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Monday, December 11, 1972
BUILDINGS DECLARED DANGEROUS
The Building Authority today declared Nos. 6 & 8 Third Street
to be in a dangerous condition and Nos. 4 & 10 Third Street and No. 39
Eastern Street liable to become dangerous.
In a statement issued this morning, the Principal Government
Building Surveyor said that these 2, 3 and 4 storey pre-war buildings
were inspected in the course of planned surveys when it was found that
the structural timbers and reinforced concrete frame of No: 8 Third
Street were in an advanced state of deterioration.
In addition, the brickwork to the kitchen block of No. 6 Third
Street was found to be badly fractured and bulged.
It is considered that the buildings are in such a condition
that there is a risk of collapse.
It is further considered that due to weaknesses in the front
walls of No. 4, Third Street and No. 39 Eastern Street, and in the rear
wall of No. 10 Third Street, these buildings are liable to become dangerous
during or after the demolition of Nos. 6 & 8.
Notices of intention to apply for Closure Orders in Victoria
District Court at 9.30 a.m. on January 8, 1973 were posted today.
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