FAMILY'S CLOSE CALL
(Press Assn.) WHANGAUEI, Nov. 30. After being awakened by exploding ammunition, eight people (the owner, his wife and five children, and a maid) narrowly escaped death when an eightroomcd house at Kiripaka was destroved by fire lato last nigbt. The house apparently caught fire in the rear section and the owners, Mr and Mrs W. A. Ellin, and their family of five children, ranging from one to 10 years of age, and the maid were unaware of the danger until ammunition stored in the kitchen exploded. Immediately after they had left the building in their night attire the root collapsed. But for the exploding of the ammunition it is likely that the whole family would have perished. ); The residence, known as "Haddon , was one of the finest country houses in the AVhangarei district.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 2, 30 November 1944, Page 2
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136FAMILY'S CLOSE CALL Manawatu Standard, Volume LXV, Issue 2, 30 November 1944, Page 2
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