HOTEL BURNED.
OCCUPANTS NARROW ESCAPE. ONLY A CASH BOX SAVED. (Per Press Association.) DARGAVILLE, This Day. The Toka Toka Hotel, a two-storeyed building and one of the oldest landmarks in the district, was with its contents destroyed by fire at four o’clock this morning. It was occupied byJMf H. Morton, who with his family, just had time to escape in their, sleeping attire. The only thing saved was a cash box. The building was owned by an Auckland brewery firm. "The amoun£_of the insurances is not known here.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 48, Issue 84, 19 January 1928, Page 4
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