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Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Fire Brigade

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 4

A meeting of the Fire Brigade took place immediately the Progress Committee meeting concluded. Mr J. Stephenson was voted to the chair, and the members of the…

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Disastrous Fire

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 21 June 1907 · page 7

A disastrous fire occurred in Abercrombie-street, Redfern, on Tuesday morning. It originated in premises occupied by William Grave…

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The Best Gas Fire

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 26 June 1907 · page 3

The best gas fire is obtained by a large number of small jets so arranged that each jet will be fed with pure air, and that the burned gas from the one jet cannon…

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Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 2

ABOUT 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning, a fire broke out at the residence of Dr. Q. Ercole, Weddin-street. The bell soon brought the brigade and a number of…

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The Baltimore Fire Forty Millions Sterling. Two Square Miles of Devastation

Canowindra Star and Eugowra News · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 4

On February 9th last the London "Daily Mail" gave the following de[?]ciption of the terrible fire at Baltimore. The entire bustnese portion of the…

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By The Camp Fire. In the Good Old Days

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 26 July 1907 · page 4

To horse boys, to hone 2 O'er the broad plains we ride, The sun for our compass, the bust for our! guide…

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Fire and Mutiny!

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

HOW A SKIPPER LOST HIS SHIP. From the Pacific coast comes the story of how one man's will saved the lives entrusted to his keeping in the…

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The Indispensable Fire

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 6

We are all interested presumably in what the Russian Revolution means; and our only difficulty is a certain dim scepticism left in our minds by the fact…

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Fire and Mutiny! How a Skipper Lost His Ship

The Grenfell Record and Lachlan District Advertiser · Saturday 27 July 1907 · page 4

From the Pacific coast comes the story of how one man's will saved the lives entrusted to his keeping in the face of fire, mutiny, and storm. It all…

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Serious Fire

Western Champion · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 20

Just about 5 o'clock on Friday morning last the chemists' shop of Mr Greg McGirr, and tobacconist, fancy goods and boot store of Mr W T…

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Destructive Fire at Parkes

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 1

ABOUT 5 o'clock on Friday morning last McGirr's chemist shop at Parkes was discovered to be on fire. Members of the Fire Brigade were soon on…

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A Portmanteau Fire Escape

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 6

The fire escape here pictured is intended for the use of tourists and travellers. It consists of a strong bag which can be used for carrying the usual…

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Destructive Fire at Murwillumbah

Lachlander and Condobolin and Western Districts Recorder · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 9

MURWILLUMBAH, Monday. A fire broke out Murwillumbah, Tweed River, at 8.30 last night, completely sweeping the town…

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A Town Destroyed by Fire

Western Champion · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 13

At midday on Monday our Sydney correspondent wired that the town of Murwiilumbah had been devastated by tire, 59 buildings being consumed,…

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An Appalling Disaster. Morwillumbah Swept by Fire. 59 Buildings Burnt. Damages Estimated at £150,000

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 9

THE township of Murwillumbah, a thriving and prosperous settlement, has been visited by a terrible disaster. On Sunday night a fire broke out in a bakery, and started an…

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Fire

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

The destruction o[?] Mu[?]willumbah the other night was speedy and complete. The story of the town that was swept away in one night conveys a message of warning to every town in thi[?]…

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'The Figure by the Fire'

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 4

By special request we reprint the following written for the Sydney "Sunday Sun" (By OTTO JA[?])…

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Murwillumbah Destroyed by Fire. Damage Estimated at '.£120,000

Cowra Guardian and Lachlan Agricultural Recorder · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 2

The picturesque town of Murwillumbah, situated on s fertile plain on the banks of the Tweed River, about 400 miles north of Sydney destroyed by a fire which broke…

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The Wyalong Advocate. Wednesday, September 25, 1907. The Fire Brigade

The Wyalong Advocate and Mining, Agricultural and Pastoral Gazette · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 2

SOME day or night, Unless we take proper precautions, we will be con fronted with the fire danger. And when it comes (if we are helpless…

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Fire at Mingelo. Public School Destroyed

The Peak Hill Express · Friday 27 September 1907 · page 10

ON Wednesday evening last, the Mingelo Public School vas burnt to the ground, together with its contents, not a single article being saved. The…

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