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Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Fires Still Raging

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 August 1906 · page 2

Numerous fires are still burning in the Almandral quarter of the city, and many of the firemen at Santiago have gone to Valparaiso to assist in…

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Fires and Looting

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 37

In Valparaiso the first which supervened upon the earthquake through gas-mains being severed have now been suppressed. Dynamite was largely used to blow down…

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Hotel Set on Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 28

A disastrous fire was narrowly averted at Prater's Central Hotel, Beechworth. Mr. Prater discovered the bed curtains on [?] in an upstairs room, and burned his left…

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In Case of Fire

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 1

A novel feature of rescuing the audience of a theatre in case of fire, has been invented by Mr Musshard, of Germany, who has recently made an experiment which is…

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Fatal Forest Fires in France Soldiers Burnt to Death

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 August 1906 · page 2

Forest fires on a very large scale broke out in the vicinity of Toulon, the great French naval port in the Mediterranean and a number of…

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Corowa Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 2

The monthly meeting of the above was held at the station on the 20th inst, there being the captain and 12 firemen present. The captain reported…

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Fire at Wahgunyah

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 2

On Thursday,night Inst a four-roomed weatherboard; cottage at Wahgunyah, owned by. Mrs. Whittaker, was destroyed by fire. Tim building was untenanted for…

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Amended Fire Brigades' Hill

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 28 August 1906 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly last week Mr. Ball asked asked the Chief Secretary, -- (1.) When Will the amended Fire Brigades Bill be hid upon the table of this…

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Forest Fires. Soldiers Burnt to Death. London, August 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 15

Serious forest fires have occurred in the neighbourhood of Toulon, in France. In order to assist in quelling them the aid of the military was sought, with the…

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Fire Brigade Legislation. Action by the Local Brigade [?]S Effect

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 31 August 1906 · page 3

Some time ago the Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade discussed the matter of the establishment of a Southern District Fire Brigades'…

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Fire on the Melbourne Express

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 5 September 1906 · page 2

An outbreak of fire in one of the carriages attached to the Melbourne express early on Saturday morning caused considerable alarm among the…

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A Sensational Ship-fire. £6000 Damage Done

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 September 1906 · page 2

At Newcastle to-day, the large four-masted barque "Marlborough Hall" was found to be on fire. The cause is at present a mystery, but the incident…

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A Desperate Outbreak. Troops Fire on the People

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 13 September 1906 · page 2

Desperate rioting is taking place at Kaniphin, owing to the mob having tried to release a popular leader who had been arrested…

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Fire Brigades

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 15 September 1906 · page 5

A suburban Council lias expressed the opinion that the whole expense hi connection ?…

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Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 19 September 1906 · page 2

The adjourned meeting of the Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station last evening. There were present—Capt. Ryan (chair)…

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Fire Brigade Competition. Award of Trophies

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 September 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the Balranald Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on Tuesday night, September 11th, when there were present:—Captain Bain,…

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The Fire Brigades Bill

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 6

The Chief Secretary introduced a Bill for the better control of Fire Brigades recently. The new bill proposes to repeal the Fire Brigades…

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The Fire May Spread. Flint and Steel in the South

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 26 September 1906 · page 2

Alarming reports have reached London from the Near East. Under the protest of holding military manoeuvres Bulgaria is massing…

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Fire at Moama

The Independent · Friday 28 September 1906 · page 2

About 9 p.m. on Monday a big fire occurred in Meninya-street. The outbreak began at a private dwelling attached to Mr C. Pollard's grocery…

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Some Famous Fire Fighting Machines

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 1 October 1906 · page 2

Mr. T. H. Hicks, the well known implement maker of Bowna and North Botany, writes us us follows concerning his recently-introduced fire fighting…

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