THE FIRE AT MOUNT THOMAS.

Globe, Volume XXII, Issue 1901, 29 March 1880, Page 3

THE FIRE AT MOUNT THOMAS.

The fire by which fifteen stacks of wheat, oats, and barley were destroyed on Thursday night, March the 26th, on the Mount Thomas estate, Ashley district, which produce was the property of Messrs. W. Major and Jarvis Wilson, was without doubt caused by the act of an incendiary. The stacks were in throe lots, each cluster about ten or twelve chains apart. Two of the ricks contained each four and the third seven stacks. The fire was seen first about 8 or 9 p.m. on Wednesday, and all were on fire at the same time. It has been stated that two men, who have been described to the police, were seen riding in the direction of the stacks immediately before the fire, and were seen to previously examine an empty building a short distance from the spot. The fire was a considerable distance from any buildings or settlers’ homesteads, and did not attract attention till early next day. The stacks wore insured with the Liverpool and London and Globe Company for about their value. Mr Major had an insurance of £4OO on his portion of the crop, and estimates his loss on that destroyed at about £2OO. We have not ascertained Mr Wilson’s loss. Mr Major resides at West Eyretcn. Both wore renting the land on Mount Thomas for cropping.