ESCAPE IN NIGHT ATTIRE
MARLB OR OUG IT FAMILY
FIRE RAZES HOMESTEAD
(Per Press Association.) BLENHEIM, this day
Formerly one of the linest homesteads in the district Burleigh, a two-storey 10-roonied residence owned by Mr. ,i. W. Douglas and occupied by his manager, Air. W. Arthur, was totally destroyed by lire at midnight. The members of the Arthur family escaped narrowly in their night attire, losing all their personal effects, including money. The house was insured for .111000.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19106, 29 August 1936, Page 6
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78ESCAPE IN NIGHT ATTIRE Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19106, 29 August 1936, Page 6
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