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Fires & bushfires, 1908

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Kootenay Fires. Plague and Starvation. Outlook of Fernie Residents. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 2

A further peril is now threatening the unfortunate inhabitants of the town of Fernie, British Columbia, which was burnt out a few days, ago by the forest fires…

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New German Battleships Armed with New Pattern Guns. to Fire Half-ton Shells. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 8 August 1908 · page 2

The German Admiralty intends to commence during the present year the construction of four new battleships of the latest Dreadnought type…

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Cablegrams. Kootenay Fires. Rebuilding the Town of Pernie. the Worst Now Over. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 2

The people of the burnt-out town of Fernie, who [?] at the time of the calastrophe, are now returning to their rained homes, and have already…

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Great Fire in Germany Two Thousand People Home. Less. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 10 August 1908 · page 2

A very extensive conflagration has occurred at Donauesshingon, an urbau community in Baden, Germany. Over one hundred and fifty houses were…

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Fire at Newcastle

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 11 August 1908 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning in Cook's timber yards at [?] and the [?] shops, engine room, store room, and joinery department…

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Sensations. "Under Fire."

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 August 1908 · page 4

"Look alive, there ! They're on as ! There was a ring in the grizzled sergeant's voice that I had never…

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N.s.w. Fire Brigades' Demonstration

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 2

The programme is new out for the N.S.W. Fire Brigades Demonstration to he held at Carewd on January 20 and 20, Price money in the total of [?]300 is being…

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Fire in Germany. Two Thousand Homeless, London, August 7

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 14 August 1908 · page 42

The town of Donaueschingen, 30 miles from Freiborg, in Germany, has been decimated by fire. One hundred and fifty houses in all were burnt to the ground, and…

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Canadian Forest Fires. Extinguished by Rains. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 August 1908 · page 2

Heavy rains have prevailed over the Koolonay district for the past few days, effectually extinguishing the disastrous forest from which have destroyed several…

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Town on Fire. a Disaster in Turkey, London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 August 1908 · page 2

Uskub, the capital of the province of that name, and one of the most important centres of communication in Turkey-in-Europe, has been the scene of a great…

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Airship on Fire. Man and Woman Killed. Many Persons Injured. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 17 August 1908 · page 2

A fatal accident occurred at the Franco-British Exhibition grounds at Shepherd's Bush, involving the loss of two lives and injuries to several others…

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Living Fire-engines. the Story of a Wonderful Rescue

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 19 August 1908 · page 2

In a time, probably, a human life, has never been saved by animals more extraordinary, or in a fashion more unlooked for, than recently, at…

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Fire Brigade Ball

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

The return ball to the ladies who assisted at the Albury Fire Brigade's euchre party and dance was held in the Federal Hall last night, when…

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A Popular Fire Brigade Captain. Recognising Two Decades of Service

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 2

Mr. T. L. Ryan, who for the past 17 years has filled the office of captain of the Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade, was considerably surprised last night…

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Cablegrams. Shocking Colliery Disaster. Explosion in a Shaft. 76 Miners Suffocated. Rescue Parties Attacked by Fire Damp. Maypole Colliery Wrecked. Pitiful Scenes Amongst the Women. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 20 August 1908 · page 3

A terrific explosion, involving great loss of life, occurred yesterday in the No. 1 shaft of the Maypole Colliery at Abra[?], in Lancashire…

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Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was hold at the Fire Station on Monday evening last. There were present --Captain Ritchie, and 15 firemen…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration. Meeting of Committee

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the committee of the above was held at the Fire Station on Wednesday evening. There were present--The Mayor (Ald Chivell)…

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Troops Fire on the Mob. London, August 16

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 21 August 1908 · page 44

The town of Springfield, Illinois, is in a highly disturbed state, as the result of the attack by the whites on the negro quarter of the town…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Friday. Fire at Maefra

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

Shorty before 11 o'clock last night [?] are broke out in Messrs, Broadstock and Bates bicycle depot, at Maura, and the building was destroyed. No fewer…

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Cablegrams. the Lancashire Disaster. Three More Bodies Recovered. Death Roll Totals 70. the Pet Flooded with Water. to Extinguish the Fires London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 22 August 1908 · page 2

The grim work of removing the dead bodies from the working of the No. I Shaft of the Maypole Colliery, at Abram, near Wigan, in Lme[?]shire, which was…

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