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Disaster fires in Wingham wipe out shops and stock
One of Wingham’s worst fires in history struck early today at 1 am. The Blue Bird Cafe start spread to N Machin music shop and K Lyndon dressmaking, then Costello grocery, with Hammond’s store saved by volunteers. Bank of NSW upstairs damaged, losses exceed £2000 with all premises destroyed and stocks lost.
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W. R. Maitland
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Bank of New South Wales
Blue Bird Cafe
Taros
N. Machin
Hammond's