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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1899

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Brisbane. Monday. Destructive Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 2

An extensive fire took place this morning at Dalby, causing the total destruction of a large School of Arts building, which had a library consisting of over 1000 volumes, and…

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Queensland. an Extensive Fire. Heavy Damage to Property. Brisbane, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 9 May 1899 · page 3

An extensive fire occured at Dalby early this morning, causing the total destruction of a large School of Arts building, which had a library of over…

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The Fire Fiend

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 4

There have been several large fires here since my last letter. The Theatre Royal at Jersey and two adjoining…

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Hillston Police Court. the Fire at the Show-ground

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 13 May 1899 · page 5

ON Monday, 8th inst, John Oldham, on remand, charged with having, on the 29th April, maliciously net fire to a shed, the property of the Lachlan Pastoral and…

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Fire in Crampton Street

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 2

Shortly before 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. John Eastcott, omnibus driver, in Crampton-street. At about 8.45 p.m. Mrs. Eastcott…

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Disastrous Fire. Dawson City Destroyed. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 23 May 1899 · page 2

Another disastrous fire has occurred at Dawson City, the chief town on the Klondyke goldfield. The town was almost entirely…

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The Fire in Crampton Street

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 May 1899 · page 2

The fire which occurred at the residence of Mr. John Eastcott, cab proprietor, Crampton-street, on Monday evening was duly reported to the District Coroner, Mr. G. H. Tempest…

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Drunken Strikers. Fire Houses. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 2

A number of drunken men, who are amongst the strikers at Riget, saturated several houses with petroleum, and then deliberately set them on fire…

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Big Fire at Bourke. Much Damage Done. Bourke

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 May 1899 · page 5

A disastrous fire broke out here shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon, in Mitchell-street. The tailoring establishment of Messrs…

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Fire at Willandra

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 3 June 1899 · page 6

A FIRE occurred at Willandra station on the evening of Queen's Birthday, and resulted in the complete destruction of the men's hut, with…

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Telegrams a Steamer on Fire. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1899 · page 2

The steamer Duke of Buckingham, which left Brisbane on May 24th, conveying a cargo of froz a meat to london, anchored off Goode…

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Fire on German Mailboat

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 1 July 1899 · page 3

With the thick smoke flattering up from her forward ventilators, and the five sigoal displayed in her rigging the North German Lord ocean liner Batbaresia…

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A Warehouse on Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 July 1899 · page 3

The warehouse of Wohl Brothers, merchants, Melbourne, was party destroyed by fire on Saturday night…

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The Wallendbeen Mill Fire. Inquest As to Its Origin

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 8 July 1899 · page 6

ON Tuesday last, befo there Coroner (Mr. W. H. Matthews, J.P.), and a jury, an inquest was held at the Railway hotel, Wallendbeen as to the origin of the fire which totally…

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Another Fire

The Temora Star · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 2

About three o'clock on Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in a bedroom at the rear of Mr. P. Comyns' Shamrock Hotel. The cause of the fire is a…

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Fire at Temora

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 2

TEMOHA, on Saturday a destructive fire broke out at night at the Golden Gate hotel, owned by Mr Francis Burdett Smith, situated at the corner of Hoakins…

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Fire at Upper Temora

The Temora Star · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 2

ABOUT 7.30 p.m. on Friday evening last a fire broke out at Mr. F. B. Smith's Golden Gate Hotel, Upper Temora, and in a few minutes the…

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Took a Severe Gold after the Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 12 July 1899 · page 6

After the big five in Cripple Creek, I took a very severe cold and tried many remedies without help; the cold only becoming more settled. After using three small bottles of Chamberlain's…

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Took a Severe Cold, after the Big Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 July 1899 · page 8

After the big fire in Cripple Creek, I took a very severe cold and tried many remedies without help; the cold only becoming more settled. After using three small bottles of Chamberlain's…

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Took a Severe Gold after the Big Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 26 July 1899 · page 6

AFTER the big fire in Cripple Creek, I took a very severe cold and tried many remedies without help; the cold only becoming more settled. After using three small bottles of Chamberlain's…

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