BIG FIRES.
: COHEN'S INSURANCES. LITTLE WATER?FOR ANOTHER. 1 BLAZE. at-TEIiEGRArH—PftBSS ...ASSOCIATION-'-COrinlOUT .. .i 1 : Sydney, January 22, , -The : insurances on - Cohen and Company's stock total £72,000, of which £3500 is in tho South' British.' ' Owing, to tho drain causod by the firo on the 'ivator supply,'the reservoir is almost empty. , ' ' ' ' ' STRONG ROOM INTACT. : (Rec. Jan. 22, 9.36 p.m:) 'Sydney, January 22. Cohen and Co.'s strong' room was opened. It had withstood tho immenso heat, and the books wero intact. . . BREWERY BURNED. ; Brisbane, January 22. The Queensland Brewery was destroyed by fire.
Cylinders containing carbonic acid gas exploded with terrific force; one being driven a distance of 100 yards, .wrecking a verandah. Tho insurances total £12,000, and the damago is estimated at several thousands.
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Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 102, 23 January 1908, Page 7
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122BIG FIRES. Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 102, 23 January 1908, Page 7
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