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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Destructive Fires. Chinese Store Destroyed. Damage Estimated at Over £1000. Partly Covered by Insurance

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 1 February 1900 · page 2

A FIRE, attended with a considerable amount of damage, occurred in the lower part of Fitzmaurice-street yestrday afternoon A weatherboard store occupied by a…

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Bush Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

Destructive bush fires are raging in many parts of South Australia…

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A N.s.w. Lancer Writes to Gundagai. Lancer Weston's Experience. Under Fire Several Times. an Interesting Letter

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1900 · page 2

Mr. PERCY WESTON has received the following interesting letter from his brother James who sailed for South Africa with the Lancers in the Kent:—…

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Bush Fire Effects

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 2

It is estimated that full thirty thousand sheep were destroyed in the district of Warrnambool by the recent bash fires…

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Fire at North Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 4

A fire broke out in a mysterious manner at a four-roomed weatherboard house owned and occupied by Mrs. Elizabeth Noonan, in Wall-street, North Wagga,…

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The Fitzmaurice-street Fire. Inquiry Held. an Open Verdict

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 2

YESTERDAY morning, before Mr. G. H. Tempest, District Coroner, and a jury, an inquiry was held concerning the fire which on Wednesday last destroyed Harry Kong…

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Fires at Wagga. the Outbreak in the Chinese Quarter. an Inquest Held.—an Open Verdict

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 4

The District Coroner, Mr. G. H. Tempest, J.P., held an inquest at the Courthouse yesterday concerning the fire which broke out and totally destroyed the…

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Fire at North Wagga. Dwelling Housk Demolished. Damage—about £100

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1900 · page 2

ON Saturday night, at North Wagga, a fire occurred which resulted in the complete destruction of a dwelling house belonging to Mrs. Elizabeth Noonan, a widow. The…

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Bush Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 2

Further bush fires have occurred at Warrnambool, and fifty persons have had their hornet, burned…

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The Fire Demon

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 7 February 1900 · page 2

A holiday camp near Capo Conan caught fire, and throe children named Ashcroft were burned to death, and four other children of the same family were…

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

The Wagga Fire Brigade held its monthly meeting at the station on Tuesday, there being present Captain Strusz (in the chair), lst. Lieut. Spies, 2nd…

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Fire at Egan Creek

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 February 1900 · page 2

A fire broke out at the Egan Creek station, Yerong, at noon on Tuesday, and totally destroyed a number of outbuildings, including the store, kitchen, and…

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Victorian Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1900 · page 2

There was further extensive damage yesterday in the Kilmore district of Victoria by bush fires. On the Pyrences the bush fires covered an area…

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Another Bayonet Charge. Durham Light Infantry. Victorious. Artillery Fire Superb. London, Feb. 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 February 1900 · page 2

Signal bravery was displayed by the 1st battalion of the Durham Light Infantry, under Lieut.-Colonel A. L. Woodland. The battalion was ordered to storm…

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Bush Fires

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 2

On Wednesday last the bush fire which had been raging for some days in the Bangadang ranges burst out with greater intensity, and consumed…

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The Bush Fires in Victoria

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 3

Smouldering bush fires in the western district are being carefully watched to guard against them getting fresh headway. The damage done at Framlingham, an important…

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Local and General News. Fire at Bomen

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 2

A fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday, at the homestead of the farm at Bomen, belonging to Mr. Christopher Silverwood, of Covent Garden Stores,…

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New South Wales Troops Under Fire. London, Feb 9

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 2

Fighting continues almost without intermission in the Colesbcrg district, the various Australian contingents being made much use of by Lientenant-General French…

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Fire at Bomen. Two Cottages Destroyed. Damages—about £400

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 February 1900 · page 2

A FIRE, most mysterious in its origin, occurred at Mr. C. Silverwood's 120 acre farm Bomen, on Sunday morning. The result of the outbreak was that two cottages,…

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