OLD DWELLING AT BLENHEIM BURNED
HOME OF TOWN’S FIRST MAYOR. Per Press Association. BLENHEIAI, Last Night. A nine-roomed two-storey dwelling, tho home of Blenheim’s first Alayor, owned and occupied by Mrs. Jessie Vance, a widow, was gutted by fire this morning. The outbreak when discovered by a neighbour had a string hold. After a strenuous fight the brigade extinguished the flames. The house was insured for £450 and the contents for £3OO. The owner was absent at tho time of the outbreak, the origin of. which, is a mystery.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6912, 18 May 1929, Page 6
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89OLD DWELLING AT BLENHEIM BURNED Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6912, 18 May 1929, Page 6
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