BOY ASPHYXIATED
House Destroyed by Fire (By Telegraph—Press Association) GREYMOUTH, July 22. A fire at Cobden at four o’clock this morning destroyed the five-roomed residence of Mr and Mrs H. S. Coiston. The flames had a big hold when discovered and there was no chance of saving the building. A four-year-old son of Mr and Mrs Colston, who was sleeping in a rear room, was found dead from asphyxiation.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 172, 24 July 1939, Page 2
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69BOY ASPHYXIATED Manawatu Times, Volume 64, Issue 172, 24 July 1939, Page 2
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