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atality at Bungarby.HILD BURNED TO DEATH.At about 7 ' o'clock on Thursday oming a fire broke out at Banda, ungarby, in a house occupied by r. Thomas Murdock and family, rs. Murdock had gone out to the eek to get a bucket of water, a dis-nce of between 300 and 400 yards, lie children were then in bed. Mien Mrs. Murdock had got half ay back from the creek she heard e children scream, and on looking wards the house saw smoke com* g from the tyitlding. She left the ater and ran. The little girl, six tars old, had dragged three of the nailer ones out of bed and brought em outside. There was still one lild missing and she made an at-mpt to get into the house again to ing the little one out, but the imes had filled the house and she as driven back. Mr. J. T. Hel-ers’s little girl, aged 12, on hear-g the screaming, ran to the spot id tried hard to get in after the ild but was also driven back by e flames. Master David Murdock side an effort to break the front *11 of the kitchen and had he suc-eded the little one might have been ved, as the charred remains were terwards found near where he ied to enter. The child had been iven by the flames into the kitchen id had evidently crawled in under e safe to get away from the fire, le child was 19 months old. Its tie body was burned to ashes.Mr. Charles Thompson rendered iluable assistance in saving the • imestcad and grass paddocks from e fire. At the time of the fire Mr. lomas Murdock was at Nimity-lle. The house was on the Banda tate, owned by Mr. J. T. Helmers, id was near his own residence, lere was one lad at the place, one Dman, and nine children, mostly lall. Mr. Helmers’ little girls ive the alarm to the nearest neigh-lur, and assistance arrived in time prevent a great outspread of fire, aster David Murdock fought the e like a hero to keep it in check, r. and Mrs. Thompson did very uch to assist the unfortunate parts in their terrible misfortune.
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Bombala Times
Bombala, New South Wales, AU
Fri, Mar 13, 1914
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