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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1897

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Forest Fires in Canada. 2000 Persons Homeless. London, October 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 October 1897 · page 27

Bush fires have devastated a district 20 miles long south of Ottawa, in Canada. Three villages and a number of stores have been destroyed. Many persons spent the…

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Terrible Fire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 20 October 1897 · page 2

Windsor, a sea port in Nova Scotia has been totally destroyed by fire and three thousand persons left homeless…

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Fire in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 29

A fire occurred at George Murray and Co's (printers), in Clarence-street, Sydney, on Friday morning. Damage estimated at about £6000; insurance £8000…

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Great Fire in Nova Scotia. a Town Destroyed. London, October 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 October 1897 · page 27

A terribly disastrous fire has occurred at Windsor, a town 12 miles north of Halifax, in Nova Scotia. The town was completely destroyed, and the banks, churches, and…

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Fire in London. Narrow Escape of 500 Horses. London, November 4

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 November 1897 · page 26

The Clerkenwell depot of Carter, Paterson, and Co. Limited, carrier, railway agent, and forwarding and spipping agents, was destroyed by fire last night. There…

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Feared Fire Outbreak

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 2

The fire which broke out 2½ years ago on Block 14, Broken Hill Proprietary Mine, shows renewed signs of activity…

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Fire From Heaven

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 November 1897 · page 2

Prometheushas the reputation of bringing fire down from heaven, and the connection with lightning is obvious; but this may have arisen from the early men having recognised that fire…

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A Prompt Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 13 November 1897 · page 1

During the meeting of the Town Council of a large town in the Midlands, the Chairman of the Fire Brigade committee remarked that it only required two or three…

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Fire at Tingha

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 29

A Tingha telegram says:—"A fire broke out in premises occupied by Mrs. Billins, and owned by the Wesleyan body…

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Destructive Fire at Berrigan

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 26

At 4.30 on Monday morning last the inhabitants of Berrigan were aroueed from their slumbers by cries of "Fire!" when it was discovered that a fire had broken out in the…

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Berrigan’s Big Blaze the School of Arts Destroyed Two Planos and an Organ Three Business Places

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 19 November 1897 · page 2

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Great Fire in Melbourne. The Biggest Blaze in Australia. Some Details of the Destruction. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 2

The greatest conflagration ever known in Australia occurred in Melbourne early on Sunday morning. The whole of the block of buildings known as "The Lane" were almost…

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Great Fire in London

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 3

The cablegrams report a fire of great magnitude occurred in a densely crowded part of East London on Saturday. Three streets were ablaze, and it is stated…

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Disastrous Fire in Melbourne. a Dozen Warehouses Destroyed. Nearly a Whole Block Burned. Damage Estimated at £1,000,000

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 November 1897 · page 3

EARLY on Sunday morning the most disastrous fire that has over happened in Melbourne occurred, and in the short space of three hours property to the…

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A Prompt Fire Brigade

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 1

During the meeting of the Town Council of a largo town in the Midlands, the Chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee remarked that it only required two or three…

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Fire In Melbourne. the Largest on Record. Damages a Million

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 2

At three o'clock on Sunday morning the most terrific fire that has ever occurred in the Australian Colonies took place at Melbourne. The…

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Fire in London. Damages L2.000.000. 100 Warehouses Burnt

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 November 1897 · page 2

At almost the same moment that the great fire was proceeding in Melbourne came the news of even a much larger fire in London. Over 100 warehouses…

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Berrigan’s Big Blaze. the Inquest

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 2

On Saturday Mr W. Elliott the District Coroner, arrived from Jerilderie for the purpose of conducting an inquest in connection with the fire which, on the morning of…

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A Prompt Fire Brigade

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 2

During the meeting of the Town Council of a large town in the Midlands, the Chairman of the Fire Brigade Committee remarked that it only required two or three…

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Big Fire in Queensland

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 November 1897 · page 29

A fire broke out in Cobb and Co.'s large coach factory, Charlesville, last week. The building and the whole of the contents were totally destroyed in a…

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