Fire at Gundagai. Estimated Damage, £5,000. GUNDAGAI
The biggest fire in the history of Gundagai occurred at 3.30 this morning. Petrich Bros.' general store,…
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Disastrous Fire in Gundagai. Damage nearly £5000. Five Shops Destroyed. Petrich Bros. lose Everything. Narrow Escape of the "Independent" Office. Saved by the Water Supply
EARLY on Wednesday morning—about 3.30 o'clock—the most disastrous fire in the history of Gundagain broke out, the result being the complete…
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The biggest fire in the history of Gundagai took place early on Wednesday morning last, when Messrs Petrich Bros.' general grocery and…
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A serious bush fire occurred at 4 p.m. on Friday at Mitta Mitta. The wind was very strong, and the flames travelling at a great rate, destroyed…
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Since Petrich Bros, have secured a lease of another building in the Ab Hack Estate, it is not at all likely that the vite of the old shop will be…
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Just after 10 o'clock on Saturday night a fire occurred in an incubator shed at the rear of the Mount Erin Convent, resulting in the destruction…
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A big fire occurred at Orange this morning. Five buildings were totally destroyed, and the damage is estimated at over £6,000…
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A bush fire at Parkes is said to have been caused by sparks from a locomotive. Several thousand acres of grass were destroyed…
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Gundagai folk turned out in big numbers on Monday evening, to talk over a proposal to establish a fire brigade in town. When the Mayer…
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The fire again blazed forth on Friday evening, and between 10.30 p.m. and 3 p.m on Saturday morning the residents roundabout spent a very…
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Sydney had another big fire on Thursday evening last, when Schweppe's large mineral water factory, in Foveaux-street, suffered damage to the extent of £9000…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Wagga Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting and Social Gathering
The annual meeting and social reunion of the Wagga Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening in the fir brigade station. The business part…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible Catastrophe Gasometer Explosions. an Appalling Fire. Many Lives Lost. London, Dec. 8
A partly finished gasometer exploded at Freeport, Hamburg. The flames exploded another gasometer, the largest in the world, with a capacity of…
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A WELL ATTENDED meeting was held on Monday night, in Tracey's hall, for the purpose of taking steps to form a Fire Brigade for Gundagai…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fire Brigade. Meeting of the Gobbagumbalin Association
The general committee of the Gobbagumbalin and district bush fire brigade met at the Australian Hotel on Thursday evening last for the election…
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The new Fire Brigades Act has been assented to by the Governor and comes into operation on January 1. Important changes are brought about by…
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One of the largest bush fires in te recent history of the State broke out at Bolgart on Friday afternoon, as the result, it is believed, of a spark…
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TWO serious matters affecting landowners were brought up at the meeting of the Pastures Protection Board last week, viz., the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire-fighter's Fate. Echuca
William Phillip Fountain, employed by Mrs. Lyons at Altcar, New South Wales, was burnt to death to-day while endeavouring to extinguish a…
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A five broke out yesterday afternoon on Mr. T. Walsh's farm at Ladysmith at about half-past 2 o'clock. There was a good wind blowing at the time…
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