Bush Fire in Pohangina Valley.
MOST DESTRUCTIVE FOR YEARS. PALMERSTON N., January 14. The Pohangina Valley is ablaze, and the residents are having an anxious time. The stump fires have spread over tho country, between Awahou south to beyond Komako. A large many of settlers had to fight the flames to save buildings and fences, numbers being' up all night mustering sheep to save them from being burnt, and otherwise protecting their jjroperty. This is the most destructive fire for eight years. The danger is not yet passed, and rain is anxiously awaited by settlers.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9028, 15 January 1908, Page 5
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95Bush Fire in Pohangina Valley. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9028, 15 January 1908, Page 5
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