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Snowy Mountains & Monaro · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1912

25 stories in Snowy Mountains & Monaro's papers · page 1 of 2

Republicans Open Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Tuesday 2 January 1912 · page 2

The armistice baring expired, the Republicans opened fin from Wuchang upon Hanyang…

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Delegate School of Arts Fire

Delegate Argus · Friday 12 January 1912 · page 3

At a public meeting held at the Lodge Hall on Wednesday, 6th August, it was decided that Subscription List be opened [?] aid…

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Bush Fire at Keller

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

A bush fire at Keilor raged through several properties. About 4000 acres of grass, besides a number of haystaks…

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Disastrous Fires in Victorian Towns

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1912 · page 2

A fire occurred at Willawara and practically half the business portion of the town was destroyed…

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General Cables. Per Independent Cable Service to the "Manaro Mercury." LONDON, Friday. Great Fire in Texas

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 3

A thousand people have -been rendered homeless and damages are estimated at a million and a half pounds, as the result of a…

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Chinese Trouble. Mutlay, Robbery and Fire

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 4 March 1912 · page 2

The Foreign Ministers at Peking have decided to summons all available troops from the adjacent parts to quell the…

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Disastrous Fire at Brisbane. BRISBANE

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred last night at Fitzroy Chambers, a fine block of buildings comprising six storeys, in Adelaide…

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Cooma Police Court. Charge of Setting Fire to a Dwelling

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 3

At the Cooma Police Court, on Saturday, before Mr. Harcourt Holcombe, P.M., Ewald Richter was charged with…

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Fire at Bega

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 24 May 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred early on Thursday morning, at Bega, Sturah's Saddler's shop and the "Southern Star" newspaper…

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Fire at Bega

The Bombala Times · Friday 31 May 1912 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred early on Thursday morning, at Bega, Stcurah's saddler's shop and the "Southern Star" newspaper and…

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Fire Indicator for Vessels

The Bombala Times · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 3

Many cargo vessels have a pipe running from the hold to the deck. This is a fire indicator. If even a trifling fire occurs in the hold, smoke will…

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FIRE! Bombala's Big Blaze. £2000 DAMAGE

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

The Sabbath quiet of Bombala's deserted streets was dis tu[?]ad on Sunday eveniug by cries of "Fire!" and the hur…

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Poking Fires for a Living

The Bombala Times · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 3

The trades of London are many and some of them may seem to be very strange. One occupation by which a score of Britons are said to earn their…

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Fire at [?] Great [?] Done

Delegate Argus · Friday 19 July 1912 · page 2

A most disastrous fire occurred in Bombala on Sunday night last at 7 o'clock. The fire apparently started in Miller's general store,…

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Terrible Earthquake. Followed by Fire. Horrors in Turkey. a Changed Landscape. Widespread Ruin and Death

The Bombala Times · Friday 16 August 1912 · page 5

Constantinople, Sunday Evening.—A terrible earthquake has been experienced in Turkey, resulting in immense damage to property and…

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Destructive Fire at Heaty

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred at Henty at 3 o'clock on Tuesday morning. Watkin Bros.' large store, Clark's seed shop, and…

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Fire at a Newcastle Colliery

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1912 · page 2

A fire was discovered in a branch tunnel at the Great Wallsend colliery, Newcastle. Six miners who were making…

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General Cables Per independent Cable Service o the "Manaro Mercury." LONDON, Monday. Fire at G.P.O. Telegraph Office

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 26 August 1912 · page 2

The Fusing of a wire of the test box at the General Post Office, London, paralysed thousands of other wires in the…

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Fire !

The Bombala Times · Friday 13 September 1912 · page 1

For the second time within two months Bombala has been furnished with a sensational fire. At about twenty minutes to eight on…

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Fire at Bombala

The Manaro Mercury, and Cooma and Bombala Advertiser · Monday 16 September 1912 · page 2

Shortly after 8 o'clock last Wednesday night the residence of Mr. Frederick Boys, solicitor, was discovered to be on fire…

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