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Fires & bushfires, 1901

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Grass Fire by Lightning

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

A miraculous escape from devastation by bush fire was experienced at Malebo on Sunday evening. Mr. W. Farrell of "The Gap," while watching the rising…

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A Confessed Fire Raiser. a Sobraon Boy Implicated

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 1 January 1901 · page 2

JAMES Gibb and Son, of Berthong, in the Cootmundra district, have had a most unpleasant experience. Their run, one of the richest in pasture in the district has this…

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Sensational Item. a Young Fire Fiend

The Temora Star · Wednesday 2 January 1901 · page 2

MESSRS. James Gibb and Son, of Berthong, have had a most unpleasant experience. Their pastoral run, one of the richest in pastures in these…

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Bush Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 2

A bush fire broke out on Grubben Station on Tuesday afternoon and spread with great rapidity over a large area of country. Subsequently it got on to Mr. J. Kelly's,…

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Inauguration of the Commonwealth. a Brilliant Spectacle. an Imperial Day. a Blaze of Illumination. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 2

AUSTRALIA's natal day is on record, and as the city blazes with illumination and the mighty murmur of a great host of jubilant people still surges upward, the first word to…

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Yesterday's Celebrations. Fire Brigade Demonstration. Sydney, Wednesday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 2

The weather to-day wa fine, but very hot and close. Only a half-holiday was observed. The town is still thronged with people…

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The Recent Fire

The Junee Democrat · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 2

FROM enquiries made we have been informed that the fire which occurred on the hill near the cemetery on Thursday morning lost was first discovered by on…

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Fire at the Rock

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

An Thursday afternoon a buggy abed on the premises of Mr. Holmes, The Bock was destroyed by fire. the abed was a framework erection with three sides endued and a…

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Fire at Little Billabong

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

A correspondent writes:—The afternoon of the last day of 1900 was the s[?]ne of a [?]on Messrs, Roes Brcs, property at Little Bills bong. The fire started within a couple of [?]ing…

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A Fire Station in Flames

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

The enormous crowds in Sydney on Wednesday night had the unique experience of witnessing an illumination that was not in the programme, viz., a fire at a fire station,…

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Bush Fires. Incendiaries at Work. a Diabolical Plot. to Destroy Bang[?]s

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

DURING the past few days several bush fires have been raging, and considerable damage has been done to grass and fencing…

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District News. (From Our Correspondents.) Henty. Another Bush Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 3

Another bush fire of a disastrous nature broke out on Wallandool on Priddel's farm on Sunday, and spread with alarming rapidity to adjoining holdings. Most of the…

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Farmers' Losses by Fire

The Junee Democrat · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday a deputation was to the Railway Commissioners by Mr. Watson, accompanied by Messrs Barnes and Fitzpatrick, Ms. L A., who…

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Grass Fire at Ganmain

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 January 1901 · page 2

During the thunderstorms at the begining of last week the lightning struck tree and started a bush fire on Genmain Station. Jtr. Norman Devlin and nearly…

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Careless Use Op Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 9 January 1901 · page 2

AT the Gundagai Police Court on Monday (before Mr. W. Clarke, P.M.), George Johnson was charged with leaving a fire burning on the Tumut…

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Bush Fires. Outbreak Near Henty. Several Farmers Burnt Out

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 4

Another disastrous fire broke out on sunday morning on wallandool Station in the neighnourhood of Mr. Riddles farm neighbourhood of Mr. Riddle's farm which was completely burnt out,…

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Disastrous Bush Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 2

The fire which started on Grubben station on New Years' Day, and burnt though Egan Creek and Cooka[?]dinia, continued its ravages through Mangoplah, where it destroyed…

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A Serious Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 3

A Fire broke out about 7 o'clock to-night in a shop at Inverell, aceupied by Messrs Moss and Co, and before it occuld he got under control half a dozen other places wers…

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Inquest Upon As Album Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 2

An inquest was held at Albury on Monday into the outbreak of fire on the premises of Courtney and M'Gowan, boot salesmen, on the 27th December. The evidence showed…

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Fire at Hay. Hay

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 January 1901 · page 3

The dwelling house of sydney Jones a selector on Toogimble was dastroyed by fir togerther with the whole of its contents…

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