A large quantity of bitumen, wb i c h was being heated in three tanks « the Mount AlbertßoS Council s quarry, caught fire, throufh the over-heating 0 f a steam coil The total quantity destroyed was i n neighbourhood of 1000 gallons, and the loss was considerable, as there was no insurance cover. The flames, which broke out very fiercely at first .l«« bad 1 }- damaged the roof of the ' shed wherA the bitumen was being heated The Mount Albert brigade managed to subdue the fire within a quarter of a„ hoar. —Press Service.
DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT Rmr« AT WHOLESALE PRICES One of the Iftrgmt selection* v T Canal Price £3O Wholesale Pri£ Usua Price £2o Wholesale Pr £ ft? Usua Pnoe £3O Wholesale f-\l JWI Price £l6 WholeJe P r £ £S Cash or Terms Inaonrti/o t J « „ JONES AlWsglfS Manufacturing ifo ai „ h street, g
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19613, 8 May 1929, Page 10
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