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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Corowa Volunteer Fire Bridge. Annual Meeting

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 6

The annual meeting of members of the above wan held at the Fire Station on Monday evening. There were present -- Captain P. K. Ritchie (chair),…

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Sensational Fire. Large Hotel Burned. London, January 11

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 26

A sensational fire occurred last night in Minneapolis, the chief town of the state of Minnesota, and one of the leading cities of the United States…

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Disastrous Fires. on Boomerang, Hillsborough and Middledale. Furthers Outbreaks on Kentucky. Is an Incendiary at Work?

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 4

The frequency of bush-fires in the vicinity of Kentucky is causing settlers in the district to form the opinion that they are the work of an…

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Mysterious Bush Fires

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

A bush fire broke out on Wednesday and swept through the Boomerang Hillsborough, Middleton and Ken[?] properties. Mr M. J. Ryan,…

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How Bush Fires Arise

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

A discovery which to show how bush fires originate was made at Gundagai on Friday. At midday a fire started on the property of Mr William Bouts of Bangs. A large…

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Serious Bush Fires. Suspicious Indications Op Incendiarism

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 5

A rather disastrous fire raged through Boomerang, Kentucky, Coreen and Hillsborough on Wednesday. There is considerable…

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Henty News. Bush Fire near Henty

The Corowa Chronicle · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

On a recent Sunday, an alarm of fire was given by Mr. C. A. Rosier, carrying the news from his farm, which is about a mile from town, to the townspeople by…

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Henty. Fire on Mundawaddera

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 4

A telephone message was received from Mundawaddera Station yesterday, morning advising that a fire had broken our about half-a-mile from the…

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Bush Fires. 30 Miles of Country Swept. Damage Estimated at £20,000. Brae-springs Station Burnt Out. Gerogery West, Kirndeen and Walla Stations Partially Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 3

Following up the disastrous bush fires at Forbes. Condobolin, etc, recently chronicled, on Saturday at mid-day a terrible outbreak of fire…

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Fires in Albury. Two Outbreaks. Blaze in Dean-street

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 22 January 1906 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, a fire was discovered in a rubbish heap at the rear of the premises of Mr J. T. Steer, grocer…

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Bush Fires. Gerogery District. How the Fire Started. Burning a Fir Break. Starts Another Fire. GEROGErY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 3

A bush fire swept through Gerogery on Saturday causing great destruction to stock and property. The Fire, it is alleged, commenced at 10 a.m. in Mr…

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Original Correspondence. Bush Fires. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

Dear Sir,—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to draw the attention of people intending to burn firebreaks, that adjoining neighbours would…

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Serious Outbreak of Bush Fires. Great Destruction. Fire-fighters Injured. Hundreds of Stock Lost. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

Large areas of the central and southern districts have been devastated by fires. Many farmers were burnt out. The fires in some localities wrought more…

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Crop-and-grass Fires

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

Just as the country was beginning to ring with congratulations on the freedom of the harvest season from devastating fires, outbreaks are…

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Grass Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

On Thursday afternoon last Mr. R. Kilborn, of "Goojung" Vineyard, Wahgunyah, lost a quantity of grass by fire…

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Another Albury Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

A fire occurred yesterday afternoon on an allotment off Crisp-street, Albury, situated between the houses of Messrs J. Bald Wilson and Waite…

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Bush Fires. Fire at Wabba. Cudgewa

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 2

An extensive bush fire occurred on Saturday cm the property of Mrs E. Marsden, of the Wabba Hotel, Wabba. [?]e day being extremely hot, and a…

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Bush Fires

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 2

Despite the careful preparation throughout the country side in taking preventive steps against bush fires, reports are coming in from all…

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The Bush Fires

The Corowa Chronicle · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 3

The fires reported in last issue have been followed by continuous outbreaks. The weather has been extremely hot, and on Saturday the…

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Widespread Bush Fires. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 2

In addition to disastrous fires that are sweeping the country between Culcairn and Corowa, considerable damage has been done in the country…

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