DAMAGE £lo,ooo
VALUABLE TIMBER BURNED STAFF NOT IDLE (By Telegraph.—Press Association) INVERCARGILL, Friday Damage estimated at £IO,OOO was caused by the spectacular fire yesterday afternoon at Board and Small’s furniture factory. The rear portion of the premises was gutted and 25,000 feet of timber destroyed. ] Full details of the insurance cover are not yet available, but the firm is a heavy loser. The Yorkshire Office holds the policies. The staff involved, numbering 40, will not be thrown out of employment, and work is proceeding as usual to-day. The bedding and upholstery branch suffered most, while stocks of valu- , able timber, including 20,000 feet of oak, were lost.
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Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 3
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107DAMAGE £l0,000 Waikato Times, Volume 125, Issue 20953, 4 November 1939, Page 3
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