THIEVES FOILED
Burglars broke into the house of Mr. G. H. Fleming, Remuera, Auckland, tried to force a heavy safe with a charge of gelignite, but jammed the lock. Cushions used to deaden the sound of the explosion were kindled by a spark, and the fire ultimately spread to the near-by wall, a carpet and a chesterfield. Luckily a woman sleeping in a room immediately above was awakened bv the smell of smoko and her summoning of the fire brigade and its prompt response resulted in the damage being restricted to within a small compass.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20069, 16 October 1939, Page 6
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95THIEVES FOILED Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20069, 16 October 1939, Page 6
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