DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
LOSS OF VALUABLE MiLLS. By Cubic—Press Associat ion—Copyright. Australian and S.A. Cable Association. M KLUUURN’S, July 21. More than half file premises of the Lincoln Knitting and Spinning Mills at Coburg, which cover .\U acres, was completely destroyed by lire. Tho cause oi the outbreak is a mystery. The foreman had just completed his final rounds shortly alter 8 o'clock, and had locked up when Haines ler.pt from the far corner of the building. The foreman declared that everything there was in order when he passed a Jew mfnuLos earlier. The lire advanced so rapidly' that tho iiromon who were .summoned from all thi! metropolitan stations, were practically powerless, anil confined their efforts to stopping the flames from spreading to tho administrative block. Tho estimates of the damage range from Cl 00,00(1 to CJOO.OOU.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 22 July 1925, Page 9
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136DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Timaru Herald, Volume XCVIII, 22 July 1925, Page 9
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