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Fires & bushfires, 1900

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Great Fire. Five Hundred Deaths. Terribe Struggles for Life. Damage Two Million London

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 7 July 1900 · page 2

Accounts of a great five at the Hoboken Docks, New York, show that it was much more disastrous than the first reports indicated…

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A List of Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

In New Zealand daring the past two months 81 fires bare occurred, involving a loss of £60,180 insurance…

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A Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

Harvey, Shaw and Company, hardware march and, Melbourne, yesterday had their premises destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £20,000…

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Fire in Crampton-street. Damages Nearly £300

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 3

THE fire which occurred in Crampton-street just before we went topress on Friday night, destroying two four-roomed weatherboard cottages, occupied respectively by Messrs…

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Local and General News. Fire in Crampton-street

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 10 July 1900 · page 2

A fire, briefly reported in Saturday's issue broke out in a weatherboard cottage in Crampton-Street, occupied by James Curran, on Friday night. The imnate[?] had removed…

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Fires House at North Wagga Destroyed

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 2

ON Tuesday night at about 10 o'clock the two-roomed weatherboard house at North Wagga occupied by Mr. William Dowsott, was, together with its contents, completely…

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Fire at North Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 12 July 1900 · page 2

A two loomed weatherboard tenements owned and occupied by Williama Dow[?] at North Wagga was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday night. The flames were…

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New York Dock Fire. a Steamer Refloated. Recovery of Twenty-four Bodies. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 14 July 1900 · page 2

The Saal, one of the steamers which, was run aground during the great fire winch occurred at the New York docks, has been re-fleated…

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All Round. Between Two Fires

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 24 July 1900 · page 1

A few years ago a mob surrounded the court-house in C--, Western American town, and did considerable damage; among other things setting…

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Fire Brigade Station and Park Pavilion

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 3 August 1900 · page 2

The Mayor pointed out the need of a Fire Brigade Station, and a Pavilion for the Public Park, asking for a small grant of £150 for the former, and £100 for the…

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 August 1900 · page 2

The usual monthly meeting of the above brigade was held at the Fire Station on Tuesday evening last. Present—Capt. S[?] 1st [?] spies, 2nd Lieut, Hely,…

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Fire at Dandenong. Several Hunters Burnt to Death. Fairfield a Victim

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 August 1900 · page 3

A Dandknong (Vie.) telegram of Friday, states that during the early hours of that morning, the loose boxes at Stamford Park, scoresby, the property of Messrs. F. R…

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A Ship on Fire

The Cootamundra Liberal · Wednesday 15 August 1900 · page 4

At Port Elizabeth, on the 20th ult., the s.s. Mariposia, a newly built vessel, 4,656 tons, laden with hay for the military, was found on fire. She…

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The Bushmen's Fight. Admirable Srirmishers and Scouts. Steadiness Under Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 August 1900 · page 2

Sir Frederick Carrington, with 600of the New South Wales Bushmen, and 6 guns, advanced camp August 5 within two miles of Hoare's Camp. but found it impossible to…

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A Fire at Sea

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 17 August 1900 · page 2

A fire looks out on beard the steamer Cymic, from Queenstown to New York. The crew battled with the flames for 36 hours, under suffocating fumes of…

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Fire at Ballarat. Seven Lives Lost

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 3

At Ballarat on Sunday morning a disas[?] fore occurred at Mr. W.H. Jenkin's grocery store and dwelling, at the corner of Ripon and south Streets by which 7 of the…

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Terrible Fire at Ballumt. Seven Lives Lost. a Mother's Devotion. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 August 1900 · page 2

A TRAGIC occurance overawed Ballarat this morning. About 1 o'clock a fire broke out in a large weatherboard grocery store and dwelling of W. H. Jonkin, at the corner of…

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A Tragic Fire Seven Lives Lost

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 22 August 1900 · page 3

Melbourne Sunday.—A tragic occurrence overawed Ballarat this morning. About 1 o'clock, when the city was at its quitest, a fire broke out in the large…

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The Breelong Blacks. Fire on a House

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 August 1900 · page 2

The police received the following telegram from Mudgee to-day:—"The Governors tired 9 or 10 shots at Haron's house at Yarraman, near Blackville, at 7…

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The Ballarat Fire. Futile Efforts to Rouse the Sleepers

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 August 1900 · page 4

The latest reports bring little that is new about the fatal fire at Ballarat. There were crowds of sightseers throughout the day and evening…

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