THE WARRIMOO FIRE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 708, 6 January 1910, Page 5

THE WARRIMOO FIRE.

J'<S::;:^p^y;^eWra^^PreesifAisroiatio^ g(^i^«;|3Bar|hoipmew)«SM^ g:^Hj|P.a^r»n^d;MryMiddlemiss*"G6^iS4 I^!^^^^^^;^!^ 3;Sssqiiuy,ST^y6ryeredHby^the^Mmister^^for .:i;V.y.iswith' ( Capta_i^,jN-.;BeaumM ■H'S- vviCJaptain £,Olii:t£ ma^e^i^of^thel'yessel;'; 'i^'f^TOtettHthyt^the^flaxHj^'iiijNpi S^S;in|[whiphithe?fir«roccurrMiv:lt?hadi!beeh : ;s3VW^'o^;!l^^-at;iTOlingtbn^ : Noyem-: f^i^l^pl3;:opM;b^ing,iYbrkied;!Ul;nightsSThe^ ;;7P|;V.<^gpJiii;^;^>hpld/yas;^^iipanyiflai;i : gen'eral'!gobds.SSNa^ i>.taS;wei:evnbtas«ra^:fnightsandf!hbsOT(i6kiiig ; WjSf:^i^allowe^¥in?thei:h^Ms^sHesHh^ :Aii:™iihat'rthSEnr^;orig'inated J vin^the^tbpv.bales: ■^;;-iof: ; |the;n^g^S!^?;4:v4y^Vt;:iSs«";3 :-;-S? : v;;V^hrasfc;ha'veOccurred 'i;?t ? fi;; i K^in^ ; t^haTO''be^;burnt;ftS : ,^!:^

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