SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
[BV TELEGRAPH. —OWN CORRESKtVDEST.j HAMILTON. Friday. A slack of oats weighing 40 tons v.a» destroyed by fire on Mr. H. i)- ® ford's farm at Te Kowhai last e\ening* The outbreak is believed to have arisen from spontaneous combustion, the 03 s having been stacked. . The oats would have been worth abou | £2OO, and the stack was not insured, number of men attempted to suppress t tire, but were unsuccessful.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18943, 14 February 1925, Page 8
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71SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18943, 14 February 1925, Page 8
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