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Fires & bushfires, 1909

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Cablegrams. Steamer on Fire. Twenty Lives Lost. the Vessel Sinks. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 2

A shipping catatrophe, accompanied by serious [?] was occurred off the coast of South America. The [?] President been, employed…

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Fires in the Country

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 2

Burning off operations have been extensively carried out on district holdings recently. At Mr Boynton's farm a splendid "burn" was made, the…

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Another Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 2

A fire which re[?]ited in the demolition of a three roomed weatherboard cot[?] with detached kitchen built of tin [?]urred between five and six…

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Fire on a Steamer. Forty Lives Lost

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 25 February 1909 · page 2

The loss of the steamer Presidents Ross, off the east, coast of South America, was attended by more serious loan of life than was at first stated…

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Fire in Macauley-street

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 18

A weatherboard house, the property of Miss A. M'Eachern in Maeaulcy-strcet, was burned to the ground on Monday morning. The house was occupied by Mr. Albert Wynack…

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Great Theatre Fire 300 Lives Lost. London, February 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 41

Details of the awful theatre fire at Acapulco, in Mexico, when 300 persons lost their lives, explain tho reason why the fatalities were so numerous…

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Ship on Fire Twenty Lives Lost. London, February 20

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 February 1909 · page 42

A fire on boardship attended by serious Ioss of life, has occurred off the eastern coast of South America. The Prendente Roca, a passenger steamer, owned by the…

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Fire at Wangaratta

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 2 March 1909 · page 3

Information reached Corowa yesterday morning of a most destractive fire at Wangaratta at midnight on Saturday by which the whole of Messrs…

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Colliery on Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 3 March 1909 · page 5

Word has been [?]vived from [?]…

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The Council and the Fire Brigade

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 4 March 1909 · page 2

At the Albury Municipal Council meeting last evening a letter was received from E. H. Grass, hon. sec. Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade,…

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The Wangaratta Fire

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 5 March 1909 · page 6

Additional details are now available in connection with the serious fire which took place at Wangaratta on Sunday at midnight, as reported in…

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Fire at a Factory

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 2

A fire occurred early this morning at Sprod’s Asbestos Boiler Covering Factory, Globe. The flames were soon [?] although alleged bungling…

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Fire at Glebe. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 6 March 1909 · page 5

A fire occurred early this morning at the asbestos boiler covering factory carried on by Charles Spred at Globe. On receiving the alarm the Glebe…

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Fire a Restaurant. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 9 March 1909 · page 3

A fire occurred early this afternoon at the Metropolitan Dining Rooms, Lower, George-street. The Flames broke out in the fourth story and…

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Fire at Clarendon. New Homestead Destroyed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 2

A fire occurred on Wednesday at Mr W. M. Byrne's Western Lands Lease at Clare, whereby a new weatherboard house, of which Mr Byrne had…

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At the Battle Op Gravelotte. an Advance Under Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 10 March 1909 · page 4

In "Harper's," William Galdaer, a survivor of the battle of Cravelotte, the most hard-fought victory of the France-Prussion war, tells…

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Fire at Euston. McLEOD'S Store Destroyed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 2

Brief telegraphic intimation was received at Balrenald on Friday that between 3 and 4 o'clock on that morning Mr. R. S. McLeod's general store…

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New South Wales. Sydney, Tuesday. Fire on a Barone

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 24 March 1909 · page 3

A [?] broke out in the chart room of the barque [?]amba doon while the vessel was lying in the harbor to-day. The chart room was complete…

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The Euston Fire. an Inquiry

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 31 March 1909 · page 2

An inquiry was held here on Thursday last by Mr M J McMahon, P. M., [?]ference to the recent fire which today destroyed McLeod's store…

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Large Fire fit White Cliffs

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 April 1909 · page 32

A fire the other night destroyed the whole block of buildings running from Johnstone-stroet to Opal-street, White Cliffs. Constable Hannan noticed sparks…

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