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A SUCCESSFUL BATTLE. Press Assoeia-tion-By Telegraph-Cop.-tigbt Received 12.50 a'.'m.. October 24th. SYDNEY, October . 23. The the in Block 14 has been put out, and work in the mine resumed. DRILL HALL DESTROYED. HALF-HOUR FUSILLADE: BRIGADES DANGEROUS WORK. Received 10.55 p.m.. October £jrd. SYDNEY. October 23. A fire d.siroyed .ue drill hall at Wagga, two.. 12-pr. gunn, u quantity of rifles, accoutrement!?.'and 10.000 rounds of'ammunition. ' which" kept up a fusillade for half an hour, rendering salving dangerous. The brigade concentrated ' its efforts in drenching that portion 0 f tb? building containing 200 pound? of gunpowder, and prevented it exploding.
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Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13733, 24 October 1908, Page 5
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99FIRES. Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 13733, 24 October 1908, Page 5
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