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Fires & bushfires, 1903

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A Wedding Tragedy. Fatal Fire in a Ballroom. London, May 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 20

A terrible disaster has occurred at Arras, in France. A wedding had been celebrated, and dancing was taking place in the ballroom, when a fire broke out in the room…

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Disastrous Floods in America. Fearful Fatalities. An Isolated Town Set on Fire by Burning Floating Timber. Five Hundred Persons Beyond Hope of Deliverance. LONDON

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 1 June 1903 · page 2

Disastrous floods have occurred at Kansas, America, causing enormous destruction of property, and loss of life…

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Flood and Fire. Terrible Scenes in America. London, May 31

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 26

Terrible devastation has been wrought by floods in parts of the United States, unprecedented rains having fallen in the Indian Territory, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri…

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Fatal Fire at Eton. Two Boys Lose Their Lives. London, June 2

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 27

A fatal fire occurred early yesterday morning at the residence of Mr. Kindersley, one of the house masters at Eton College. Twenty-nine students resided with Mr…

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Immense Destruction by Forest Fires. London, June 5

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 26

Vast forest fires are raging in the New England states and in the states of New York and New Jersey. Clouds of dense smoke are impeding traffic…

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Fire at Peking. London, June 10

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 20

A destructive fire has occurred in Peking, which destroyed the premises at the Board of Revenue and the Board of Bites. The Board of Revenue contained cash amounting…

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Spirits on Fire. a Remarkable Spectacle. London, June 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 June 1903 · page 27

A remarkable fire, which was responsible for serious loss of life, occurred yesterday at the Ardgowan Distillery, Greenock. A million gallons of whisky ignited in the building…

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Fire at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 2

At about 3 o'clock on Wednesday soaring a weatherboard cottage was discovered to be ablate et Dayelate. and, being lift to itself, was soon demolished. It was…

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Fatal Fire at Auckland. Three Persons Burnt

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 June 1903 · page 16

A dreadful burning catastrophe occurred at Auckland at 3 o'clock on Friday morning. A fire broke out in a boarding-house in Wyndham-street, kept by an Austrian…

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Sydney Fire Brigade

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 3 July 1903 · page 29

Superintendent Webb, who is in charge of the Metropolitan Eire Brigade, with which he has been connected for about 15 year?, will, it is understood, shortly…

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Destructive Fire Near Hay. Mr. R. W. Broughton's Residence Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Monday 6 July 1903 · page 2

"Coranya," the residence of Mr R. W. Broughton, stock inspector for the Hay district, was completely destroyed by fire at about 10 o'clock on…

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Recent Fire at Daysdale

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 2

Sergeant Hulmer, of Daysdale was very anxious to have an enquiry into the Circumstances [?] (insured for £50 on the Commercial Union Co) but the come…

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A Clock that Lights the Fire and Makes Coffee

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 4

The servant problem has been advanced one stop nearer solution by the completion of a remarkable timepiece, The inventor, Mr. Frank Clarke, of Birmingham England, has…

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Fire at Binda

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 29

During a recent gale, the homestead of Mr. William Parker, of Rockdale, near Binda, was burnt to the ground, and one of his children, aged 15 months, perished…

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Destructive Fire Near Hay. Mr. R. W. Broughton's Residence Destroyed

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 10 July 1903 · page 21

"Coranya," the residence of Mr R. W. Broughton, stock inspector for the Hay district, was completely destroyed by fire at about 10 o'clock on Saturday morning…

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Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held at the fire station on Monday evening, 20th inst., when there were present 13 firemen. Captain P. K. Ritchie…

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Fires in Chiltern

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 2

At 11 o'clock on Tuesday forenoon the Telegraph, Hotel, in the heart of the town, was discovered in flames. Being built of inflammable material it was…

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Fire in Russia. Thirty-three Girls Perish. London, July 37

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 26

A shocking disaster has occurred at Shallaivka, in Russia. A barn, in which 33 peasant girls were sleeping, was set on fire, and they all perished in the flames…

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A Negro Lynched. Police Fire on the Mob. London, July 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 July 1903 · page 27

Serious rioting occurred at Danville, in the south of Illinois. A negro had shot a white man, and had boon arrested and placed in gaol. An infuriated mob determined to…

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Destructive Fire at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 4 August 1903 · page 2

Between three and four o'clock on Saturday morning a fire of a destructive nature broke out at the eastern end at Main-street, Rutherglen, and, despite the…

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