FIRE ON THE RIMUTAKA.
- _ — . — .O. SPONTANEOUS COMBufcliON OF WOOL. " , LdNDON, June 25. Spontaneous combustion amongst wool caused a two-hours' fire in the RLmutaka't No. 5 hold at London. — — — f . *-'* The Rimutaka had on board 2944 bale* ■ of wool from Lyttelton, 930 from Timaru, , 895 from Gisborne, 636 from Bluff, - 536 ! from Oamaru. 506 from Wellington, 344 I from Blenheim, 284 from Napier, 280 from Wangajiui. 270 from Auckland, 228 from Patea, "and 142 from Dunedin. '
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Otago Witness, Issue 2728, 27 June 1906, Page 24
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75FIRE ON THE RIMUTAKA. Otago Witness, Issue 2728, 27 June 1906, Page 24
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