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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Dreadful Fire. Country House Burnt. London, January 19

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 42

News of a particularly shocking occurrence, arising out of the burning down of a country residence, comes from Moscow, in Russia. The residence at Byhova, near…

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Burlap and Fire Alarm

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 January 1907 · page 2

A Sim in London arc introducing an electric automatic metropolitan, police whistle, slightly penetrating through the wall protected by an air-brick with wire…

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Sports. Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 January 1907 · page 4

The grand inter-State Fire Brigade Demonstration will take place at Wagga to-day and to-morrow. For the Demonstration Handicap, 139 yards. The…

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Fire Brigade Mems

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 2

Captain P. K. Ritchie left Corowa by the evening train on Saturday for Wagga, in connection with the annual Fire Brigades…

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Mr. Archer's Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 29 January 1907 · page 2

In connection with last Wednesday night's disastrous fire. Mr. Archer was insured for [?]475, in the Commercial Union office--£3oo on…

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Bush Fire at Mallan

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 3

Residents in the neighbourhood of Mallan and Stony Crossing got a great scare on the 18th instant from the fact that a serious bush tire broke out…

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General Liner on Fire. Passengers Saved by a British Cruiser

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

While bound from Colombo to [?] the Norddeutscher [?] steamer Seyclitz caught fire in the Bay of Bengal…

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Dreadful Colliery Explosion. Fire Raging in the Mine. All Hope Abandoned. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 January 1907 · page 5

A dreadful catastrophe has happened at the Redan coliery in Rhonish, Prussia. An explosion occurred when a large…

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The Redan Disaster. Three Hundred Men Missing. Fires and Poisonous Fumes. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 31 January 1907 · page 2

The terrible explosion at the Redan colliery in Rhenish, Prussia, caused fearful devastation in the neighbourhood…

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Fire Precautions

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 18

Grass is so wonderfully abundant and dense this season that one marvels at the absence of any fire epidemic, and more still at the want of precautions against…

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Great Fire at Kempsey. Damage Forty Thousand Pounds

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 3

A terrible fire broke out at Kempsey, which is about 225 miles by steamer north of Sydney, this morning. There was a high wind blowin and no…

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Disastrous Fire at Kempsey. Great Damage. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 1 February 1907 · page 2

A great fire has taken place at Kempsey. Almost every building in the main portion of the city has been destroyed. Friday…

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Fire at Ballarat

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 2

Dawson and Sons’ ironmongery establishment at Ballarat was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is stated to be £20,000. The insurance amounts to only…

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A Novel Fire Escape

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 2

A novel fire-escape which has been erected at a school in Louisville. It consists of a steel cylinder and a spiral slide, which is so constructed that it controls…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Fire in Ballarat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 2 February 1907 · page 5

Messrs W. Dawson and Sons ironmongery establishment at Ballarat was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at about £20,000…

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North Queensland Fire & Marine Accident Insurance Company

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 5 February 1907 · page 3

It will be seen by advertisement that Mr. Bennett, of Bennett Bros, accountants, Globe Buildings, has accepted the management for…

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A New Austrian Rifle. Fires 15 Shots a Minute

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 2

An Austrian named Lauber has invented a rifle winch is 2½ pounds lighter than the Mannlicher. It is claimed that fifteen shots per…

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South Australia. Adelaide, Tuesday. a Disastrous Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 February 1907 · page 5

One of the most disastrous fires in Adelaide during the past six years took place early this morning. The fire broke out in Messrs. Harold…

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Great Fire in London. Damage £150,000

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 February 1907 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out yesterday, in Wood-street, Cheapside. Several warehouses were destroyed before the flames were subdued…

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The Fire Brigade

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 February 1907 · page 3

A letter was received from Mr. Thos. Ryan, Captain of the Albury Fire Brigade, reporting what had taken place at the Wagga Conference. He had placed before…

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