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Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 7 June 1900 · page 3
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

The usual monthly meeting of the Wagga fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening at the Fire Station. Present: Captain Strutz, 1st Lieut. Spies,…

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The Ottawa Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 7

On Friday last (says the Canadian correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald") the city of Ottawa, Canada's capital, and: the adjoining city of Hall, were devastated…

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Fire at Pominglarna

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

A fire which occurred on Thursday afternoon resulted in the complete destruction of the house of James Culligan at Pomingalarna. Mr. Culligan left home…

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Fire near Pomingalarna. House and Contents Destroyed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 June 1900 · page 2

ON Thursday afternoon, between 3 and 4 o'clock, a house at Pomona, near Pomingalartta, for many years the residence of the late Mr. C. Steiner, but lately occupied by…

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Fire on a Russian Ship. an Exciting Time

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 June 1900 · page 2

A sensational story of fire having occurred on board of the ship was told by the master of the Russian ship Earl of Zetland on her arival in Hobson's Bay…

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China War. Hostilities Commenced. the Taku Forts Open Fire. Silenced in Six Hours. 100 Chinese Killed. Russia in Manchuria. London

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 22 June 1900 · page 2

Hostilities have broken out China. The Taku Forts, at the month of the Peiho River, opened fire on the…

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A Big Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1900 · page 2

A fire broke out at the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania, yesterday, threatening serious results. The sample room was destroyed. Great damage was done to…

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Letter from Corp. Juliff. Under Raking Fire! Has Two Horses Killed Under Him. on the Way to Pretoria. Kroonstad, 1461900

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 27 June 1900 · page 2

My dear Sister,--Just a few lines to let you know I am all right, and in good health. I suppose you have heard by this that we had a very lively time on…

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Victoria. a Vessel on Fire. Melbourne. Friday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

Bell and Co. received the following cable from capetown to-day. "Kensington on fire in number two hold. Impossible to save the remaining cargo. Vessel towed into…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne, Friday. the Kensington on Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 30 June 1900 · page 2

Mr. Jas. Bell has received the following cable from Capetown:— The Kensington is on fire in No. 2 hold. It is impossible to save the remaining portion of the vessel,…

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Fire at a Dock

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

There has been a great firs at a dock in New fork. Several vessels were partly destroyed. The damage £400,000 Eighty lives were lost…

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Later Gables. for the "Express." Through Reuter's Agency. Great Fire in New York. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 3 July 1900 · page 2

A great fire occurred at the Hoboken Dock, New York. Several of the North German Company's steamer were partially burned…

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Fire in New York

The Temora Star · Wednesday 4 July 1900 · page 2

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--A great, fire has broken out in Hoboken Dock, New York. The full extent of the damage is not…

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Local and General News. Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above Brigade was held at the Fire Station on Tuesday evening last, present:—Captain Str[?] 1st Lieutenant Spies, 2nd…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. London, July 2. the New York Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 2

Further particulars have been received concerning the great fire at the Hoboken dockyards, New York, and show that the catastrophe was much more serious than…

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Cable News. a Terrible Fire. New York Docks Ablaze. Appalling Loss of Life. 600 Persons Perish. Four Steamers Burned. Damage £2,000,000. LONDON

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 5 July 1900 · page 2

Details of the great fire at Hoboken Docks, on the Hudson River, at New York, show that the first reports of the di[?] gave but a faint idea of…

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Fire in Crampton-steet

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

AS though a flood were not a sufficient calamity at one time, fire must needs join forces with the water in the work of destruetion. Shortly after 10.15 last evening,…

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The New York Fire

The Temora Star · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

LONDON, July 2.--Further particulars of the great fire in Hoboken Dockyard, New York, state that some cotton bales were set on fire by the explosion…

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The Great New York Fire

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 4

LONDON, Monday.--Further particulars relating to the fire which took place at the Hoboken Docks, New York go to show that it was a much…

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