HOUSE RAPIDLY DESTROYED
NO WATER TO FIGHT FLAMES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Auckland. Last Night. Fire destroyed an eight-roomed house and contents in Penrose Road, Penrose, owned and occupied by G. H. Mann, in half an hour to-day. Only a few pictures hurriedly removed from the walls were saved. There was a strong wind blowing and the flames spread rapidly. There is no water supply system in the district.
The house was insured with the State Fire Company for £1350 and with the Queensland Insurance Company for £5OO. The furniture was insured with the Queensland Company for £lOOO.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TDN19300429.2.60
Bibliographic details
Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1930, Page 9
Word Count
97HOUSE RAPIDLY DESTROYED Taranaki Daily News, 29 April 1930, Page 9
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Taranaki Daily News. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in