GUY FAWKES’ DAY ACCIDENT
The memory of Guy Fawkes was celebrated prematurely at Mastcrton at the book shop of A. J. Daysh when liis whole stock of gunpowder goods w.ent oil on the counter. A demonstration was being givenu ol‘ a certain firework and sparks from it ignited • the remainder. For a few minutes there, was bedlam. Catherine Wheels and Roman candles, vied’ with Other pyrotechnic devices in ' a shower of sparks and confusion of reports, attracting an eager audience of young fry at the doors. Other goods in the s|op caught fire, and it was hcCessary to call for the assistance of tho fir» brigade, who played water on the seat of the trouble and quickly suppressed .the outbreak. The damage is estimated at about m •
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16797, 9 November 1928, Page 9
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127GUY FAWKES’ DAY ACCIDENT Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16797, 9 November 1928, Page 9
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