A BIG FIRE
THOUSANDS OF ACRES IN WAIKATO ALIGHT SWAMPS DRY UP Hamilton, Tuesday Owing to the dry weather extensive swamp fires have occurred in the Monavale area of the Waikato. The fire is said to be spreading with great rapidity and the swamp of 22,000 acres was practically on fire from end to end "last night. It presented a striking spectacle, the flames being reflected against huge banks of smoke. .No damage has been reported. On the contrary, the fire is doing good work by burning off miles of teatree. If there are no heavy rains the fire will burn indefinitely.
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Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 641, 20 September 1933, Page 5
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102A BIG FIRE Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 3, Issue 641, 20 September 1933, Page 5
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