FIRE AT FOXTON
(By Telegraph—Press Association. POXTON, Thursday. Shortly before 3 o'clock this ing a fire, destroyed Hamer's Theatre, Admore's (painter and hanger) shop, dwelling and Longney's billiard saloon, an pied cottage (owned by Hamer), and storage shed and its contents in rear of Oslcy's grocery store. The started in the picture theatre, had been closed down during the demic, and the origin is a mystery. block of wooden shops adjacent in main street narrowly escaped. effort was made to check the tion, but with Uttle avail, a£ the is without a water supply or fire gade. The insurances and amount the losses are unobtainable.
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Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13937, 12 December 1918, Page 5
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105FIRE AT FOXTON Waikato Times, Volume 89, Issue 13937, 12 December 1918, Page 5
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