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Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Fire in Travers Street

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 2

As briefly announced in out issue of Tuesday, last a fire broke out at an early hour that morning in the premises owned and occupied by Mrs. J…

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Fire Relief Sports

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

The bicycle events in connection with the above sports were run off on the local cycling track on Wednesday afternoon. Both events proved a soft…

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A Ship on Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

The Union Company's stramer warrimoo, which left Melbourne last night, bound for Hobart, returned to port this morning on fire. Both…

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Fires in the District

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 5

On Wednesday evening a fire broke out at Palmer's paddock at Coolamon, and burnt right up to Mr. Aylett's garden, embracing several hundreds of acres…

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Fires in the Coolamon District Valuable Haystacks Burned

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 2

We learn From our Tooyal correspondent that two rather, serious fires occurred in that neighborhood within the past few days. The first started in…

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Around the Camp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 8

The Editor of THE WORKER invites literary contributions, in prone and verse, for publication in THE WORKER'S Camp Fire column. Unaccepted MSS. will be returned if hostage is…

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Telegraphic. New South Wales. Fires Belief Fund. Government Subsidy Refused. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 2

The committee of the Bush Fires Relief Fund has received a letter from the Premier, refusing to further subsidise the fund to the extent of £1,500, and…

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Fire on the Warrimoo. Exciting Experience at Sea. the Outbreak Extinguished. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 11 March 1905 · page 2

The Union Company's steamer Warrimoo, which left Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon for New Zealand, via Hobart, was discovered to be on fire…

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Cause of Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 4

"The Stock Journal," in a recent editorial: "Now that the disaster caused by bushfires is dropping out of notice, there is ample time for those mostly concerned to arrive at…

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Items of News. Wish Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 14 March 1905 · page 2

The treasurer of the Wagga Committee of the Bush. Fires Relict Fund (Mr. H. E. Mitchelmore) has received the handsome donation of £81 10/6 from…

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Fire on Gobbagumbalin

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 2

A fire broke out on Gobbagumbalin early on Tuesday morning in the direction of Tooyad From the homestead i[?] appeared to be [?]ubble burning, but on…

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Assaulted with a Fire Stick. Declines to Sing a Song

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 4

Details of an extraordinary assault were investigated at the Bruthen police court (Gippsland) on Monday. The 'defendant was a resident of Mossiface…

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Telegraphic News. General Cables. Disastrous Fire at New York. London, March 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 16 March 1905 · page 2

Twenty persons wore killed and 12 injured in a fire at a private house in New York. A DROUGHT IN SPAIN…

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CORRESPONDENCE. (To the Editor “Rcho”) the Late Bush Fires

Coolamon Echo · Friday 17 March 1905 · page 2

Sir,—I crave a small space in your valuable journal to contradict a statement which appeared in the “Wagga Advertiser” of 11th inst., in which the Tooyal…

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The Fire Fiend

The Worker · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 8

When western suns are shaming Hell's furnaces in blast, I come with wings a-flaming To seek my holocaust…

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Around the Camp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 18 March 1905 · page 8

The Editor of THE WORKER invites literary contributions, in prose and verse, for publication in THE WORKER'S Camp Fire column. Unaccepted MSS, will be returned if postage is…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

It in intended to hold the final meeting of the Wagga Committee of the Bush Fires Sufferers Relief Fund this afternoon. The amount of money at…

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Caught in a Bush Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 21 March 1905 · page 2

Walter Jackson, a timber-getter, was caught in a bush fire at Beach Forest, Victoria. His screams attracted attention. He was rescued with his…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 2

The final meeting of the Wagga Committee of the Bush Fires Sulterers' Relief Fund was held on Tuesday afternoon. The Mayor (Aid. W. J. Blake)…

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Local and General News. Bush Fire Belief Committee

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 23 March 1905 · page 2

The Wagga Hush Fire Relief Committee brought its patriotic labours practically to a close on Tuesday. The Mayor (Aid. W. J. Blake) presided. It was…

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