FIRE AT PONGAROA.
BOAEDING-HOUSE DESTROYED. (Per Press Asscciation 1 PAHIATUA, January 30. Brenton’s boarding house at Pongaroa, consisting of 25 rooms, was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight. It is believed that the fire originated in the kitchen. A large number of boarders were in the house at the time. The proprietress was absent at Pahiatua. The insurances, including the billiard room, winch was saved, total £ 575. The loss is a heavy one. 1
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15133, 30 January 1917, Page 5
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74FIRE AT PONGAROA. Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15133, 30 January 1917, Page 5
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