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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Disastrous Bush Fire at Delegate. Loss of Life Feared. Delegate

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 2 January 1905 · page 2

A disastrous bush fire is raging on Wallendibby, Corrowong and Tombong runs. Numbers of Settlers have been…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Record Heat

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

Last Friday and Saturday were two of the hottest days ever experienced in Bombala. On Friday the shade temperature was 102 and on Saturday…

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Bush Fires in the Manaro District

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

Bush fires have been raging for several days in the mountainous district between Nimityballe and Bamboks, the excessive heat of the…

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Bush Fire Relief Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

There is widespread response to the Bush Fires Relief Fund appeal…

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Bush fire smoke at Sea. SYDNEY

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

Dense volume of smoke have been met with by vessels up to 200 miles off the land…

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Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Wednesday. Terrible Bush Fires. Milks of Country Devastated

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 6 January 1905 · page 2

The dreadful bush fires spread yesterday. Rain fell in the West and south, over an inch and a being recorded at Went worth…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Miles of Country Swept. Large Number of Stock Perished. Homesteads Burned. Narrow Escapes, but No Lives Lest

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 6

THE close of 1904 and the dawn of 1905 have marked and epoch in the annale of the district which is unprecedented, Friday, Saturday and Sunday being three…

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Fire at Hayden's Bog

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 7

Simultoncously with the fire at Lower Bencoc, a fire was in progress in the Haydon's Bog country, and threatened proparties in that locality, but those combating it succeeded…

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Fire at Lower Bendoc

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 7

The fire which on Friday and Saturday last threatened widespread destruction at Lower Bondoc, had been burning for a couple of weake in the jungle country out back, and…

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Bush Fires Near Gundagai. Incendiarism Suspected

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

It hus been reported to the "Independent" by several residents in the vicinity that four deliberate attempts were made to fire [?] during the…

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Fire-[?] River Scene of Desolation

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 9 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. J. M. Niall, general manager of Goldsbrough, Mort, and Co., who has returned from a visit to Riverina, referring to the recent bush fires,…

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Bush Fire Relief Fund

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 2

Applications for relief from the Lord Mayor's Bush Fire Belief Fund should be made before the end of this month. The…

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Careless Use of Fire. Swagmen Sent to Gaol

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 2

A Delegate telegram dated Wednesday, says:—Yesterday two youths, who were camped in the showground, were boiling their billy when…

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The Bush Fires

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 7

THE excitement over the bush fires, which was up to a high tension last week, is gradually calming down, and things are becoming more normal…

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Bush Fire Relief Fund

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 7

A WELL-attonded public meeting was at the School of Arts on Wednesday afternoon, to consider the best means of relieving those who have suffered by the…

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Phosphorous and Fires. Dangers of Rabbit Poisoning

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

Among the causes suggested for the recent bush fires the practically spontaneous combustion of phosphorous, which had been mixed with other…

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Lord Mayor's Bush Fire Relief Fund. to the Editor Delegate Argus

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 8

SIR,—Will you kindly insert the following so that, claimants for relief from above fund may know that to put in their claims at once is urgent. These…

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Water Causes Fires

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 3

That water can cause fire may at first seem a little unlikely, but this is just is just what happened on the western coast of Ireland only a few years ago, The rocks which…

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Sensational Fire. Business Places in Maybe Street Destroyed

Bombala Times and Manaro and Coast Districts General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1905 · page 2

On Tuesday morning just about 4 o'clock a loud explosion suddenly roused nearly every resident in the town. Those who were near to where…

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Disastrous Fire at Bombala. MESSRS. N. S. Goodman's and R. B. Jackson's Premises Totally Destroyed

Delegate Argus and Border Post · Saturday 4 February 1905 · page 6

ONE of the biggest and most disastrous fires that has occurred ia Bombala for many years took place at 4 o'clock on Tuesday morning, when the promises in…

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