HOMESTEAD BURNED.
ABSENCE OF OCCUPANTS. OUTBREAK NEAR TE AWAMUTU. [FROM OUR OWN- CORREPPOXDENT. 1 TE AWAMUTU, Fridny. A seven-roomed homestead at Mangapiko, five miles from Te Awamutu, owned and occupied by Mr. Harold Hey, was completely destroyed by fire late on Wednesday evening. Tho occupants were attending a concert in tho Public Hall a few hundred fards away when the outbreak was discovered. An endeavour was made to save some of the contents, but tho fire had too great a hold. The cause of the fire is unknown.
The insurances amounted to £975 on (lie building, contents and outbuildings.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21159, 16 April 1932, Page 11
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99HOMESTEAD BURNED. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21159, 16 April 1932, Page 11
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