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Fires & bushfires, 1893

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Bush Fires in the Albury District

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 January 1893 · page 3

Sad accounts continue to come to hand of the destruction done by bash fires in the western portion of the Albury district daring the past five or six days. At Nangunia,…

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Bush Fires

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 5

A considerable amount of damage has been done in the Wagga Wagga district by bush fires. A fire commenced on the Ariah run at the end of last week, and…

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Bush Fires in the Murrumbidgee District. Great Destruction of Wheat and Grass. Narandera

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 4 January 1893 · page 5

FROM later particulars, the bush fires which raged on Christmas Day round this district were most serious. News comes from Cowabee that a fire broke out there on…

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An Engine for Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 January 1893 · page 8

The Pastoral Times, Deniliquin, describes a fire engine (to be used principally for extinguishing bush fires) bought for the Cornalla holding:…

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Engine for Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1893 · page 4

The Pastoral times of Daniliquin, in its issue of December 31, describes a fire engine (to be used princpally extinguishing bush f[?]es[?]bough f[?]r the Corna a holding:—The…

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Fatal Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1893 · page 2

A fire occurred early this morning at 14 Ennis-street, Balmain, in a six-roomed house and tinsmith's shop, owned and occupied by P. Fitzgerald. The place was totally…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 January 1893 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

A meeting was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present:—2nd-Lieut. Edney, Treas, Moin, Fr. Spies, Thompson, Ray, F. and G. Williams, Greenfield, Juppenlatz,…

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Bush Fires!

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 10

WE have heard of many complaints about fires being started by the engine which is used on the contract for the Temora railway line. Geraldra has been fired, the…

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Terrible Fire in Canton. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 January 1893 · page 2

The steamer Ocampo, which arrived to-day from Japan, brings news that an extensive fire occurred at Canton in the early morning of 30th November…

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Bush Fires! Destruction of Grass, Fences, Crop, Etc

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1893 · page 6

AT the time of going to press for Saturday's issue we had heard some scant particulars of serious bush fires and of their disastrous effects and some talk of probable litigation…

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Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 3

During the high which prevailed on Friday last a fire, said to have had its origin in a teamsters camp fire (the Junee Democrat states) broke out on the Millbank estate, and…

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Fire on Marrer

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 3

A fire broke out on Marrar run on Tuesday morning, on the land in the occupation of Mr. Hugh M'Alister, which is about 18 miles from Wagga. and on the Junee side of…

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An Incendiary Fire. Echuca

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 January 1893 · page 3

An inquiry was held to-day into the cause of the late fires at Koyuga, on Mr. Simmie's station. Patrick Marton, son of a ganger living at Koyuga, was severely cross-examined…

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How Bush Fires Start

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 4

Mr. David Roach. of Lysterfield, Coolamon, writes to ihe Wagga Express :— As bush lives seem to be very plentiful, I send you an account of one which broke out…

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The Bush Fires. Losses Estimated at £75,000

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1893 · page 2

THE Albury correspondent) of the Daily Telegraph, writing on Tuesday, says:—Enormous losses have been caused by the bush fire which has raged in the northern…

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Serious Fire Near Echuca. Echuca

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 January 1893 · page 4

A destructive fire broke out about noon yesterday on a farm at Kanyapella, belonging to Mr. M. Ryan. There was a high wind, and the…

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Fires at Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

Mr. Edward Wilson, coroner for the Corowa district on Saturday held an inquiry into the cause or a fire in a refreshment shop, occupied by Mrs. M'Donald, living apart…

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Mysterious Fires at Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

MR. Edward Wilson, coroner for the C[?]rowa district commenced a series of inquests on Friday in connection with a remarkable succession of fires which have occurred here…

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Serious Fire in Ballarat. a Flour Mill Destroyed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1893 · page 2

Early on Friday evening the chaffcutting plant and the Hour mills of Messrs. P. B. Ivey and Co. was totally destroyed by fire. The plant was housed in a two-story wooden…

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