Fire at Wanganui.
LARGE HOUSE DESTROYED. WANGANUI, January 12. A fire occurred in Mr Watson's house of eighteen rooms, connected with the Collegiate School, on Saturday afternoon. The upstairs portion of the building was gutted. A large amount of furniture and valuables was saved, but a quantity of personal effects, including a valuable collection of Japanese goods, were destroyed. The building was insured for £I,OOO m the Standard office, and the furniture for £6OO in the New Zealand office. The damage to the building is estimated at £3OO, and tu the furniture £2OO.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9026, 13 January 1908, Page 5
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93Fire at Wanganui. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9026, 13 January 1908, Page 5
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