A FATAL FIRE.
WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH. Per Press Association. Dunedin, Thursday. Mr Pennycock's ten-roomed house at Balclutha was burned at midnight. He rescued higjßhild/en and thought his wife was following, but she was evidently asphyxiated. Her charred remains were found two hours later. Dunedin, Last Night. The inquest on the body of Mrs. Pennycook, who was burned to death at Balclutha last night, was held to-day. Mr. Cruickshank, the Coroner, said it was one of the. saddest affairs he had been called on to preside over since he became a coroner. Deceased had plainly met her death through her house being accidentally burned down. The jury returned a verdict accordingly.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 15 November 1907, Page 2
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111A FATAL FIRE. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 61, 15 November 1907, Page 2
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