LOSS BY FIRE
TWO HOTELS AT RUSSELL. ißy Telegraph —Per Press Association) WHANGAR-EI, November 30. Fire at Russell at 8-o’clock this morning destroyed the well-known private hotel “The Gables” and “The Duke of Marlborough” hotel. The adjoining beach was strewn with furniture saved by willing helpers. A bucket brigade saved Mr G. F. Baker’s residence next to the hotel. The Police Station was badly scorched. It was a calm morning, otherwise a whole block would have been demolished. The fire started in an unoccupied upstairs room at, “The Gables,” the owner of which is a heavy loser.
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Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1931, Page 6
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97LOSS BY FIRE Hokitika Guardian, 30 November 1931, Page 6
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