Bush Fire at Tumblong Outbreak Confined to "Rive-dale" and "Gundillawah"
On Thursday afternoon a bush fire broke out of the property of Mr. J. Dennis, "Rivesdale," Tumblong, in scrub country. The fire, before it…
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Dangerous Fire
At Wagga police Court on Monday, Ernest Thirkettie pleaded guilty to a charge of having left a fire which he had lighted in the open before it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Earthquake and Fire New Zealand's Appalling Disaster Napier and Hastings in Ruins Several Other Towns Also Suffer Damage Death Roll Possibly 2.000; Property Damage Estimated at £3,500,000
A terrific earthquake on Tuesday wrecked Napier, a city in a district of 30,000 inhabitants, on the past coast of the North Island, New…
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Fixes again broke out among debris in Napier. Men from the warships and firemen fought the flames for hours before they were quelled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bash Fire at Tumblong. Scrub tad Grass Destroyed
On Thursday afternoon a bush fire broke out on the property of Mr. J. Dennis, "Rivesdale," Tumblong, in scrub country. The fire,…
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At about 9.15 o'clock last night the siren at the Wagga Fire Station sounded an alarm and the brigade proceeded to a lane at the rear of Kelly…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Horse Show Four Men Burned Valuable Animals Dead Oakland (California)
At least four men were burned beyond recognition and more than 80 highly bred horses were killed when a fire destroyed a building at the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire in Wagga Riverina Hostel Blaze Hard Task For Firemen
A fire broke out about 10.30 o'clock last night in the Riverina Hostel, Bay[?]ts street, one of Wagga's oldest and best known accommodation houses…
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A fire broke out at 10.30 last night in the Reverina Hostel, Baylis street, one of Wagga's oldest and best known accommodation houses…
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A fire occurred on Tuesday night at Messrs. Fogg and Curry's paddock, between the irrigation canal and the Murrumbidgee River, and extended to Mr…
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While the Leeton Show was in progress on Wednesday afternoon, a column of smoke was seen to rise at Yanco about 2 o'clock. It turned out…
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About 8.10 p.m. last night the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call from a street alarm at the corner of Collins and Railway streets. The…
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Hiremen were on duty at the Riverinal Hootel throughout yesterday to ensure safety in case of a finesh outbreak of fire. The fire which broke…
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The fire at the Riverina Hostel on Friday night retails the fact that the same building, which was then known as the Railway Hotel, was the subject…
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In a report to the Goulburn City Council the water engineer Mr. H. K. Coutts, requested that any person using water for garden purposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cottage Catches Fire While Family Away at Pictures Saturday Night Blaze
While Mr. and Mrs. C. Schroder and family were at the pictures on Saturday night a call came through to the Leeton Fire Brigade to the…
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In a report to the Goulburn City Council the water engineer, Mr. H. K. Coutts, requested that any pew on using water for garden purposes…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Clock Tower Citizen's Prompt Action Melbourne
Great excitement prevailed at the Melbourne Town Hall to-day when a fire broke out in the clock town. A passer-by seized a chemical…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Junee Fire Station
Mr. R. G. Harmon, of Wagga, was the successful tenderer for the repairs and Irenorvations to the Junee Fire Station. There were eleven tenders…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Temora Fire Many Business Places Gone Two Hotels, Five Shops, and Seven Offices ABOUT £75,000 Damages Temora
ONE of the biggest country town fires in New South Wales, and certainly the biggest in the history of Temora, happened in the…
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