RAILWAY WORKSHOPS DESTROYED.
£40,000 TO £50,000 DAMAGE
NO INSURANCE
A DISASTROUS DECISION
(United i.'ross Association.—Copyright.) Received December 12, 1.5 a.m. PERTH, December 12.' The /Midland Junction Railway Workshops covering a large area were destroyed by fire. The contents included 24 corridor cars The damage is estimated .jat between £40,000 and £50,000... Tlie cause is unknown, but is supposed to ba due to spontaneous combustion. The commissioners decided, a week ago, owing to the high, rates •charged, not to renew tha fire insurances. The whole loss falls upon, the Department.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12392, 13 December 1909, Page 5
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89RAILWAY WORKSHOPS DESTROYED. Wanganui Chronicle, Volume L, Issue 12392, 13 December 1909, Page 5
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