FIRE ON LINER.
DAMAGE AT NEWCASTLE. NEWCASTLE, May 14. A fire in tho Aberdeen and Commonwealth steamer Jervis Bay, berthed at Newcastle, extensively damaged tho saloon, galley and starboard pantry while minor damage occurred in the mess-room and butcher’s shop amidships. , Dense smoke hampered the crew s efforts to arrest the outbreak with chemical extinguishers, but when fire brigades arrived and used smoke helmets the firo was soon under control. Steam pipes burst and some members of tbe crew were burned. The Jervis Bay, loaded with frozen cargo from Brisbane, arrived to-day en route for the United Kingdom.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 15 May 1936, Page 9
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98FIRE ON LINER. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 140, 15 May 1936, Page 9
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