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DISASTROUS FIRE > 1 GREAT DAMAGE IN OTAldl. (Per United Press Association.) OTAKI, June 26. lA. disastrous tfire dtesWyed the Town Hall, old newspaper offices, a garage, Bank of Australasia, Si. George's chemist's shop, and the dis trict nurse's Quarters. " The outbreak was first seen at 1.30 p.m. by a native. • It then had a good ii<j,ld Nothing was saved from the hall, but most of I I the things from the other places wcie saved. The wind was favourable and the Central Hotel was saved with difficulty. The fire broke out m the Town Hall. The Horticultural Society lost all ' its belongings, while the Otaki Maor; , Brass Band lost several instruments and worth of music. . - The bank safes weie opened and the contents found to be intact -b^ut scorchedMr Richard Bevan is a big losei,j his moving- picture plant being dustroyed. , The origin of the fire is a mystery.
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Grey River Argus, 27 June 1914, Page 5
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