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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Bush Fire at Bandy Creek

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

On Tuesday morning a bush fire started about the boundary of Mangoplah Station, and burnt down on to Sandy Creek Station, Inquiries yesterday elicited the information…

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Fire at Borambola Station

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

News was received in towa to-day of a [?] at Borambola Station. On making enquiry, Mr J. A. Gunn, manager of Borambola, informed us by telephone that the…

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Fire at Currawarna School

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

About 5 a.m. on Tuesday morning the Public School at Currawarna, about 22 miles from Wagga,, on the Wagga-Narrandera road, a weatherooard building…

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Fire at Currawarna. —Public School Destroyed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

The polico were informed on Tuesday afternoon that the Currawarna Public School had been burnt to the ground. Mr. Pidgeon, the school master,…

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Grass Fire at Berrigan. Berrigan

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

A fire broke out to-day in the crop of Mr. Peter Ai[?]ken, within four miles of the township. The fire started where the men were carting in hay, and…

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Serious Fire in Railway Sheds. Deniliquin

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 29 November 1900 · page 2

A disastrous fire took place at the Deniliquin and Moama railway premises here on Sunday afternoon about 4 o'clock. The carnage repairing, and…

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Another Fire

Coolamon Echo · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 4

Another extraordinary fire occurred the day before yesterday when the farm house belonging to Mr. Williamson, and which adjoins Mr. J. H. Palmer’s, was…

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A Truck of Wool on Fire

The Junee Democrat · Friday 30 November 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon, when the goods train from Wagga arrived in Junee, it was found that a truck of wool was on fire. Though apparently…

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Bush-fire Vigilance Committee

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Even at the risk of being accused of wearingly harping upon a worn-out subject we must again draw the attention to the bush-fire danger which exists around…

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Bush Fires. Further Outbreaks. Fire on the Albury Road

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

A fire broke out yesterday morning on the Albury Road in a paddock belonging to Mr. D. Maher, which adjoins the railway line. It its supposed, in fact it was stated…

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Bush Fires at Wagga. the Sandy Creek Outbreak

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

More detailed particulars which have come to hand go to show that the grass fire which broke out on Sandy Creek Station on Tuesday was more serious than was at first…

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The Borambola Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Nothing further has been found out with regard to the outbreak of fire which occurred at the Borambola station stables, at midnight on Tuesday. Senior Constable…

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The Currawarna Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

An inquest will be held this morning at Currawarna at 10 a.m., by the acting Coroner, Mr. G. Martin, P.M., into the burning down of the Currawarna Public…

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Fire Near Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

Yesterday morning a fire started in large paddock on Mr. Daniel Mahe[?]'s holding near the overhead bridge across the railway, about 5 miles from Wagga. The outbreak…

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Fire at Coolamon

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

The residence of Mr. W. Williamson, a selector at Coolamon, was burnt to the ground on Thursday. The greatest difficulty was experienced in preventing the fire…

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A Ladies' Fire Brigade

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 17

The little town of Nasso, in Sweden, has a feminine department, 150 strong in its fire brigade. The water-works of…

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Fire at the Newtown Public School

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 December 1900 · page 2

At 5.30 on Thursday afternoon, an alarm of fire was raised, but it was shortly discovered that the outbreak was not of a serious character being confined to the grass in…

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The Currawarna Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 2

An inquest on the burning down of the Currawarna Public School was held at Currawarna on Saturday before Mr.G. Martin, [?]ting coroner and a jury. The…

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FiRE at Currawarna School

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 3

An Inquast [?] the fire at Gurrawarna police school which was burnt down early on Tuesday last was held at the Commereial Hotel Currawarns an Saturday…

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The Cleansing Fire. Chapter Iv.—continued

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Tuesday 4 December 1900 · page 4

"Why was I ever such a fool as to let bev go? " he muttered to himself with passionate regret. "I ought to have detained her at any cost rather…

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