ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN A HALL
( (BT TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.) AUCKLAND, 28th September. A determined attempt to burn down the Miners' Hall at Huntly was perpetrated on Sunday night. The night was dark and stormy, and someone i prized open a window at the back of the hall and sprinkled the room with kerosene, using bagging to set the floor alight. The fire was discovered about 10 p.m. by two. gentlemen connected with the hall, who promptly put the fire out. The floor was well alight and only for the fact that the outbreak was promptly discovered nothing could have saved the building and adjoining private houses. A reward of £50 has been offered by the Hall and Picture Management for information that will lead to the conviction of the miscreant.
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Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 77, 29 September 1915, Page 4
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131ATTEMPT TO BURN DOWN A HALL Evening Post, Volume XC, Issue 77, 29 September 1915, Page 4
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