FIERCE FIRES RAGING
PALMERSTON SURROUNDED BY SMOKE. (BY TELEGRAPH.—I'RESS ASSOCIATION.) : PALMERSTON N., 30th January. : The whole of the hillsides are covered with fires, and Palmerston is surrounded by ; a dense haze of smoke. Fierce fires are raging in the swamp area, Mr. G. Seifert having now lost over 200 acres of flax. Men from all over the flax area are assisting in fighting the flames, which threaten to wipe out the whole swamp.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 27, 31 January 1917, Page 8
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73FIERCE FIRES RAGING Evening Post, Volume XCIII, Issue 27, 31 January 1917, Page 8
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