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Fires & bushfires, 1893

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Bush Fires. CONDOBOLIN

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 16 December 1893 · page 5

Bush fires are at present burning on either Bide of the river, and it is locally reported that Bygolvin station has been devastated. The town is enveloped in smoke from…

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Urangeline Creek. Destructive Bush Fire. (From Our Correspondent.)

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 December 1893 · page 3

A DESTRUCTIVE bush fire started near. Brookong station on Wednesday, and the country being heavily grassed it speedily got beyond the control of the few persons…

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Fires Out Back

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 20 December 1893 · page 3

A CORRESPONDENT from Yalgogrin writes: Knowing that at all times a little news from here is acceptable to many of your readers, I now give items in general,…

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Fire at Narandera

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 21 December 1893 · page 2

A FIRE took place about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning at Narandera, destroying the tailor's shop of H. J. Brooks, the office of Harry Wren' solicitor, and the office of…

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Fire in Newtown

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 December 1893 · page 2

A FIRE broke out about 2 o'clock this morning in the stables situated at the rear of the Globe Hotel, at the corner of Peter and Morgan Streets, Newtown. The alarm…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 2

THE annual general meeting of the above was held at the Brigade Station on Tuesday evening, 12th inst. There was a full attendance of members present, Captain Connor…

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