NO FURTHER DANGER
(Press. Assn.-
; . t i • ju* i " r \ .. ; i . ;: ! THE TE AROHENA BUSH FIRES
— By Telegraph — Copyright).
TE AMAMUTU, . Thursday. * Te Aroh'eria a sparsely. gettled district, sqffered severqly from bush fires raging- since Monday afternoon; -Fanned by .a stiff -breeze, the flames swept -several. hundreds of acres of grass lands'j fern,: manuka and fallen bush. - At least four settlers' homes werei-tin-, dahger, • hut ..the strenxious efforts of the owners ...and helpers paved the homes, although smaller buildings were "destroyed. Five hahjtations of Maori families were destroyej . in , the s neighbouring. district , .pf ( Aotea-te-awa, . .hqsides many small cuiyerts and,bri(lges. . , Slight rain fell last. night, but not enough to quench the .fires which are burning themselves. ont, and no fur- : ther danger is anticipated.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 146, 12 February 1932, Page 5
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124NO FURTHER DANGER Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 146, 12 February 1932, Page 5
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