FURTHER BUSH FIRES
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By Telegrapn —
NFW PLYMOUTH, Mar. 14. With the continued dry weather bush fires have again broken out in tlu King Country. The fires have beer. burning in recent- -worlcings in thi Ongarue mill of Ellis and Burnaiid Limited and an aerial survey has dis closed sfiiall fires. in the Mangapeh area. Only old workings have b6er affected so far and iState Forest Ser vice olficials do not consider the dange. to the standing bush is serious. Tlu fire at the Ongarue mill gutted fron 100 to 150 acres of old bush but, with the wind in its present easterly quarter the fire tlireatens no standing bush Buslimen have formed breaks aloug 'thi eastern side of the burn in case tlu wind Should turn,
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Chronicle (Levin), 15 March 1947, Page 5
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