Three Children Burned to Death
Making an early morning discovery that the living-room was ablaze, Mrs Walker, of Battersea, rushed out to warn her neighbours. The front door slammed and she was unable to reenter the house. Her three children, including a baby six months old, were burnt to death. Mrs Walker’s husband was away, being engaged in war work.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21575, 10 February 1940, Page 9
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60Three Children Burned to Death Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21575, 10 February 1940, Page 9
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