BLAZE IN SYDNEY
TWO FACTORIES DAMAGED. By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright. SYDNEY, January 3. A fierce fire, fed by stocks of matches and paper and tons of chlorate of potash. damaged two factories and workshops in the Waterloo suburb today. The fire started on the premises of Phillip and Son, printers and bookbinders, spread to a match factory and severely damaged the contents of two shops. Explosions were frequent and scores of windows in nearby houses were smashed. Firemen had miraculous escapes from falling walls and flying debris. The damage is estimated at £50,000. P. Eastwood, 5 Perry Street, is Chief Agent for General Accident and Fire Assurance Corporation, Ltd. (Inc. in Scotland).*
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 January 1939, Page 5
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111BLAZE IN SYDNEY Wairarapa Times-Age, 4 January 1939, Page 5
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