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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1881

27 stories in Riverina's papers · page 1 of 2

A Family Burnt Out

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1881 · page 4

A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred on the evening of New Year's Day, on the farm of a man named Kelly, on the Dunkeld Road, near Bathurst. The Free Press relates the…

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Our Telegrams. Alarming Bush Fire. Tumut, Thursday, 6 p.m

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1881 · page 3

A bush fire, many miles in extent, has been burning furiously all the morning on the southwest of Tumut, coming towards the town before a terribly hot wind. All business is suspended,…

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Fire on Gobbagumbalin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1881 · page 3

THURSDAY last will be remembered as one of the worst days experienced throughout the heat of this summer. Early in the morning a high wind set in from the west,…

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A Horrible Fire.—nine People Burned to Death

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 February 1881 · page 3

New York, January 4th.—A fire broke out this morning in the rear of No. 35, Madisonstreet, in a four-Story tenement. Nine lives were lost, as follows:—-Elien Sheridan, aged…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1881 · page 3

THE ordinary monthly meeting was held at the engine-station, Baylis-street, on Tuesday evening. Present:—Mr. T. West (captain) in the chair, and Messrs. J. J. M'Grath, J…

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Disastrous Fire at Bourke. Bourke

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1881 · page 3

A disastrous fire took place here this morning, at 2 o'clock, when two large stores, some sheds, and a dwelling-house, belonging to Messrs. Hinton, Mackey, and Co.,…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 March 1881 · page 3

A SPECIAL meeting of the Wagga Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the engine station on Tuesday evening, the 29th instant, for the purpose of devising means to celebrate…

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1881 · page 2

THE ordinary monthly and the first annual meeting of the brigade was held at the engine station on Tuesday evening, 3rd May. Present: Mr. T. West (captain) in the chair,…

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Terribie Fire at Qurbec—800 Houses Destroyed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 July 1881 · page 4

On the night of the 9th June (the correspondent of the Daily Telegraph reports) a terrible Gre broke in Quebec, and raged with tho [?]tmost fury for seven hours. It was not…

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Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 14 September 1881 · page 2

THE regular weekly meeting of the Temora Fire Brigade took place on Monday evening last at Gundry's Golden Fleece Hotel. Mr. R. M 'Iutyre, as captain, in the chair…

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Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 21 September 1881 · page 2

THE usual weekly meeting of the Temora Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening last at Gundry's Golden Fleece Hotel. Mr. R. McIntyre, as captain, occupied the chair…

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Temora News. Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 September 1881 · page 2

ON Saturday last the dwellers in Hoskins street were astonished to see two mysterious looking individuals in scarlet coats parading the streets. Society generally, and the ladies…

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Local & General News. Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 28 September 1881 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the Temora Fire Brigade was held on Monday last at Gundry's Golden Fleece Hotel; Mr. R. McIutyre, captain, in the chair…

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Local & General News. Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 5 October 1881 · page 2

The usual weekly meeting of the Temora Fire Brigade was held at Gundry's Golden Fleece Hotel on Monday last, 3rd instant. Mr. R. M'lntyre occupied the chair…

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Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 12 October 1881 · page 2

A MEETING of the members of the above Brigade was held at Gundry's Golden Fleece Hotel on Monday evening last. Mr. R. M'Intyre, captain of the Brigade, in the…

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Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 26 October 1881 · page 2

THE regular fortnightly meeting of the Temora Fire Brigade took place at the Golden Fleece Hotel on Monday evening last…

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Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 2 November 1881 · page 2

THE regular weekly Meeting of the Temora Fire Bridade took place at Gundry's Golden Fleece Hotel on Monday, 31st October. Mr. Hickey attended as delegate of the…

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Sheep on Fire From Spontaneous Combustion

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 November 1881 · page 4

AN extraordinary discovery was made by the guard in charge of the alf-past [?] train to Melbourne on Monday morning at the Meredith station. A number of long-wooled…

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Temora Fire Brigade

The Temora Star · Wednesday 9 November 1881 · page 2

THE regular meeting of the Temora Fire Brigade took place at the Academy of Music on Monday last, 7th inst. The minutes of the previous meeting were…

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Local & General News. Prince of Wales Birthday. the Fire Bricade Sports

The Temora Star · Saturday 12 November 1881 · page 2

At an early hour on Wednesday last the flitting about of red tunics, and the unwonted appearance of gaily coloured sashes, gave the main street an unusually animated…

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