FIRE AT ASHBURTON
GARDENER'S LOSS
(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) ASHBURTON, October 17. Fire destroyed a dwelling and a glasshouse filled with plants owned by Mr. G. A. Bushell, gardener, of Smithfield Road. ' The house, which had five rooms, was not usually occupied, and was insured for £500 in Lloyd's. The glasshouse and plants were valued at £250. Mr. Bushell lit a fire to boil a preparation of turpentine, sulphur, and beeswax for grafting trees, the building igniting in his absence,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 18, 19 October 1936, Page 14
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79FIRE AT ASHBURTON Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 18, 19 October 1936, Page 14
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