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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1908

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Canadian Forest Fires. Fort William Threatened. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 12 September 1908 · page 2

The enormous forest fires in America, which are raging alike in Canada and California; have swept immense tracts of country…

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The Great Forest Fires of British Columbia. Towns Swept Away. Total Loss of Life Will Never be Known

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 15 September 1908 · page 1

Recent cablegrams from our London correspondents have given brief account of the great forest fire in British Columbia at the beginning of…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 18 September 1908 · page 3

A meeting of the committed of the above was held at the Fire Station on Wednesday evening. There were present--Messrs Chivell (Mayor) in…

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Fire at Verona. Mediaeval Palace Destroyed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 September 1908 · page 2

A disastrous fire has occurred at Verona, the capital of the Italian Province of Venctia. The palace of the Capulets has been burnt to the ground, the magnificent…

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Paris Telephone Exchange Fire Cause Enormous Inconvenience. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 September 1908 · page 2

The destruction by fire on Sunday of the Paris Telephone Exchange, which resulted in a loss of [?]1,800,000, lias occasioned opormous indonvenience, not only…

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Serious Cane Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 20

A serious cane fire is reported from Good-wood plantation (Q.), the property of the executors of the late Mr. Blissett and of Robert Hart, of Marvborough. The cane was a…

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Fire in Paris. Telephone Exchange Destroyed. London, September 21

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 43

The Central Telephone Exchange in Paris, a huge brick building off the Hue du Louvre, has been destroyed by fire. The damage io estimated at £1,800,000…

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House of the Capulets. Destroyed by Fire. London, September 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 43

The house in Verona, situated in the Via Capella, which tradition identifies with the House of the Capulets, immortalised in Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet," has been…

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Electricity in War. New Electric Gun : Can Fire Projectiles From Eng- Land to Germany

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 25 September 1908 · page 3

The War Department of every nation worthy of the name is just now confronted with the likelihood of having to remodel Its navy and…

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Canadian Forest Fires. Steamers Delayed by the Smoke London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 3

No fewer 20 large sieamers, laden with grain, are delayed in the river st. Lawrence, owing to the decise smoke given off by the huge forest firos which are…

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Collison in Montana. Nineteen Persons Killed. the Cars Catch Fire. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 29 September 1908 · page 2

Another disastrous railway accident has occurred in Montana, simultancously with the Berlin tragedy. In a dense snowstorm of Saturday a…

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Fire on a Manly Steamer

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 September 1908 · page 5
Also in Riverina Recorder

A fire broke out early this morning on board the Manly cargo steamer Brightside while moored at the company's yards. Neutral Bay, Rather extensive damage was…

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Fire at a Brewery

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 3

A fire broke out at Resch's Brewery, Redfern, this morning. Upon the alarm being given detachments from eight different fire stations were ordered to the…

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Extinguished by Rain. the American Forest Fires. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 October 1908 · page 2

Copletis [?] have falled in many parts of the United States, extinguishing the mar[?] or the forest trees which have been raging in various parts of the country for…

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Corowa Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 October 1908 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the above was held at the Fire Station on Monday evening last, Captain Ritchle presiding. Amongst the correspondence…

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Fire Risks

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 2
Also in The Riverine Grazier, Tocumwal Guardian and Finley Free Press

We have had occasion to refer to the great popularity and enormous strength of the Ocean Accident and Guarantee Corporation, Ltd. We…

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Five Days' Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 33

Information has been received at Winton' (Q.) of an enormous bush fire, which has [?]vastated the country in the vicinity of Kynuna. The fire appears to have broken cut…

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