Fire at Waituna.
A building at Waituna, used as an accommodation house and general store, was destroyed by. fire at three o'clock this morning. The building^ which was owned by Mr W. JR |slk» ington and occupied b^. Mrs MUlard, contained eleven rooms, and was erected some six months ago for an, hotel, but, as the local option poll wW against an increase of houses, it was j used instead as an accommodation, house. The stock was insured^ fov £400 and the furniture for ilOO^in the Imperial Fire Office. The building; was not insured. On August Ist a* fire broke out into the store, but;*ra3 ; extinguished before any damage badr been done to the building. We 5; understand there will be an enquiry as ; to the cause of the fire. . i-ik«i^ — — ■■— ■— — i — — ■ :i ■;*;*;•">*?
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Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 46, 20 August 1894, Page 2
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133Fire at Waituna. Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 46, 20 August 1894, Page 2
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