A SHIP ON FIRE.
DUE TO SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION. By Cable. —Press Association.—Copyright. Capetown, January fl. The steamer Newby Hall, bound from Australia to South Africa, has arrived at Lorenzo Marques, and reports that a Are, the result of spontaneous combusion, burnt the goods in the main hold. The injection of steam extinguished the fire, but the damage to the hull was extensive.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 228, 9 January 1911, Page 5
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62A SHIP ON FIRE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 228, 9 January 1911, Page 5
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