COMMONWEALTH CABLES.
A DISASTROUS FIRE. [By Electric Telegraph—Copyright] [United Press Association.] Sydney, June 9. A fire destroyed the premises, which were four-storey, of Weingott, water proof manufacturer. The . damage amounts to £SOOO. The insurances on the building total £6850, and on the contents £BOOO- - MARY’S CATHEDRAL. 0 (Received 10.40 a.m.) The ceremong of laying and blessing the foundation stones of the additions to Saint Mary’s Roman Catholic Cathedral yesterday was performed by Archbishop Kelly. Representatives of all parts of New South Wales wore present, and it is estimated that the congregation numbered 15,000. When finished, £300,000 will have beCn spent, exclusive of £50,000 on the original building. The attendance included Sir Gerald Strickland (the State Governor) and visiting prelates.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 9 June 1913, Page 6
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119COMMONWEALTH CABLES. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXVI, Issue 29, 9 June 1913, Page 6
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