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Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Intercolonial Fire Brigades' Competition. the Albury Demonstration. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1895 · page 3

THE fire brigades' demonstration, in which 500 men, representing 50 brigades, took part, was held to-day on the Albury show ground, Six or eight Victorian brigades and the…

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Great Fire at Deniliquin. Clark's Store and Timber Yard Burnt. Deniliquin

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 3

A DISASTROUS fire broke out at half-pust-7 o'clock this evening in Cressy street, on the premises occupied by tho executors of the late James Clark, and used as a hardware…

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Fire at Mr. R. Dunn's, Oura

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1895 · page 2

A REPORT reached Wagga yesterday afternoon that the homestead of Mr. Robert Dunn, senr., Oura, had been burnt to the ground. The homestead was situated on…

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The Fire at Oura. Further Particulars

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

Further particulars are to hand regarding the fire which consumed the residence of Mr. Robert Dunn, of "Fanfield," Oura-road, on Tuesday last, which was reported in the…

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The Late Fire at KurraJang

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1895 · page 2

REGARDING the late fire at Kurrajong, by which the residence of Mr. Robert Dunn, senr., was completely demolished there is still no clue as to its origin. It appears…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 January 1895 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on Tuesday evening last. Present—Captain Edney (in the chair), 1st Lieut. Strusz, 2nd…

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Fire at Condobolin. Great Destruction of Property

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 17 January 1895 · page 3

AT 3.30 on Sunday morning, Bassett's Courthouse Hotel, Condobolin, was found to be on fire. The flames which were supposed to have originated in the cellar, very soon…

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News from Illabe. a Bush Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 2

A BUSH fire broke out on Mr. Weir's property, near Wantiool, on Sunday evening, and assisted by a strong wind and the great heat of the day it burnt with fiercences until nightfall. The fire…

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Destructive Fire at Bourke

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 31 January 1895 · page 4

A FIRE, broke out at W. Allwood's bootmaker'a shop in Mitchell-street ISourke early on Sunday morning and spread both ways, ultimately destroying six shops and…

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Bush Fires near The Rock. Supposed Incendiarism. (From Our Correspondent.) the Rock

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 5 February 1895 · page 2

LAST night a fire was raging fiercely on Mr. Ashcroft's Tootal estate, and was proceeding at a rapid rate towards the Mittagong homestead, where it was thought it would…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 February 1895 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening. Present:- Captain Edney, 1st-Lieut. Strusz, ex-Capt. Mumford, Firemen Spiers. Atherton, Hely,…

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The Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 2

The members of the Wagga Fire Brigade have been very hardly dealt with as regards the matter of a site for the erection of a station. For many years they have been…

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A Rat Causes an Electrical Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 February 1895 · page 6

A singular accident occurred recently to the electric lighting system of Baltimore. The lights of a large portion of the city suddenly went out without…

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Fire! the City Bank Narrowly Escapes

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 27 February 1895 · page 4

A few minutes after 8 o'olock on Monday evening a fire broke out at the fine block of buildings known as the City Bank. The manager, Mr A. G. H. Sandeman, was away…

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Fire at Wodonga. a Woman Terribly Injured. Wodonga

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 28 February 1895 · page 2

BETWEEN 1 and 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in High-street, in the neighborhood of the Shire-hall, which resulted not only in the demolition of two shops but in…

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Another Fire! Narrow Escape of Stores. Vicious Fiery Demon. Fire Brigade's Good Service

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 2 March 1895 · page 5

One of the moat exciting fires we have had in this town broke out on Thursday afternoon at the rear of Messrs. Matthews Bros.' Railway Stores in Parker-st., sufficiently…

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Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 9 March 1895 · page 7

A MEETING was held here on Tuesday afternoon, convened at the instance of Mr. Frank George, inspector of agencies, and as representing the Commercial Union Assurance…

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Wagga Volunteer Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 March 1895 · page 3

THE usual monthly meeting of the above brigade was held on Tuesday evening. Present—Captain Edney, 1st-Lieut Strusz, 2nd-Lieut. Williams, Ex-capt Mumford,…

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Fire at the Jenolan Caves Jenolan Caves

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 March 1895 · page 2

A FIRE broke out here this morning. It was discovered about 12.40 a.m. All the buildings were destroyed excepting the new house, which was saved after great…

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