DISASTROUS FIRE IN SYDNEY.
WHARF AND TIMBER YARDS .1 . DES^ROYEE. SEVESNTY THOUSAND POUNDS' ' ,-""'. .DAMAGE.:- '. . yy -.- ' ;■ __."__'■■■"•'■--.' ....:-- - 'S*DNEyrSiJ«»day. . Saxton and Binn's" 600 feet Tfl. : and stock of timber were destroyed by firei " V-V .W. a ■-.} '. yy ; The yards covered an area ot eight . "acres. Of this the fire swept tout \ ietea] destroying enormous stock* of at seven million feet .; - and&Vgreat quantity of '■ valuable a>* ii ''^■'sMoir and &nns estimate; the laS--■Sfc-ai £70.0d0,'0i Vhieh only £20.000 _ -U covi«a^insu««ic«.' .- Betweenloo wd;soo;«mployees are thrown out : '"<v_. work '• - ' ;Z ' ' '-■•'' '--"-- • •''•''"--• - :.A iigitet^pngingjo.the firm; waa . ; lerty of /Buckle.;^^%#s.A?%A . Snd^as-scvttt^and-t^vJk^^ .M ■-. -GrayßrotherS, tokiM^riJ^d- ™"'.'. horses stabled' near the outbreak. They • vrere liberated saf ely"af ter, a scene, of excitement! The" carts and harness'were destroyed. ,- r - . _vCs_ .- '-; A The firemen made a good save. : T.he. 'ittre 'was; ona'of. the. fiercest and" most; rapid seenin'Sydney. After a hard, fight ; the whole force of the brigades, prevented a -much more serious disss-^ tery the, whole .'Mock atj'one time".-ap- ' --pea^^i^ yyeJM^^^iJ- ?..AiJiy- A',
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 22 November 1909, Page 2
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159DISASTROUS FIRE IN SYDNEY. Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLIII, Issue XLIII, 22 November 1909, Page 2
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