AVONDALE EXPLOSION.
EXTENT OF THE DAMAGE
A DELIBERATE AQT.
f :BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION ' AUCKLANDj Sept, 23. The centre portion of .the building destroyed at the Avondale racecourse contained . a stand-by plant. It was totally wrecked. Though the rest of the totalisatof house was badly shaken, the windows smashed and the girders of the roof slightly lifted, the tote that was used yesterday is hardly injured and could be used again to-day. The gas and water mains remain intact. This discounts the possibility that the explosion was caused by gas. The door of the building was open, the logk having bec-n forced either by the explosion or by a person with intent to destroy the premises. The damage is. roughly estimated at £SOO to £IOOO, and is covered by insurance. No doubt the explosion was deliberately caused, but the reason is a complete mystery.
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Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 September 1924, Page 9
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143AVONDALE EXPLOSION. Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 23 September 1924, Page 9
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