FIRE.
BIG BLAZE AT WORSER BAY. P»b Prkw Absolution. Wellington, July 26. A lire on Saturday night destroyed Wyatt's general store at Worser Bay ; also the Post Office, public hall, bakehouse and two store rooms, all being in one building. Wyatt wa.s frying fish in oil, and left it for a few minute;-'. Apparently, the oil boiled over. a« when he returned the room was a mass of flames, which quickly spread. Wyatt valued bin stock and furniture at JtloOO. and was insured for £650. The insurances on the buildings could not be ascertained.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 73, 26 July 1915, Page 7
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94FIRE. Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVII, Issue 73, 26 July 1915, Page 7
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