BUSH FIRES IN TARANAKI.
SEVERAL HOUSES DESTROYED
A TRYING EXPERIENCE
TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION. NEW PLYMOUTH, February 10. Bush fires have broken out along the coast west of Mount Egmont. A house on Kahui road was destroyed on Sunday, and 1 several others are in danger, but the rain which fell this morning saved the situation. A lady and some children, who were driving through a bush road, had a trying time, being overtaken by the fire. The children's hats and the parcels in the trap were burnt before assistance arrived. At Awatuna, south of the mountain, several places were burnt down, including a large dwelling. A mill Jiad a narrow escape. 1 A quantity of timber w'as destroyed.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9052, 11 February 1908, Page 5
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118BUSH FIRES IN TARANAKI. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9052, 11 February 1908, Page 5
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