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Date: 1876-09-09
The woollen factory of Mr. William Waddell at Bardon Mill was completely destroyed by a fire early on Saturday morning [2nd September 1876]. Mr. Waddell had only recently acquired the building and had fitted it up with machinery, intending to commence working operation within a week. The fire consumed all the machinery, wool and oil worth ?1,195, and the building worth nearly ?1,200, none of which was insured.
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