HOUSE DESTROYED
FIRE AT WAIMATE
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WAIMATE, April 25
One of the most spectacular fires ever seen in Wahnate occurred after 4 o’clock this morning, when an 18-room-ed wooden house in Shearman Street, known as “Whareora,” was totally destroyed. The house was unoccupied. It was built about 40 years ago, and was the property of the Barclay Estate. It had been leased to Mrs S. B. Os borne, of Timaru. The lease still having five years to run, she had sub-lot it for use as a hoarding establishment. The house Was fully furnished, but had been vacated at least six weeks ago.
and there were no occupants at tli
time of the fire. The building was insured with the National Insurance Company for
£IBSO. and the furniture with the same company for £7OO. It is not known nnd H >vidontlv ! had a very strong hold inside before i f : was discovered. The ruins were still "smouldering to-night.
This was the first fire in Waimate since the new engine was procured by the y brigade two months ago.
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Hokitika Guardian, 26 April 1939, Page 6
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