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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1882

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Inquest Respecting the Fire on December 10th

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 16 December 1882 · page 4

An inquest was held on Wednesday by Mr J. E. Pearce, coroner, before a jury consisting of Messrs Tartakover. Karnaghan. Lloyd. Tate, Marshall, Gow, King…

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Corowa Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 22 December 1882 · page 3

THE ordinary monthly meeting of this brigade was held last Monday evening in the school of Arts. Captain Ritchie occupied the chair and there were 15 Bromen…

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Out of the Fire

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 1

HE was young when he entered that sphere, Where the pleasures of the are attained; And a devil came close to his ear, And whispered, and tempted, and gained…

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All's Well That Ends Well. Scene I. Fire!

The Riverine Grazier · Saturday 23 December 1882 · page 1

A DISMANTLED ship, mizzen-mast gone clean by the board, main-top-ggallant-mast and spars cut away, together with the fore-topmast and upper-yards and timber. A veritable wreck…

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Corowa Fire Brigade Sports

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 6

The sports for the benefit of the Fire Brigade were held on Boxing Day, at the Corowa showgrounds. From the fine decoration throughout the town, the bunting displayed, and the…

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A Chemical Fire-engine

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 3

THE public trial of a new chemical fire engine patented by Mr. J. K. Foster, and recently introduced into the colonics; was made at…

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Out of the Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 1

HE was young when he entered that sphere, Where the pleasures of sin are attained; And a devil came close to his ear, And whispered, and tempted, and gained…

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Serious Fire at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 29 December 1882 · page 2

ON Saturday evening last, a little before 10 o'olock, a fire broke out at the dwelling of Mr. Thomas Sampson, Reid-street, Rutherglen, when the…

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