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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Fire Near Hay. Hay

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 November 1900 · page 2

NEWS was received this morning that Malalue, the private residence of Mr. William Holden Watt, of Howlong Station, about 30 miles from Hay, on the…

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Bush Fires

Coolamon Echo · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 3

For the last week or so small bush fires have occurred in different parts of district. It was reported on Saturday one started at Mr. George Smith’s farm…

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The Cleansing Fire. zCHAPTER 1

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 16 November 1900 · page 4

"THERE 'S a lovely girl, Desmond the one at the piano, I mean ! Who is she, I wonder? " The scene was a, crowded drawing…

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Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 17 November 1900 · page 5
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The bush fire trouble has set in. Last week Pomingslarna Common caught fire, and 350 acres of grass were destroyed and simultaneously another fire destroyed 50 acres on…

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Bush Fires at Lockhart

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 2

Further outbreaks of grass fires occurred in the Lockhart district last week, and farmers were busy everywhere with either plough or reaper endeavouring to…

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Grass Fires

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 2

FURTHER grass fires have occurred in the Lockhart district. At Milbrulong on Thursday, Mr. O'Shanressy, a selector, lost 500 acres of grass, and Mr. F. Young, a…

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Fire in Fitzmaurice Street

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 2

About 11 o'clock on Saturday night a fire broke out in a small loft over the oven at Mr. H. Johnston's bakehouse, Fitzmaurice-street, Wagga. The alarm was at once raised…

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The Cleansing Fire. Chapter Iii

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 4

In the back garden of a house near Tavistock Square, Hilda was sitting alone. She bowed her cheek upon her…

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Fire in Fitzmauricc Street. Dangerous Consequences Averted

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 2

AN alarm of fire was given, on Saturday night, shortly after 11 o'clock, when it was found that A building occupied by Mr. H. M. Johnstone baker, was seen to be on fire…

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Fire and Gale at Sea. a Terrible Experience

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 November 1900 · page 3

The barque Almora, which took fire while on the voyage from Liverpool to Sydney with a general cargo and put into Algon Bay arrived in Sydney on Saturday. The…

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Warren. a Series of Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 3

It named here heavily an day on Saturday, being a succession of smart thunder showers. There is no doubt at we do a vast amount of good to the late…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents.) Tooyal. Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 3

DURING the past week a great, amount of anxiety has been caused throughout the whole district by bush fires. In the latter part of the week a fire broke out on Mr…

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Fire at Mulwala

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 November 1900 · page 2

A seven roomed weatherboard home situated at Mulwala, owned and occupied by Mr. John Dunn, was on Monday morning totally destroyed by fire. Particulars to hand above…

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The Late Fires

Coolamon Echo · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 3

Many people who heard of the fires out Currawarna way do not seem to be aware that they were more serious than was supposed. Nearly the whole of…

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The Cleansing Fire. Chapter Iv.—continued

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 23 November 1900 · page 4

Believing this, Desmond had yielded to temptation, and had gladly acceded to Garth's demands in all matters of money ; indeed, the more his con…

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Grass and Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 3

Grass is abundant, and keeping its color fairly wall so-far, although we had a couple of fires a fortnight ago. Fortunately the grass was too green io many places and they…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Destructive Grass Fires. May

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 2

A grass fire in the Hay irrigation area on Friday deetroyed two block's of bay, esti-mated to centain 50 tons the property of Mr. Robert Mann. The tacks were uninsured…

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The Cleansing Fire. Chapter V. Continued

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 27 November 1900 · page 4

It made him feel almost as though the curse of blood was already, on his soul. Breaking the terrible spell that…

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Extensive Bush Fires. Two Selectors Burnt Out

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

FOR the last two days it has boon obvious, from the appearance of the horizon, that extensive bush fires have been raging in the vicinity of Sandy Creek and Waratah…

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