DISASTROUS FIRE
MANY MYSTERIOUS OUTBREAKS. ADELAIDE, Jan. 15. A fire in the wheat yards at Wallaroo destroyed the Penross bag factory and the British Government’s sterilizing and reconditioning plants. The wheat stacks were saved, but it is estimated that the damage will amount to scores of thousands of pounds. About 300 emnloyees have been rendered idle. The origin of the fire, which is the latest of a number of mysterious outbreaks, is unkwftwn. The damage is covered by insurance.
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Waikato Times, Volume 92, Issue 14265, 16 January 1920, Page 2
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