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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Fire at Rutherglen

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 27

A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by Mrs. Cornelius, was burned to the ground on Tuesday afternoon, with its contents. The fire…

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Fire in a Theatre

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 29

Had it not been for the promptitude of the employee, the pantomime at the Princess’s Theatre, Melbourne, last Friday night might have experienced a serious check in its career,…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration. New Year's Day

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 20

GENERAL SUPERVISOR : Captain Ryan (Albury), STARTERS (3) : H. C. Peacock, J Brady, W. J. Davey. JUDGES(7) : J. Wilkinson, M.L.A. (Albury), Captain Ryan (Albury), Captain Love, M.F.A…

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A South American Atrocity. Troops Fire a Hospital. Wounded Insurgents Burned Alive. London, December 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 18

The Nett York World has published report, which is as yet unconfirmed, of a barbarous atrocity committed by Government troops at Monte Video, the capital of…

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Fire in Cressy Street

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 2

At about half past seven o’clock on Thursday evening last flames were seen issuing from one of the workshops at the back of the premises occupied by the executors of the late Mr James Clark, in which…

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Intercolonial Fire Brigades' Competition. the Albury Demonstration

The Corowa Free Press · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 7

THE fire brigades demonstration, in which 500 men, representing 50 brigades, took part, was held on New Year's Day on the Albury show ground. Six or eight…

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Fatal Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 29

A sad accident occurred at Nathalia on Monday to a little girl named Annie Usher, eight years old. The family live in a but close to the Broken Creek, the fire for cooking…

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Fire at Oura

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 27

The residence of Mr. Robert Dunn, farmer and grazier, of Oura, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday morning, nothing being saved excepting the piano and a few…

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Fire at Ulupna

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 11 January 1895 · page 29

A destructive fire occurred at Ulupna on Friday, by which a farmer named Armstrong lost two stacks ct barley, valued at £120, and Mr. Stanger lost a threshing machine only…

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The Local Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

ONCE more the Municipal Council has been [?] to in order to see if that body is disposed to contribute towards the maintenance of the Deniliquin Fire Brigads, and once more there has been little…

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The Late Fire. Coroner’s Inquiry

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 2

A coronial inquiry was held at the Court House Hotel on Tuesday afternoon last, before the District Coroner, Dr Noyes, concerning the origin of the late fire at Clark’s timber yard. The following…

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Original Correspondence. Fire Insurance. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 2

SIR,—Just a line to remark that the Rev. Mr Armstrong's observation that "in proportion to the amount risked the insurance premium is ridiculously small." is not a…

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Fire at Toronto. Several Lives Lost. London, January 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 19

A serious fire has occurred at Toronto, by which a number of warehouses were destroyed. Damage was done to the amount of 1,000,000 dollars. Several…

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Fire Insurance. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

SIR,—I bear no ill-will to your correspondents for their rebukes of my letter about fire insurance, but I must ask "X" to try and believe that I am not the…

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The Terrible Disaster at Rio. an Excursion Steamer on Fire. London, January 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 18

Further details are published respecting the terrible disaster in the harbor at Rio de Janeiro, where an excursion steamer, crowded with pleasure-seekers, was set on…

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The Late Fire. the Inquest Resumed. an Open Verdict

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 3

The Coronial inquiry into the cause of the fire at Clark’s timber yard on the 3rd inst, was resumed a the Court House Hotel on Thursday afternoon last before the Coroner. Dr Noyes, and a jury of twelve…

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Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 25 January 1895 · page 7

THE annual meeting of the Corowa Fire Brigade was held at the station on Monday, the 2lst inst. There were present Captain Ritchie in the…

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The Council and the Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1895 · page 2

IT would appear from certain correspondence read at the last meeting of the Municipal Council that there is considerable friction between some of the members, in fact the…

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Fire at Bourke

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 28

About 7 o’clock on Sunday morning a fire occurred in “Paddy’s Market,“ in Mitchell-street, Bourke, which resulted in the destruction of six shops and the damage of two others…

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Fire at Sandy Creek

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1895 · page 29

Three stacks of oats, while being threshed at Sandy Creek estate, became ignited and were consumed. Thomas Thomson, of Like Albert, had the engine and thresher at work, and had…

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