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Fires & bushfires, 1908

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Fire in Saw Mills One Thousand Pounds Damage. West Matland, Friday,"

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 5

A disastrous fire oceurred at the sawmills owned by Messrs. pike and Sons at Hodden Great this morning. It is supposed that it originated. in…

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Under Fire. Christie Murray and Archibald Forbes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 3

David Christic Murray, in his "Rocollections," newly published by Mr John Long, confesses to having experienced considerable nervousness in…

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American Political Corruption. Setting Fire to People's Reputations. on the Eve of the Presidential Election. Mr. Hearst's Latest Disclosures. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 28 October 1908 · page 2

Undeterred by the action for £120,000 damages, instituted by ex-Governor Haskell against him, Mr. W. R. Hearst has returned to his charges of corruption levelled…

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The Broken Hill Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 38

A report from Broken Hill on Friday was as follows:—All anxiety is at an end as regards the fire in Block 14. It has been ascertained with absolute certainty that the last…

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Fire Bell Tower. Foundry Proprietor's Plain Talk

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 3

Some time ago the Albury Municipal Council decided to call for tenders locally for the erection of a fire brigade tower at Albury, and in consequence…

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Fire at B[?]emfontein. Government Buildings Destroyed London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 30 October 1908 · page 2

The Government buildings in [?] have head not on fire by the fusing of an electrical wire. The entire block has been destroyed by the flames and the…

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Warm Love Scene.-actor's Wig Takes Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 November 1908 · page 2

During the performance of “She Stoops to Conquer” on Saturday evening at the Melbourne Theatre Royal, there was an incident which upset the…

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Fire Brigades Bill

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday, Mr. Fitzpatrick asked the Premier when he proposed to proceed with the Fire Brigades Bill? Mr…

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Two Bank Buildings Burnt Disastrous Fire at Moree. Inadequate Water Supply. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 November 1908 · page 3

The most destructive fire in the history of Motee backe out last night. There were in the town branches of two banks, the Commercial and the New South…

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Early Morning Blaze. at Wodonga

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 6

At 2 o'clock on Thursday morning, Mrs. H. Hadley, of Ethel-street, was awakened by a noise at the back of her residence. Mr. Hadley looked out…

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Grass Fire

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 7 November 1908 · page 2

A grass fire occurred on the North Common yesterday. The fire was put out, before, much damage was done, by several farmers and men sent out from…

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Victoria. Melbourne, Monday. Fire at a Railway Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 3

Early this morning the railway station premises at Shepparton, were partly destroyed by fire. The refreshment rooms and the ladies' waiting…

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Cablegrams. (Per Reuter.) the Cloud in the Balkans. Fire at Austrian Arsenal. Military Telegraphy Equipment Destroyed. Servian Spies Suspected. London, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 10 November 1908 · page 2

A serious fire broke out in the Austrian arsenal at Kornenberg on the Danube, which destroyed the military telegraphy equipment stored there…

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INTERCOLONIAL. Destructive Fire at Moree

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 32

A fire occurred at Moree on Wednesday night, as the result of which the buildings. of the Commercial Banking Company and the Bank of New South Wales were…

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Death From Burns. Woman's Clothes Catch Fire. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 3

A middle-aged woman named Rachel Gardner died at the Sydney Hospital to-day from the offcets of burns. The woman, who followed the occupation…

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Fire Near Vienna. Servian Spies Blamed. London, November 8

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 13 November 1908 · page 6

A fire, which caused serious damage, has occurred in the Austrian military arsenal at Korneuburg, near Vienna. One of the worst results was the destruction of an…

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Bush Fires in Riverina

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 2

The Secretary of the Central Postal Administration received telegrams on Thursday from the Deputy Postmaster-General, Sydney, stating that the bush…

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Fire at a Leather Warehouse Damage. £35,000. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 14 November 1908 · page 5

Mr. J. Middleton, manager of Messrs. Johnson and Son's leather and grindery warehouse in Castlereagh-street, which was completely gutted last night…

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Fire at Rutherglen

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred at Rutherglen on Sunday afternoon at a house occupied by a family named Willoxs, at the cast end of…

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No Fire Brigade at Cootamundra

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 17 November 1908 · page 4

The last meeting of the Fire Brigade was held on Thursday night (says the "Herald"). The meeting was called for the nomination of officers, but as the…

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