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Fires & bushfires, 1892

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Disastrous Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 3

THE biggest fire experienced here for many months broke out this evening. It destroyed a row of three shops and a big hotel in Argent-street, while another shop had to be…

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Large Fire at Deniliquin. a Drapery Shop Burnt. Deniliquin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 November 1892 · page 2

THIS morning, at about 2 o'clock, a disastrous fire broke out in Napier-street, Deniliquin, by which several thousand pounds worth of property was destroyed, and Mr…

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Large Fire in Deniliguin. a Drapery Shop Burnt

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 November 1892 · page 3

On Tuesday morning, at about 2 o'clock, a disastrous fire broke out in Napier-street, Deniliquin, by which several thousands of pounds worth of property was destroyed, and…

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Wagga Police Court. Thursday, Nov 24Th. (Before Mr. H. Baylis P.m.) Discharging Fire Works

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 November 1892 · page 3

James Looey, a Chinaman, was fined £2 and 7s 4d costs, for letting off fireworks on 24th May. VAGRANCY, ETC…

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Fire at French Park

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 December 1892 · page 2

NEWS reached Wagga yesterday morning that Mr. P. Brislan's homestead, French Park, near The Rock, was burned to the ground at half-past ten o'clock on the…

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Bush Fires. Jerilderie

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 December 1892 · page 3

THE first bush fires of the season broke out yesterday between the boundaries of Moodie's and Peterson and Sargood's runs, 20 miles from here, about 1 o'clock. The…

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Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 December 1892 · page 3

A GENERAL meeting of the Cootamundra Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the Town hall on Friday, 2nd instant. Upwards of 30 members were present, Mr. E. V…

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Bush Fires in the Berrigan District. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1892 · page 2

A REPORT received from Berrigan last night states that a very serious outbreak of fire occured on farmers holdings in that district on Monday whereby several residents have…

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Bush Fires in the Riverina District. Suspicions of Incendiarism

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 December 1892 · page 2

AN Albury report of Friday published in the Argus says:— The simultaneous outbreak of bush fires in almost every part of the Riverina district, as well as on the…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 December 1892 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening when there were present —Captain Connor, lst-Lieut. Mumford, 2nd-Lieut. Edney, Treas. Moin,…

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Grabs Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 December 1892 · page 3

The Bullenbong correspondent of the Narandera Argus writes under date 9th inst.: —Since my last we have bad a fair share of Wire around here. On Saturday a fire broke…

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Fire in Champion Street

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 December 1892 · page 2

At 4 o'clock on Saturday morning the stables at the rear of the Bridge hotel at the junction of Crampton and Fitzmaurice streets, Wagga, was observed by the man…

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Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 December 1892 · page 2

REPORTS of bush fires in different portions of this district have unfortunately been too frequent during the past few weeks. Happily the damage done up to the present has not…

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The Late Fire at Cowra. Another Prompt and Liberal Settlement. by the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 3

THE ordinary meeting of the committee of the Cowra Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society was held at the Council Chambers on Wednesday evening, the 7th…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Destruction of Wheat Crops

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 2

DISASTROUS bush fires are reported from nearly every portion of the district, and in many cases the losses suffered by settlers have been very severe. A conflagration…

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Fire at Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 2

On Saturday night, while the streets were crowded with sight-seers, a fire broke out in the drapery establishment of Messrs. Rappiport and Co., Dean-street, through the…

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Fire at Yerong Creek

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 December 1892 · page 4

A correspondent writes; As your readers arc doubtless aware by the signs in the southern skies this portion of the district has been the scene of extensive conflagrations…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1892 · page 2

THE Christmas holidays were not allowed to pass over without some of our neighbours goffering severe losses. Last week there was a fire at the 5 mile, which did considerable damage, and on…

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Brungle News. a Destructive Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 30 December 1892 · page 6

DECEMBER, 23.—A serious are occurred at Mr. H. French's farm Thursday last, by which a considerable position of his shed was burned down and a chaff cutter and a quantity of…

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