FIRE IN OLD COLLIERY.
TOWNSHIP AFFECTED. ALARM OF THE RESIDENTS. (Received April 25, 5.5 p.m.) SYDNEY. April '25. .An outbreak of firo in the workings of an abandoned collicrv beneath the township of Greta, near Newcastle, is causing anxiety. Volumes of smoke are issuing through openings in the earth, killing the vegetation around and affecting householders' water supplios. Many people fear that an explosion may wreck their homes. POSITION GROWS WORSE.
FLAMES ENDANGER RAILWAY
(Received April 25, 11.25 p.m.) SYDNEY. April 25,
The fire in the colliery at Greta is now more serious. Flames are shooting up above the ground from a spot some distance. from where the smoke is issuing. The fire is endangering the main northern railway.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21166, 26 April 1932, Page 9
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119FIRE IN OLD COLLIERY. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21166, 26 April 1932, Page 9
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