STORE DESTROYED
FIRE AT STOCKTON By Telegraph Press AssnrHHon WESTPORT, January 13. The well-known grocery and hardware store, owned by Mr Robert Forester Thompson, at Stockton, was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. When the fire was noticed by a resident, who was awakened by a crackling noise, the building was well ablaze, with no hope of saving anything. Mr Thompson resides at Ngakawau. The estimated loss is £1306. The building was insured for £250. and the contents for £4OO.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21552, 15 January 1940, Page 3
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81STORE DESTROYED Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21552, 15 January 1940, Page 3
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