CATHOLIC CHURCH GUTTED.
DAMAGE ESTIMATED AT £I,OOO Electric; Telegraph—Press Association CHRISTCHURCH. Last Xight. Damage estimated at. £IOOO was caused by a fir* in the Cl lurch of the Holy Angels, Barfield, late on SaturJday might. The church, which is more than 50 years old. was completely destroyed in spite of the efforts .»r volunteer fire fighters. Father M. J McMonagh the priest in •charge, said everything was in order when he visited the church about 5.30 pm., and about an hour later *he saw the church in flames. The fire quickly gained a strong hold on the dry timber. He summoned the assist a ire of people who bad been at si Darfield peture show, but the church was soon destroyed, also valuable vestments, furnishings and statues.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13161, 20 January 1936, Page 5
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127CATHOLIC CHURCH GUTTED. Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13161, 20 January 1936, Page 5
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