the carriage sheds alone is estimated at £30,000. Three hundred and fifty men will be rendered idle.
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Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9161, 2 June 1908, Page 5
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100BIG FIRE IN SYDNEY. Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XXXIV, Issue 9161, 2 June 1908, Page 5
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