Timber Yards Afire.
« - LATKST PA I? TIC TJ Tj A 1? H. [IIY KliF.f'TlilC TEtiF.CJHAI'H—COPYI!KiITT.] [iM'll! IMIHSS ASSOCIATION.] (Received This Day, 12.10 p.m.) SYDNFiY, This Day. The timber yard covered .about nil af-re, and tho lire was discovered by 1111> im a n in the I eed room. Ilefore lie could summon the. brigades, tin 1 flames caught tlie surrouiidiifg tiinbor stacks amd the (ire spread with alarming rapidity. r lhe whole yard appeared to lit; doomed. Tho brigades good work managed to cut off and .save a. portion of the stacks, hut a large part, including valuable niacinery,'stables and carts was destroyed. The watchman used a revolver to frighten the horses, and succeeded with great difficulty in driving fil'teem safely out of i lie stable. Tile bulk ol tlx* timber was only stacked last week.
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 April 1910, Page 3
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136Timber Yards Afire. Horowhenua Chronicle, 11 April 1910, Page 3
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