THE EIRE AT GREENVALE.
TO THE EDITOR. KlB, — In Friday's issue of your paper a local appears regarding a fire at Mr J. Cullen's farm, Greenvale, in which it is said that " the fire 19 supposed to have originated from the ashes of lignite used in the threshing engine which had been working there," Aa I was in charge of the mill on that occasion, and this statement is calculated to point to a want of care on the part of the person in charge, I must ask you to correct it. The fire was seen to start on the opposite sido of the stack to that on which the engine stood, and the ashes were to be seen after the fire, with straw on top of them, but with no sign of fire in that particular spot. I may say these ashoa were the only ashes taken out of the engine at Mr Oullen'a piece, and wera taken out when the engine was cold, on Monday morning, before starting to thresh, and how your informant can, by any stretch of ima^iaation, lay the blame at my door puzzles all who havo soen it and,— Yours truly, John Brand.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ME18950426.2.29
Bibliographic details
Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, Issue 17, 26 April 1895, Page 6
Word Count
199THE EIRE AT GREENVALE. Mataura Ensign, Volume 17, Issue 17, 26 April 1895, Page 6
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in