Woman and Child Die When Old Hotel Burns
SOUTHLAND TRAGEDY BOARDERS’ ESCAPE Press Association INVERCARGILL, Today. The Carriers’ Arms Hotel at Riverton, an old two-storeyed wooden building, was destroyed by fire about 2.30 this morning, Mrs. Trembath, wife of the licensee, and her child being trapped and burned to death. William Trembath, formerly a wellknown professional runner, and the boarders escaped. Nothing was saved except a few sporting trophies.
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Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 805, 28 October 1929, Page 1
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69Woman and Child Die When Old Hotel Burns Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 805, 28 October 1929, Page 1
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