BURNED TO DEATH
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Tragedy in Taranaki
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NEW PLYMOUTH, Last Night. James Wilson, an old-aged penBioner, ,was burned to death in his hut at Matau, eastern Taranaki, to-day. A young man saw the hut ablaze and sought assistance. but nothing could be done to save Mr. Wilson as ihe whole building was a mass of flames. When the iire died down they saw what they thought were htin'an remains. The poliee later searched the debns and found badly-charrod remaius. The cause of the fire is unknown. Mr. Wilson was in a feebb condition and uould have cifficulty 211 escaping.
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 96, 10 May 1937, Page 9
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