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Fires & bushfires, 1905

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The Bush Fires. the Railway Concessions

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

WE give below the full text of a circular issued by the Railway Department to station masters regarding concessions that will be made to assist…

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Public Opinion. Bait-laying and Bush Fires to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

SIR.—So much has been said and written about the cause of the late bush fires that any further ink-slinging on the subject is simply piling on the…

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The Bush Fires. Sympathy for the Sufferers. What Mr. Donaldson Is Doing

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 2

The following wire was received by us from Mr. Donaldson, M.L.A., from Sydney on Tuesday afternoon:— "The Premier will give £ for £ to…

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Bush Fires

The Temora Star · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

From the Rivernia, where the bush fires swept the land on New Year's Day:--The fire started late on Sunday afternoon on Ringwood station, where…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

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

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The Late Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

A new incident connected with the recent bush fires that has devastated so large a portion of the district commences to-day at Arajoel Park; when…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2
Also in Cootamundra Herald

The following information has been forwarded to us for publication:—At a meeting of the Central, Executive in Sydney it was resolved to invite…

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Items of News. the Bush Fires Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 2

The total amount collected by the Wagga Committee towards the local Bush Fires Relief Fund has up to last evening readied the sum of £1480 15/7…

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Correspondence. Bush Fires Versus Electricity. (To the Editor of the "Express.")

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 5

Sir,—It would be interesting to the general public to ask, not so much in the way of finding fault with the past, but rather as to making provision for…

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Around the Camp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 21 January 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 he returned if postage is…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

THE adjourned meeting of the local Relief Committee was held at the School of Arts on Wednesday evening last. Ald. J. E. Madigan (Mayor),…

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The Bush Fires. Inquest at Ara Joel

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 3

On Saturday morning an inquest was held at Arajoel by the Coroner (Mr. T. H. Wilkinson) to enquire into, the origin of a fire by which certain grass…

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Bush Fire at Arajoel. Coroner's Inquest the Origin Undiscovered

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

On Saturday, January 22nd, Mr. T. H. Wilkinson, Coroner, sitting alone, conducted an inquiry into the origin of a fire by which certain grass and timber…

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Fire on Gobbagombalin Fire on Gobbagumbalin. Prompt Measures Succeed

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

A small fire occurred on Gobbagumba[?] yesterday afternoon on the northern end of the Malebo range near Mr. George Lindon's farm. Two Gobba employees…

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Fire at Newtown. Two Shops Burnt

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

At about a quarter to 11 on Sunday night the stillness of the air was broken by the discordant blaring of the gasworks hooter, and the clanging…

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Fire in Wagga. Business Premises Destroyed. Narrow Escapes

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

About 11.15 on Sunday night, a disastrous fire broke out in Newtown, Wagga. Mr. C. H. King, an established butcher, in Baylis street, Wagga,…

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The Fire Fund Started, First Meeting of the Committee. a Public Meeting Called

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

Tur. Mayor has authorised the calling of a public meeting for Friday evening next for the porposd of raising funds to relieve the soffers…

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Fire at Ladysmith

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

Our Ladysmith correspondent writes:—After the somewhat erratic weather of late, a windstorm rose on Monday evening, and had the effect of fanning the…

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Great Fire in Russia. Naval Arsenal Ablaze. Was It Incendiarism? London, Jan. 23

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 26 January 1905 · page 2

A report from St. Petersburg conveys the intelligence of a sensational fire disaster. The vast Admiralty works at…

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