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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Around the Camp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 8 July 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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Fire Inquiry

The Temora Star · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

An inquest was held at the Court House on Wednesday last, before the Coroner (Mr. C. E DeBoos.), to inquire into the circumstances causing the…

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Around the Camp Fire. Stand Back!

The Worker · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 8

Ye men who hold the reins, stand back and let us rise! Too long have we bowed down beneath the yoke…

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Local and General News. Fire at North Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 July 1905 · page 2

Strange as it may sound at a time when North Wagga is reputed to be covered with flood water, a live occurred in the locality on Thursday morning…

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Bush Fires. Legal and Moral Duties. an Interesting Judgement

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 6

At the Port Lincoln (S.A.), local court three brothers, named Havelberg, and John Henry Haigh obtained a verdict for £255 damages against Kennith…

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Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 22 July 1905 · page 2

A system of payment to members of the Fire Brigade is to be provided, and an accident fund is in contemplation. Men and officers are to be paid at fires at the…

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Around the Camp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 22 July 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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Lightning and Oil Terrible Texan Catastrophe. a Town Burnt Out. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 July 1905 · page 2

A terrible tragic catastrophe is reported from Humble, in the State of Texas. During a storm on Monday lightning…

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Around the Camp Fire. To-morrow

The Worker · Saturday 29 July 1905 · page 8

When you're suffering hard for your sins, Old Man, When you wake to trouble, and sleep ill, Oh! this is the clack of the Middle Class:…

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Around the Camp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 5 August 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

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 3

The concluding meeting of the committee appointed to distribute the Adelong portion of the Lord Mayor,s Belief Fund was held on Friday…

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Tumut Fire Brigade

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 2
Also in Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser

A SPECIAL meeting of the members of Tumut Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on Saturday night last. There were present: Captain A…

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Fire Relief Co Mittee

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 8 August 1905 · page 2

On Friday evening last the that meeting of the Adeloug Fire Relief Commuittee was held an the police barracks Present. Messrs J. D. Brown…

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Fire in New York. Damage £100,000

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 10 August 1905 · page 2

A destructive fire has occurred at Hobboken, New York. The railway buildings and two ferry boats were destroyed. The damage is estimated at…

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Around the Camp Fire. the Grandest March of All

The Worker · Saturday 12 August 1905 · page 8

Ah, where-ever king or kaiser holds his idle, empty sway, Prating president, or emperor, or puny czar of clay…

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Fire Brigade

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 4

The annual meeting of the Tumut Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on Friday night. Present: 1st Lieut. J. Lees (chair), F. Weeden…

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Tumut Fire Brigade

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1905 · page 2

The annual meeting of members of above brigade was held at the tire station. kindly allowed the use of by Mr. J, Weeden, on Friday night last…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 2

A movement is on foot at Corobimi[?] establish a Bush Fire Brigade. The [?] to have an organisation whereby in the [?] of an outbreak of a bush fire in the summer…

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A Useful Clock. It Lights a Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1905 · page 6

One of the officials of the L. B. and S. C. Railway stationed at Sheffield Park has contrived an ingenious electrical machine, which will…

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