FIRE AT WAGGA WAGGA.
MILITARY DRILL HALL DESTROYED.
EXPLOSION OF AMMUNITION
United Phess Association. Copyright (Received Oct. 23, 10.25 p.m.) -
SYDNEY, Oct. 23. A lire destroyed the military drill hall at Wagga-Wagga.
Two 12-pounder guns, a quantity <7* and accoutrements, and- 10,000 rounds of ammunition were destroyed. The ammunition kept up a fusilade for half-an-hour, rendering salving dangerous. The lire brigade concentrated its efforts on drenching the portion of the building containing 200 pounds of gunpowder, thus preventing it from -exploding.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2230, 24 October 1908, Page 5
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81FIRE AT WAGGA WAGGA. Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2230, 24 October 1908, Page 5
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