Fire Destroys Truck and Load of Wood
A motor truck carrying a load of nine tons of firewood caught fire and was destroyed on the Wagga-Mangoplah road about midday yesterday…
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Tragic Hotel Fires 138 Deaths
SASKATOON (Saskatchewan), Monday: At least 11 persons were killed and 18 injured when the Hotel Barry caught afire in the early hours…
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A man who claimed he had saved about £1000 worth of property and farm equipment, when homestead was completely burnt…
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NEW YORK, Sunday (A.A.P.): At least 116 persons are believed to have lost their lives in America's most tragic hotel fire. An early morning outbreak turned the Winceoff Hotel in Midtown, Atlanta (Georgia) into an inferno…
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A man claimed he saved £1000 worth of property and farm equipment, when a homestead was completely burnt down. He used four casks of wine in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Rail Freights Under Fire Country Factories
Unless rail freights were reduced all Government talk of decentralisation was just done with the tongue in the cheek, Mr. A. G. Enticknap,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Many Deaths in U.s.a. Hotel Fire
Trapped by fire in a 15-storey hotel in Atlanta which had no fire-escapes in the front of the building, about 122 guests were burned to death or were…
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NEW YORK, Monday: Twenty-four hours after the Winecoff Hotel inferno in Georgia (U.S.A.), in which 116 persons lost their lives, another hotel disaster has occurred…
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"Connorton," Mr. and Mrs. Eric Foster's home at Rowan, about eight miles out of Wagga, and its contents were destroyed by fire…
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Wagga Fire Brigade was called out on a false alarm yesterday afternoon. The call came from the alarm box on the corner of…
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Wagga Fire Brigade was called out yesterday morning to a grass fire on the beaks of the Wollundry Lagoon. The blaze was…
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KATOOMBA. Sunday: Mrs. Dora Eleanora McDarra, 82, died at Katcomba Hospital this morning from burns received when she was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Tumblong Bush Fire Brigade Mr A. Turner Elected Captain
At the recent annual meeting of the Tumblong. Bush Fire Brigade, the following office bearers elected:…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shire's New Policy for District Bush Fire Brigades Landowners To Pay Annual Levy
The upkeep of bush fire brigades in this district has cost the Gundagai Shire Council many hundreds of pounds, and at Tuesday's…
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Pressed hay and machinery, valued at more than £1000, were destroyed at a fire at the property of Mr. W. J. Pollard, "Knaith," 8 miles from Wagga, on the Oura road, last night…
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Pressed hay and machinery. valued at more than £1000 were destroyed at a fire at the property of Mr. W. J. Pollard, "Knaith," 8 miles from…
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MELBOURNE, Friday: Fire danger throughout Victoria is extreme, and planes are continually patrolling the danger area. Frequent bushfire…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Liability for Fire Damage Railway Commissioner v. Wise Bros
The Full Court on Tuesday, in giving judgment on a new trial motion, expressed its opinion on the law relating to liability for damage…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Shire's New Bushfire Policy Landowners' to Pay Annual Levy
The upkeep of bushfire brigades in Gundagai district has cost the Shire Council many hundreds of pounds, and at Tuesday's meeting councillors…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wine Used to Put Out Fire Near Forbes
A man who claimed he bad raved about £1600 worth of property and farm equipment, when a homestead was completely burnt down, used…
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