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CONVENT DAMAGED BY FIRE.

Auckland, Last Night. Holy Cross convent at Epsom, a 12-roomed tw r o storied w’ooden building, w r as severely damaged by fire this evening. The children were aw’ay on holiday and only two nuns /were in residence and they had left the building temporarily to make some purchases at a shop. A crowd gathered and rescued the pianos and other articles of furniture. The rear half of the building w’as damaged almost beyond repair. , In the hall on the ground floor, fixed to the wall, was a plaster figure of Christ crucified. Round it the walls were badly charred, but the figure was untouched. The building and contents were both insured, the contents for £SOO, but the amount on the building is not ascertainable.

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Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3840, 4 September 1928, Page 2

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CONVENT DAMAGED BY FIRE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3840, 4 September 1928, Page 2

CONVENT DAMAGED BY FIRE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 3840, 4 September 1928, Page 2

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