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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

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The Fire at Kyeamba

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

Mr. Alick Smith, the well-known pastoralist, of Kyeamba, sustained a very severe loss through the late bush fires. In the course of a…

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Around the Gamp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 7

The Editor of THE WORKERS 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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A Journey Through Fire. Coach Passengers' Exciting Experiences

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

Harry Ellis, driver, and the passengers of the Moe-Walhalla mail coach had a sensational experience on Wednesday afternoon when between the…

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The Bush Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

WE, in common with the people of the whole of the State, offer our deep sympathy to the hundreds of farmers, graziers, and bush residents generally,…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 3

The treasurer (Mr. H. E. Mitchelmore) desires to acknowledge the following additional subscriptions towards the above fund…

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The Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

The amount collected by the Wagga Committed of the Bush Fires Relief Fund up to last night totalled £421. There have been 13 cases relieved, the…

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Jugiong News, the Bush Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 3

NEW YEAR'S DAY, 1905, will long be remembered as the anniversary of the most disastrous fires that ever swept over this part of the district. Early…

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Bush Fire Sufferers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

A heavy sufferer by the bush fire which occurred at Wantabadgery on Docember 31 was Mr. George Seymour, the holder of a special lease in that…

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The Bush Fires. the Railway Concessions

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

We give below the full text of a circular issued by the Railway Department to stationmasters regarding concessions that will be made to assist settlers in…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund. Adelong Branch

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

The committee of the Adelong Fire Relief Fund met at the Bank of N.S.W. on Friday evening. Present: Mr. D. T. Davies (chair), Rev. W. A…

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The Bush Fires Calamity. (To the Editor)

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

SIR,—As there appears to be some doubt in the public mind as to whether phosphorus-laying has been responsible for the recent awful fires throughout…

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The Tumut "Advocate. Tuesday, January 17, 1905. Relieving Distress caused by the Bush Fires

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

IT is very evident, from the remarks of the Chairman of the Advances to Settlers Board that there is no likelihood of immediate relief being granted…

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Tomu[?] Fire Relief Fund Concert

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

The largest audienen that [?] in Tumut put in an [?] to witness[?]…

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Bush Fires. Is Phosphorus Blameable?

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 4

Last issue we published the opinion given by Mr. Hamlet, Government Analyst, that it was highly probable a number of the recent bush fires could…

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Farmer's Column. Damage by Bush Fires

The Temora Star · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 2

It is now clear that the fires which have occurred during the last three weeks, especially those in New South Wales, have been exaggerated by the…

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Inquest. the Grandstand Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 3

Before Mr. W. H. Matthews, J.P., Coroner. An inquest was held into the cause of the fire by which the grandstand was destroyed…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 3

The amount collected in Wagga up Fires Relief Fund reached the sum of to last evening for the local Bush£434 1/6. The chairman of the fund…

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Local Bush Fires Relief

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 19 January 1905 · page 2

The executive committee appointed to administer the Bush Fires Relief Fund has relieved no fewer than 2[?] cases since its inauguration and the sum distributed…

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Phosphorus and Bush Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

In many districts the recent bush fires have been attributed to the ignition of phosphorus, principally used as rabbit poison, and as it would be a pity that such…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund. Tumut Branch

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

A MEETING of the committee of the Tumut Branch of the Lord Mayor's Relief Fund founded for the relief of sufferers from the recent disastrous…

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