FIRE AT RAGLAN.
% % ' '? -y ?" / 1 '« ' VERy' desfcu'ctive fife''broke-'" effat at the flax-mill premises of Messrs Wilson Bros., situated at Wairata, about 2 a.m. on Wednesday morning. Those living on the pre- ; S inises were awakened by the natives living i; had d.isoovered 'lihat the , shed ini which tho dressed fibre w - as„ ! stored was in a flames. All hands were o4 bncei .Husily en*-J gaged in staying tho fiery ele'ment, and with the greatest difficulty the building containing the mill, portable engine, and other machinery was saved, though at times, it seemed almost certain that it would be consumed. The flax store was burnt to the , ground, and several tons of flax stowed in • th.ejbuilding wa3 also consumed, the damage amounting tn nearly £100. Only tfiat day a large quantity of flax had been taken into the store. •
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Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2754, 8 March 1890, Page 2
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138FIRE AT RAGLAN. Waikato Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 2754, 8 March 1890, Page 2
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