FIRE AT CARTERTON.
OLD- HOMESTEAD DESTROYED. Electric Telegraph—Press Association CARTERTON, This Day. A fire at 12.45 on Wednesday morning completely demolished a large homestead and men’s quarters at White Rock Station. The property belongs to Mr W. Barton, of Featherston., who was in Wellington at the time. The men on the station escaped with clothes only and made frenzied efforts to stem the outbreak but without avail. The building was of wood, mostly of heart totara and about 70 x ears old. Mr Barton will be a he,avv loser Details of insurances are riot, available.
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Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13311, 18 July 1936, Page 6
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