BURNED TO DEATH
MOTHER AND CHILDREN
FIRE IN FARM HOUSE
MELBOTJENE,'I6th; June. -. Fire destroyed: the home of Irwin Brownfield at Heatherton. Mrs. Gladys Brownfield, aged 85, her son ; (nine years) ,anH daughter (three.years)'were burned to death;' . , ■ ;
The husband was away milking when he saw. the house,in flames. ;He.believes that his wife'was lighting a fire when. ah explosion of kerosene occurred. ' ' ..''•""
Mrs. Brownfield lost .her own life when'valiantly attempting to rescue the children.
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Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1932, Page 7
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72BURNED TO DEATH Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1932, Page 7
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