Kōrero: Fire and agriculture

‘The burning region’

‘The burning region’

The summer of 1885–86 was extremely dry across the whole country. Bush fires in Taranaki and Hawke’s Bay caused considerable damage. This extract from the Taranaki Herald of 9 January 1886 is a first-hand account of a fire near Inglewood.

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National Library of New Zealand, Papers Past
Reference: Taranaki Herald, 9 January 1886, p. 2

Permission of the National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Te tuhi tohutoro mō tēnei whārangi:

Robert Peden, 'Fire and agriculture - North Island farms: bush and fern', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/document/15216/the-burning-region (accessed 28 March 2024)

He kōrero nā Robert Peden, i tāngia i te 24 Nov 2008