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Fires & bushfires, 1909

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Re Grant to the Moama Fire Brigade

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 4

Sir,—With reference to your letter of 1st July, the receipt of which has already been formally acknowledged, I am directed by the Chief Secretary to inform you that the…

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Old Age Pensioner on Fire Clothes Catch While Making Tea. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 31 July 1909 · page 2

An [?]riy married woman named Aun Lewis, who was 75 years of age, was to severely burned at Balmain this afternoon that she died before the flames could be…

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Fire at a Sydney Theatre

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 4

A fire broke out Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, on Sunday morning, and before it was extingulahad the gallery and dome were severely damaged by fire and…

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Women in the Line of Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

The revolutionists kept up a terrible [?] from the balconies and windows of horses, and from the barricades which they and erected in the streets. They…

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Great Fire at Osaka Thousands of Buildings Destroyed. Famous Buddhist Temple Burned. Many Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

Reuter's Agency Learns from its correspondent at Osaka that a great fire occurred there on Saturday accompanied by heavy loss of life…

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To Die for Spain Soldiers Object to Serve in Morocco How the Rebellion Progresses Severe Street Fighting in Barcelona. Soldiers Fire in the Air London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 3 August 1909 · page 2

Further details have now been received at the action, fighting between the revolationprice, at Bucclona, who object to the soldier being drafted to be shot down by…

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Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 6

Tim ordinary mooting, of the Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade was held last evening, when there were persent: Captain T. Ryan (in the chair), Licut. Grinton,…

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Explosion of Fire Damp Mines Seriously Injured

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 4 August 1909 · page 6

A sensational accident. occurred at the New Madame Berry mine, Allendale (near Creswick) about. 1.30 a.m. on Monday, just after the night shift had gone below…

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Wooden House Destroyed by Fire Brigade Arrive Without Apparatus. Through and Unreliable Telephone Message

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 5 August 1909 · page 3

A fire broke and last evening at 8.30 in a [?], wooden hon a lined with convas and paper, situated at the corner of Ban and Parking on Streets, Albury. it…

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A Consent Destroyed by Fire. Camden

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 3

The roman Catholic Convent at Bur[?] was totally destroyed by fire just after midnight this morning. One of the after was awakened by a rasing of…

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Fire In Japan. Great Loss of Life

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 43

A great fire occurred at Osaka, in Japan, on Saturday. Reuter's correspondent reports that thousands of buildings have been ruined, and that the world-famous…

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Serious Fire in Lachlan Street. The Beehive Store Gutted. Mr A. S Fasher a Heavy Loser

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 6 August 1909 · page 2

The period of comparative immunity from serious conflagrations that Hay has enjoyed for a number of years was interrputed on Wednesday afternoon,…

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Fire at Barcaldine Business Portion Wiped Out. Brisbane 10

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 11 August 1909 · page 2

Newa has been received of a disastrous fire which occurred at Harealdine early this morning, which was responsible for the complete [?] of all the…

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Conflagration in Auckland. Arcade Destroyed by Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 2

A fire destroyed the Strand-arcade in Queens-street, Auckland, N.Z., the property of Mr. Arthur Myers, There was an immense conflagration and the brigade could…

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Trees That Fight Fire. and Mushrooms Which Lift Paving Stones

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 18 August 1909 · page 4

The common present beloved of the American small boy and under the alias of monkey-hut" not unknown to the English cousin grows in a…

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Big Fire In Auckland Damage Estimated at £100,000

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 20 August 1909 · page 30

One of the biggest Auckland buildings, the Strand Arcade, belonging to Messrs. Campbell nd Ehrenfred, was totally destroyed by fire on Monday night. The…

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Big Fire in Illinois

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 2

Decatur, a city in illinois, about 40 miles west of Springfield, has been seriously damaged by fire. The blaze completely destroyed twenty large buildings, doing…

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sMILITANT Labor Pittsburg Troops Fire on Crowd. Women Attack the Soldiers. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 25 August 1909 · page 2

Further details have been received of the wild rio[?]ting at Pittsburg, U.S.A., in connection with the strike of the employes of the local steel car works…

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Forest Fires. Immense Damage. London, August 23

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 43

A fife, recalling in its widespread effects the disastrous outbreak in the Fernie district, in Canada, some years ago, has broken out in the Kootenay district of…

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Corowa Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 27 August 1909 · page 3

The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the station on Monday evening. There were present Lieutenant G. Parkin and nine firemen…

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