FIRE TRAGEDY
SIX MAORI CHILDREN DIE FROM BURKS NEIGHBOUR DISCOVERS HOUSE IN FLAMES PARENTS ABSENT FROM HOME [Peb Unwed Press Association.] TAUMARUNUI, August 23. A terrible tragedy occurred about 8 o’clock last night at the Maori land development settlement about a mile past the Tongariro bridge on the National. Park-Taupo highway, when six Maori children met their death from burns. Thq parents, Edward Biddle and his wife, both Maoris, put the six children to bed in the house, and with their infant, went to spend tho evening with neighbours. Another neighbour later discovered the house in flames and called Mr and Mrs Biddle. Together they got all the children out of tho house, but they were severely burnt. The Taumarunui ambulance was sent for and the children brought to the Tauramunui Hospital, one dying during the journey, and tho other five dying in the hospital. The names of the dead children are Tony (aged 9) Martin (8), Ngapine (7), James (6), Reremata (5), Armstrong (6).
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Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 10
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165FIRE TRAGEDY Evening Star, Issue 23352, 23 August 1939, Page 10
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