RESIDENCE DESTROYED.
■ V (PBSSB ASSOCIATIOH TWJSGBMt-") TE AWAMUTU, November 25. Mr L. S. Chamberlain's six-roomed homestead at Hairini, five miles from Te Awamutu, was destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. Mrs Chamberlain was awakened by a crash, and found the whole building ablaze. She rescued the children, but valuable furniture and furnishings, including old silver and a library, were lost. A motor-shed, a car, and the dairy were also destroyed. The insurances on the buildings were £6OO, on the contents £SOO, and on the car £250, all being in the British Traders' Office. Mr Chamberlain is at present an inmate of the Kotorua Hospital, where he underwent a very serious operation last Wednesday.
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Press, Volume LXV, Issue 19786, 26 November 1929, Page 12
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