FIRE AT WHANGAREI
•[BY TELEGRAPH. —OWN* CORRESPONDENT.] / . ' \" Whangabei, .Wednesday. Shortly before three a.m. on Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in,the gum store occupied by S. Rawnsley and Co., at the Town Wharf, Whaugarei, by the night watchman of the. Kauri Timber Company, who gave the alarm, v Sergeant Moon and : Constable McDonald were quickly on the spot, and ; the fire brigade • was . not long: before it was on the -. scene. >.«The. old hose : burst, bit the fire would hate^bjs^n' extinguished in a much shorter time, than itwas. : The brigade worked, welkyJVMr. Callers is the owner of the he values at £250. - Mr. S. Rawnsley 'had in the building 267 cases and , 113 '""sacks • of: gum, * and 12 cases of kerosene, valued at about £2500, and insured for £300 in the South British under a floating policy. The New Zealand Packing Syndicate had, 1500, cases i of assorted goods, valued at £1500, which were insured in the New : Zealand for £250. ; Some, of the gum and kerosene was saved. ' - . ".
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12044, 14 August 1902, Page 5
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