MILLERTON MINE
HOUSE COMPLETELY DESTROYED
A five-roomed house owned by Mr T. Rennie, took..fire last evening and inside a short space of time its destruction was’ complete.MSilr:'Rennie, whose wife is sending -a holiday at Wellingt n, after placing his;. mine clothes in i ,-oftt of the fire for drying purposes, left to tspend the evening with friends, and it is surmised these, became ignited. Qn the alarm • being, given people rushed from their homes to render any assistance possible, hut owing to the absence of suitable fire fighting appliances the flames spread -quicklj ai d the bedding was razed to the ground. Tt In understood a wireless set and a few articles were saved. The property wa«t insured but the occupants,. Mi and 1 Mrs Kennie will be heavy, loser.:,, as 'a result of the fire.
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Hokitika Guardian, 17 October 1932, Page 3
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