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Fires & bushfires, 1903

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Destructive Fire. [By Telegraph.] Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

The Austrian boarding house in this city was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Three of the boarders were burnt to death. Their charred remains were subsequently…

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New Zealand. a Terrible Fire. Three Persons Burnt to Death. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 June 1903 · page 2

The Austrian Boarding House was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Three boarders were burnt to death, their charred remains being found in the…

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A Sensational Fire. Narrow Escape of a Young Lady. Bendigo

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 25 June 1903 · page 2

A sensational fire occurred at Eaglehawk to-night. Miss Beside, a sister-in-law of Mr. H. A. Lay, chemist, accidentally overturned a kerosene lamp at Mr. Lay's…

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Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

Two fires occurred in grocers' shops early this morning—one at North Sydney and one at Newtown. Both premises were considerably damaged…

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Fires!

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 27 June 1903 · page 2

Two fires occurred at grocers' shops early this morning, one in North Sydney, and one in Newtown, both being considerably damaged…

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Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 2

On Sunday evening last about o'clock, the usual quiet of Fitzmaurice-street was disturbed by the ringing of the Fire ball, the blaze turning out to be an eight…

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Fire at the Chinese Quarter

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1903 · page 2

At about 8 o'clock on Sunday evening a fire broke out in a house at the rear of [?]ong Mein Lee's shop in Fitzmaurice-street. The [?] soon attracted notice, and, an alarm…

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Fire Brigade Ball

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

There was a good attendance of ladies at a meeting held in the fire station on Thursday afternoon in connection with the ball to be held in aid of the funds of…

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 4 July 1903 · page 2

There was a good attendance of ladies at a meeting held in the Fire Station on Thursday afternoon, to raise funds in aid of the Wagga Fire Brigade. Mrs. W. Moore…

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Fire in Newtown

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 7 July 1903 · page 2

Early on Monday morning—about 4 a.m. —the usual quietness of the town was disturbed by the violent ringing of the fire alarm. The conflagration was found to…

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Items of News. the Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 July 1903 · page 2

It has to be confessed that the local Fire Brigade has scarcely received from the community the countenamnce that has been its due. That the organisation has deserved…

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Alarm of Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 July 1903 · page 2

Shortly after 9 o'clock last evening an alarm of fire was raised by the ringing of the firebells followed by the steam hooter at the gasworks. A rumor soon spread that…

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Wagga Fire Brigade Ball

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

The final arrangements for the Wagga Fire Brigade ball, to be held on the 28th inst., are nearing completion. The ladies who have the matter in hand have spared…

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The Fire Brigade Ball

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 18 July 1903 · page 2

The arrangements in connection with the ball, to be held on 28th inst. in aid of the funds of the Wagga Fire brigade, are so well forward as to be ready for the…

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Fire Brigade Ball

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

The plain and fancy dress ball, organised by a committee of ladies in aid of the Wagga Fire Brigade, will eventuate in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday night…

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The Fire Brigade Ball

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 25 July 1903 · page 2

Taking as a guide the sale of tickets up to data, the Fire Brigade plain and fancy dress ball to be hold in the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday night next, should prove…

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Local and General News the Fire Brigade Ball

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 28 July 1903 · page 2

The plain mid tancy dress, ball in aid of the funds of the Wagga Fire Brigade will eventuate in the Oddfellows Hall to-night There are distict indications that the function will prove a success…

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Fire Brigade Ball. Successful Function

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 2

The ball held on Tuesday evening in the Oddfellows' Hall, in aid of the Wagga Fire Brigade, was in every way a most successful function. The hall, which was tastefully…

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Wagga Fire Brigade Hall. a Financial Success

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 2

The ball in aid of the funds of the Wagga Fire Brigade, organised by a committee of ladies, eventuated iu the Oddfellows' Hall on Tuesday night. The…

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Terrible Fire in Russia. Thirty-three Girls Burnt to Death

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 July 1903 · page 2

Thirty-three peasant girls were burnt to death at Shallaivka, Russia, owing to the barn in which they were sleeping catching fire…

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