BIG FIRE IN NEW SOUTH WALES.
CONSIDERABLE LOSSES. 3DO MEN THROWN IDLE. Sydney, June 2. The Meadowbank Manufacturing Company's railway carriage and general engineering works on the bank of the ParraSnatta river were destroyed by tire at 3 o'clock this morning. Tho works were among, the largelt in the State, covoring three acres. Owing to the distance from town, no fire appliances were available. There ■was no time to save anything. Tho total loss in unknown, but the damage in the carriage sheds alone is, estimated to be worth £30,000. U'hree hundred ami fifty men) 'have been thrown idle.
LUCKY CHANGE OF WIND. INSURANCES £28,000. ' Received 2nd, 0.48 p.m. Sydney, June 2. The employees of the Meadowbanks work and a few volunteer firemen assisted in trying to subdue the fire. A lucky change of wind succeeded in cheeking the flames after the main •buildings had been consumed. Besides valuable machinery, heavy stocks of material and property were destroyed, including eight lavatory carriages, three trams, and a number of unfinished carriages, portions of big contracts with the State railway the company had in hand. The insurances total £28,000.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 139, 3 June 1908, Page 2
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187BIG FIRE IN NEW SOUTH WALES. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 139, 3 June 1908, Page 2
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