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Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

The Adelong Committee has already relieved four families thrown into distressed circumstances through the bush fires, distributing [?]3O, two…

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Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

There was an extensive fire at Wellington (N.Z.) this morning, the Direct Importing Company's pre-mises and an adjoining draper's shop…

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Fire Relief

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

On Saturday last the finance committee paid away £10 to extremely necessitious cases. On Tuesday evening a meeting of the…

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Fire Bblief

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

The Government has sent £1616 to the local Bush Fire Relief Committees and this sum will be deducted from tho £5000 granted by the Government…

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Fire Belief Fund

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

A meeting of committee organised as directed by the central committee in Sydney was held on Monday night last, to transact business in…

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Fire Relief Sports at Brungle. a Record Day Fob Brungle. Generous Publ1c Response

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

"The biggest day Branglo ever bad," was the popular verdict in regard to the Fire Relief Sports hold at Brangle on Wednesday last. For village sports…

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Bush Fires. Origin Discussed

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The Gundagai Pastures Protection Board wrote asking the Boards opinion as to the origin of bush fires, and whether they considered phosphorised…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 5

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

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Bush Fire Sufferers

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The following is a copy of a letter sent by Sir William Lyne to the Lord Mayor of Sydney on the subject of the bush fire sufferers:—"Sydney, Jan…

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Lord Mayor's Fund. Bush Fires Belief

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The local committee, convened by the Mayor (Mr. T. F. Mangan, J.P.), and Messrs. J. H. Nisbett, P.M., A. D. Rogers (manager of the Bank New South…

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A Small Bush Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

An alarm of fire was raised at Pomingalarna on Thursday morning by the settlers in that vicinity, but happily it was found that, beyond…

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Items of News. Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The amount collected for the Wagga Bush Fires Relief Fund to date has reached over £513, and of this sum £334/10/ has been granted as relief…

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THE Wagga Wagga Advertiser. Saturday, January 28, 1905. Bush Fire Relief Funds—farmers' Insurances

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

The Wagga Bush Fires Relief Committee must be given credit for prompt and useful service in aiding the more necessitous of the sufferers…

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Around the Camp Fire. Editorial Note

The Worker · Saturday 28 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 be returned if postage is…

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Local Bash Fire Relief Committee Meeting

The Cootamundra Liberal · Saturday 28 January 1905 · page 2

A meeting of the local committee, to deal with applications for relief from the Lord Mayor's fund for bush fire sufferers. was held at the Council Chambers…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 3

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

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Public Opinion. the Bush Fires. to the Editor

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 4

SIR,—Knowing how valuable your space is at all times, I must compress the expression of my unbounded sorrow at Gundagat's recent disastrous losses…

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The Bush Fires Relief Fund. a Public Movement at Gundagai. Sports and Concert to Be Held

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

THERE was a small but sympathetic attendance at the meeting called for Friday night for the propose of taking steps to inaugurate a public movement…

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Fire Relief Committee

Adelong Argus, Tumut and Gundagai Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

On Friday evening a meeting of the Fire Rehef general committee was [?] at the Soctetary's residence present Messrs J.D. Brown [?]…

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Fire on Pomingalarna Common

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 31 January 1905 · page 2

What might have been a serious fire if it had not been checked in time, broke out on Pomingalarna Common on Sunday. It commenced near the…

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