FIRES.
(Pun Phkks Association.) Thames, November -. Shortly after live o'clock this eveniliu a disastrous lire occurred at Paeroly when the. sawmill "I •). M'Andrew nVI Co. was burnt to the ground. Ul building and plant were insured ill ilitl North British and Mercantile Insuring Company for about £!>0(i0, the exnet amount not being known. The secretary of the Company estimates the los( | at about £7500, of which the stock km approximately valued at £SOOO, Mill buildings and machinery at £2; >Oll. Forty men will be thrown out of employment. The origin of the fire is not known. When discovered by the malinger (Mr Geo. M'Andrcw) it had a linn hold. The Paeroa volunteer lire brigade rendered valuable service ill sayijl(! the houses in the vicinity of tlio mill.
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Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIV, Issue 10292, 3 November 1909, Page 4
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127FIRES. Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVIV, Issue 10292, 3 November 1909, Page 4
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