FIRE IN UNIVERSITY
LOSS TO JOHANNESBURG
PRICELESS DOCUMENTS GONE
CAPE TOWN, 24th December. The main -block of the Johannes, burg University was destroyed, by fire early this morning. 'The library included the Gnbbins collection of priceless historical documents and 25,000 books'. This was the first portion burned out. Only the wings arc left. The damago to the buildings is estimated at £100,000.
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Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 153, 26 December 1931, Page 9
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62FIRE IN UNIVERSITY Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 153, 26 December 1931, Page 9
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