FIRES

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10739, 9 November 1928, Page 5

FIRES

BIG BLAZE AT REDEERN. United Pra** Aaan. by El. Tel. CopyTiffW (Australian Press Association.) (Received Nov. 8, 10.10 p.m.j V. ,- \ - _ SYDNEY, Nov. 8. A fire, which raged for a couple of hours this afternoon at Redfern, destroyed two factories and four residences, the damage exceeding £50,000. The factories were Riley’s furniture manufactory and Dickson’s box . factory. The furniture was removed from about twenty near-by houses, but the fire brigade was able, \ to stem the blaze. A falling wall injured Fireman McKinnon and a woman collapsed iVith excitement in one of the threatened houses and fell downstairs and was hurt. %•' ; - ' ■ OUTBREAK AT MELBOURNE. United Press Assn, by El. Tel. Copyright ,'r,' (Australian Pres* Association.) (Received Nov. 8, 11 p.m.) MELBOURNE. Nov. 8. • • A' fire in the .tirnberyard of John Sharp and Sons at Montague gutted a near-by garage and engineering Shop;’! The stacks of timber were saved. The damage will run into se- . iferai','thohsanflis. , 4 'i Protect : yourself against losses by fit*e by insuring with the Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society, Ltd.— V/. Idssant Clayton.*,* ; * ■ ; Iflxmu realise:-fhai> you are not ' adequately insured against firo loss ■/. The' General Insurance f Co. Ltd. } . ifl a New Zealand Siriv with all its capital invested w Zealand, and thus can. assuro rompt,. settlement. —Bull * & Edr “ District Agents.