Fire at Te Aroha.
A fire at To Aroba on Friday destroyed the properties occupied by J. Woods, butcher ; F. Tonge, draper; R. Brennau, shoemaker ; Club Hotel; Parks, boavdingbouse ; Calders, fruit sbop; Waters, draper; Bygrove, fruiterer ; F. Batten, watchmaker ; and Barber, bootmaker. All were burned to tbe ground. Tbe New Zealand Insurance Company are the heaviest losers, their risk being estimated at about £2OOO. ' Herbert Cox, son of Mr A. Cox, of Shaftesbury, sustained very severe injuries while getting through the windows. He was badly cut about the arms by broken glass, and was also severely burned. Cox was to have left in tbe evening for Auckland to be married. Morrison, au invalid boarder, had a narrow escape. He was unable to move himself, and was carried out at tbe last minute. Tbe fire started in tbe botel at about half-past 8 o'clock.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/OPUNT18960128.2.11
Bibliographic details
Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 164, 28 January 1896, Page 2
Word Count
143Fire at Te Aroha. Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 164, 28 January 1896, Page 2
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in