Fire at the Toddington Jam Factory, 13 December 1907

On 13 December 1907, between 2.30pm and 3pm, an explosion occurred in the engine room at the Deakin’s jam factory at Naunton Field, Toddington. The explosion blew the roof off the engine house and fire quickly spread from the engine room to the nearby canning room. The flames was initially subdued by employees using hand […]

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