FIRE AT MOUNT ROSKILL
i .. . i j A six-roomed house situated at the I i corner of Pah Road nnd Torrance Stret. ! Mount Roskill. m completely de- j J strove,! by fire p.boiit 'half-past 10 j o'clock last nigh-. The Kre ti-as djacovered by Henry Tampling. The i Oneh'inga Pire I',-igade attended, but j i;,,. f,r», }, a ,i ton »Tv-.ng a hold on the I building for the'r services to he : efTw"l'.v*» in saving it. The hou?e was cx-aipied by Mr. v . <J. Tapp. an enginedriver cr-rpioyrvi at Piha. Mr. Ta.pp and I ' famifj- had been away from home for I three day?. Early in the week "Mrs. Tapp came 'n ppend a few days with her] mother at Onchunjra. and she i* quite i unable to account for the fire. The) I house was owned by Messrs. White fie Id | and Rmannfl, of Auckland. a.nd iva.s inI siired in the National Office for £440. the furniture being covered by a policy of £100.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 222, 17 September 1915, Page 2
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164FIRE AT MOUNT ROSKILL Auckland Star, Volume XLVI, Issue 222, 17 September 1915, Page 2
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