MELBOURNE BLAZE.
HUGE QUANTITIES OF SPIRITS BURNT. (SI CABLE—r-RlsS ASSOCIATION—COPIF.IGBT.) IACSTaALIAX AND K.S CABLI ABSOCIATIOK.! (Received January 2nd, 6.3 p.nW MELBOURNE. December 31. Fire in the cellar of Harbottie and Company, spirit' merchants, at St. James's Palace, in the city, caused enormous damage before it was subdued. Thousands of pounds worth or gin and whisky were destroyed. The spirits were contained in huge vats, and the firemen, while fighting the outbreak, had to face the risk of explosion at any moment. The cause of the tire is unknown.
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Press, Volume LXIV, Issue 19198, 3 January 1928, Page 7
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