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FIRE ON FERRY BOAT DEATH OF INJURED MAN SYDNEY, Nov. 20. Another death as a result of the Manly ferry boat fire occurred today. The victims are Robert Findlay, aged 38, and Sidney Tight, aged 44. A third man, Sydney Cronshaw, is still in a serious condition. FIREMEN INJURED OUTBREAK IN FACTORY SYDNEY, Nov. 21. The five-storey boot factory of John Hunter and Sons, at Redfern, was destroyed by fire during the night. The damage is estimated at between £50,000 and £70,000. Three firemen were injured when the roof collapsed. , CLAIM AGAINST STATE SEQUEL TO DRIED FRUITS CASE MELBOURNE, Nov. 21. Frederick Alexander James, of Adelaide, took out in the High Court a writ against the Commonwealth of Australia claiming unspecified damages for alleged wrongful conversion and seizure of his dried fruits. James alleges that the Commonwealth, by its seizures, prevented him from carrying on his lawful business. IRRIGATION SCHEME HUGE DAM OPENED SYDNEY, Nov. 22. (Received Nov. 22, at 6.30 p.m.) The Governor-General (Lord Gowrie) yesterday formally opened the Hume Reservoir, which is part of a huge scheme conserving the waters of the Murray River for irrigation, the cost of which is over £5,500,000. It is the largest dam in the southern hemisphere, and submerges 30,000 acres of river flats.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 23045, 23 November 1936, Page 9
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