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Fires & bushfires, 1919

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Socialist Deputy Wounded Austrian Fires Six Shots. London, October 8

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 5

A Berlin message says that a viennese siv[?] fired six shots at Herr Hugo House, independent Socialist member of the German National Assembly, outside…

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Fire on Steamer Wauchope. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 11 October 1919 · page 4

The city coroner to-day committed for trial Ronald Wilkins, aged 17, in connection with the outbreak of fire on the steamer Wanchope…

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The Recent Fire. "The Protection of Smouldering Ruins." Discussion by the Municipal Council

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 14 October 1919 · page 2

At last night's meeting of the Municipal Council the administration of the fire brigade in respect to the protection, of the ruins of the recent fire…

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Street a Lake of Fire

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 17 October 1919 · page 4

A great fire occurred at Perth, Scotland, resulting in hundreds of thousands of pounds damage. The outbreak originated in a four-storey whisky…

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Fire-proof Aeroplanes

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 18 October 1919 · page 4

The aeroplane of the future will probably be built entirely of non-combustible material. Important advances in this direction have already been made by British…

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Fire in Chaff Trucks

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 1

As aresult of a fire on a special train travelling between Narvandera and Junee on Sunday, about 2% lo[?][?] of chaff and tour tarvaullus and lauhings…

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Pinned Beneath Motor Fire Engine Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 22 October 1919 · page 4

While a motor fire angine was procceding to the seene of a bush fire at George's River, the car overturned, three of the occupants being pinned underneath…

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Two City Fires. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 23 October 1919 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning in Lawson House a building of nine floors in clarenee street. The damage a estimated at 2000…

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Fire-proof Aeroplanes

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 24 October 1919 · page 32

The aeroplane of the future will probably be built entirely of noncombustible material. Important advances in this direction have already been made by British…

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Motor Cars and Accessories Burnt. in Big Adelaide Fire. Adelaide

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 25 October 1919 · page 2

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Yudenitoh Attacking on Three Points. Fire and Disorders in Petrograd. London, October 24

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 27 October 1919 · page 2

The fate of Petrograd remans unsettled whilst warships are gathering in the Baltic, and soon winter will close down on the unhappy city…

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THE Furnance of Fortune (Copyright.) a Romance of the English Cotton Mills. Part 23. Chapter Xxiv the Knell of Fire

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 29 October 1919 · page 4

For a couple of days after that very foolish escapade of his George Maskell was a most, sad and thoughtful man. As he had declared so…

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Federal Elections. Contest for the Hume Mr. Scambler Fires the First Gun

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 30 October 1919 · page 3

Mr. A. R. Scambler, the Independent candidate for the Hume seat, gave the just important speech in the contest at corowa last week, when he is reported…

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Early Morning Fire. House Completely Destroyed

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 1 November 1919 · page 2

The long spell of immunity from fires which the town has experienced for a considerable time, was broken early on Saturday morning when Mr. R…

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Fire at Finley. 52 Bales of Sacks Destroyed

The Berrigan Advocate · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 3

On Friday afternoon last the State Wheat Board Jos. 52 bales of cornsacks, valued at £1000, which were lying in one of the grain sheds in the…

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Glebe Island Old Abattoirs Destroyed by Fire, Damage Hundreds of Thousands of Pounds, Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 6 November 1919 · page 3

A disastrous fire tonight destroyed the [?] [?] at Glebe Island, which had been as a stars for follow, copra and hides…

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Great Fire in Sydney

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 7 November 1919 · page 45

A disastrous fire causing damage estimated at £750,000 broke out in the old State Abbatoirs on Wednesday night. These buildings had been on lease by Burns…

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Fire at the South Mine. Reward Offered. Broken Hill

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 12 November 1919 · page 2

In addition to a reward of [?]2000 offered by the Broken Hill South Mini [?] Company for Information which would lend to the conv[?] of the persons…

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Fire-resisting Australian Timbers

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

when urging through the colo[?]s of the daily press the necessity for laws to prev, at the exte[?]tive use of pine [?]irlbersin large centres, Mr. V. B. Trapp give…

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Alleged Income Tax Frauds Field's Books Destroyed by Fire Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 14 November 1919 · page 2

The case of Thomas Alfred Field, wholesale buteher. who was charged with breaches of the Income Tax Ass[?]asment Act, was continued to-day before Mr…

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