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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

213 stories in Murray's papers · page 10 of 11

Hay Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 5 November 1901 · page 4

A meeting of the committee of. the Hay Fire Brigade Demonstration was held last night, at the Perseverance Hotel. There were present:—Mr G. A. Miller (in the…

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Fire Extinguishing

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 8 November 1901 · page 2

A large number of Berrigan residents turned out on Wednesday afternoon to witness the demonstration of fire extinguishing by Mr Shaw. The…

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A Good Fire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 13 November 1901 · page 1

Some few days ago, a little girl was answering a knock at the door of her home in Donegall Pass, Bellast. On ascertaining that a poor woman looking…

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Fearful Fires in Russia

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 9

A St. Petersburg telegram, dated August Says:—The travelling fires by which a great part of Russia has been visited this summer are becoming more and more…

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Fire in Macauley-street

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 3

Yesterday forenoon, at 9 40, the fire alarm was sounded, and the streets quickly filled with people anxious to ascertain this cause of the alarm. A very high north wind was…

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Serious Fire in Queensland. Damage Estimated at £20,000. One Life Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 November 1901 · page 15

A disastrous tire occurred at Emerald, in the Central district, Queensland, on Tuesday morning, three hotels and tho largest store in the township being totally destroyed…

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Fires in Bay

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 18 November 1901 · page 2

DURING the last fortnight we have had two fires, in Hay, which, by a strange coincidence, wore at the outskirts of the town, though at opposite…

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Fire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 2

A large fire took place yesterday in the Oriental Hotel, Wellington, New Zealand. A dreadful panic ensued and many…

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A Sensational Fire

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 4

The Oriental Hotel and three shops in Wills-street were destroyed by fire at Wellington on Monday. The insurances which were distributed…

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Bush Fire

The Independent · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

[?] first bush fire of the season as far as this district is concerned occure[?]at on Wandook Station, near thefa[?]n of Mr. A. S. Hamilton, on…

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Fire in Wellington

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 29

The Oriental Hotel, at Wellington, and two adjoining premises were destroyed by fire early on Monday morning. The hotel was fall of hoarders, and there were many narrow…

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Terrible Fire in New Zealand

The Independent · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 2

Another large fire, attended with loss of life, has taken place in New Zealand, the Oriental Hotel, Wellington, and three shops being destroyed…

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Great Fire in London. Fifty-three Firms Affected. London, November 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 4

A serious fire broke out yesterday in Gresham-street, one of the great business streets of the city, which destroyed a large number of warehouses. No fewer than 53…

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A New Fire Escape. Novel and Successful. the Height Difficulty Overcome

The Independent · Friday 29 November 1901 · page 4

One result of the terrible death of young Clegg, through jumping from Hordern's burning building some months ago, was to set inventive people thinking as to the best…

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Bush Fires

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Thursday 5 December 1901 · page 2

A bush fire broke out at Darlington Point on Tuesday morning, covering five miles, and raged till 6 o'clock in the evening. It broke out afresh at…

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Fire at Young

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 December 1901 · page 29

A fire recurred in the workshop of a man named Jensen in Burrowa-street, Young, on 28th ul . Jensen during the early per[?]ion of the previous day was burning off grass in his…

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Hay Fire Brigade Demonstration

Riverina Times, Hay Standard and Journal of Water Conservation · Monday 9 December 1901 · page 2

A meeting of the committee of the above was held at the Perseverance Hotel on Friday night. There were present—Sir. G. A. Miller (in the…

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Hay Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 10 December 1901 · page 4

A meeting nf the committee of the above took place last night at the Perseverance Hotel. There were present:—Mr G. A. Miller (in the chair), and Messrs H. B…

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Fire

The Independent · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 2

Shortly after five o'clock yesterday afternoon the fire bell rang out an alarm, and within a few minutes the streets were crowded. The brigade…

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A Miniature Fire

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 13 December 1901 · page 3

Shortly before daylight on Sunday morning last, whilst the people of Berrigan were wrapped in slumber, a man, Samuel Robinett, who is…

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