GLENAVY STATION BURNT.
RAILWAY POST. AM) TKLKGRAPH OFFICES DESTKOY ED. A TOTAL LOSS. Per Press Association. Timaru, last Night. Glenn vy railway station was destroyed by tire to-day, and all the station books, telegraph instruments, etc., post otliee material, including stamps and a • newly-arrived mail, were burnt, while about £BO in cash was also lost. A cadet's bicycle, watch, and coat were destroyed, nothing but a few tickets being saved, though the points keys were afterwards found in the debris. Telegraphic communication was interrupted, but has now been restored. The main line was buckled by the heat, and the expresses had to use the side lines.
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Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 322, 24 January 1908, Page 2
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106GLENAVY STATION BURNT. Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 322, 24 January 1908, Page 2
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