BIG GRASS FIRE.
(PBES3 ASSOCIATION TELZSEAK.) ■ BLENHEIM, January 28. Au extensive grass fir© broke out near Blenheim on Wither Hills and spread over many miles of sheep country, destroying a big acreage of sheep feed. A few sheep, one stack of hay, and some plantations were burned. One hundred fire-fighters were engaged from all quarters, and the fire was suppressed late in the evening.
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Press, Volume LX, Issue 17983, 29 January 1924, Page 10
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