FLAX FIRE
600 ACRE BLOCK GOES
LOSS OF BIRD LIFE
The dense cloud of smoke hanging over the Rangitaiki Plains comes frcrn a block of 600 acres o.fl flax on the Thornton Road which has burnt fiercely since yesterday ? and will prob ably be completely destroyed today It is a low-lying block filled raupo and flax, and the fire is being allowed to burn unchecked. However there is no chance of its spreading beyond the confines of the area.
The fire comes at a particularly unfortunate time, as the tract of swamp is one of the main breeding places Hor duck and pukeko. These birds are sitting now," and many nests will undoubtedly be lost.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 71, 6 October 1939, Page 4
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115FLAX FIRE Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 1, Issue 71, 6 October 1939, Page 4
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