FIRES AND THE BLACK 'OUT'
WE could wax eloquently sarcrastic over the starting or deliberate fires in the Borough area during the 'black-out.' These conflagrations though they may be useful in their way, by eliminating patches of dry grass and shrubbage and affording the brigadesmen a little realistic practice, set up a glow and reflection which must be visible many miles out at sea. It is needless to ask the automatic query as to why the areas could not have been burnt off during the day time or dusk. The absurdness of the position was never better illustrated than by the experience of a group of Home Guardsmen who whilst engaged on a little practical excursion were almost in the glow of the grass fire, and were ordered to put out the lamp in the shed in which they were working.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 31, 20 March 1942, Page 4
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141FIRES AND THE BLACK 'OUT' Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 31, 20 March 1942, Page 4
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