Garage and Laundry Destroyed By Fire
The pealing of the Tumut fire hell at 11 o'clock on Tuesday night brought hundreds of local folk from their beds. The fire occurred in a…
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Bush Fire Near Cootamundra Damages Against State Railways
COOTAMUNDRA, Friday: In the Supreme Court, sitting at Cootamundra, before His Honor, Mr. Justice Herron, Archibald Claude…
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Yesterday afternoon the Wagga Fire Brigade received a fire call which turned out to be a false alarm. It was later reported to the…
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In the Supreme Court, sitting at Cootamundra, before His Honor, Mr Justice Herron, Archibald 'Claude Mc Lean “was awarded £798 by a jury…
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COOTAMUNDRA, Monday: In the Supreme Court to-day 17 cases in which damages were claimed against the Railways Commissioner,…
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The remaining 17 cases came before Mr. Justice Herron at the Supreme Court, Cootamundra, yesterday. Mr. H. L. Kinsey (Kinsey and…
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In the Supreme Court, sitting at Cootamundra, before His Honor, Mr. Justice Herron, Archibald Claude McLean was awarded £798 by a jury, and…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday: A fire which caused, considerable damage on the steamer Panamanian at a Sydney wharf last night was caused…
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A barrage of questions was fired at Mr R. E. Moore, the Shire’s electricity and waterworks engineer, by Councillors at their…
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The Wagga Fire Brigade received a call shortly after 7 o'clock last night to 72 Morgan Street, where a mantelpiece had caught slight as…
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A motor lorry belonging to Mr. Wallace, the carrier, was badly damaged when it caught alight at Murrami on Monday afternoon. It is not…
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What to thought to be the first time a claim has been made on behalf of a bush fire fighter for fighting a town bal[?] is that…
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For the first time in its history, the Cootamundra Fire Brigade has been called out to quell a fight. When a fracas occurred at the…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday: Damage estimated at £25,000 was caused when a fire pitted the furniture factory of Orson and Goodchap, at…
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Thousands of pounds worth of timber and machinery was destroyed by fire at Laurel Hill, 10 miles south of Batlow, early…
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SYDNEY, Monday: "The work of ship builders was arduous, risky and laborious, but although they had worked up to 7[?] hours a week…
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Last night the members of the local Christian Endeavourers, Baptist society, held an open-air meeting at Brobenah Bridge. Singing was…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday: Wallace Wright Pedrana, 14, of Auburn, pleaded guilty to tiuee charges of arson at the Quarter Sessions to…
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ALLAHABAD, Wednesday: Three persons were killed and 20 Injured when the police fired on workers at Cheoki, near Allahabad, last night…
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