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Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Special Cable Service. Off the Line. Scottish, Express Dorailed. The Train on Fire. Five Passengers Killed. Many Injured. LONDON

The Temora Star · Saturday 22 September 1906 · page 2

A great fatality has occurred in connection with the Scottish Express.' The express from King's Cross stops at Grautham on the outward journey…

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Fire on the Whakatane. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 27 September 1906 · page 2

A fire has broken out aboard the New Zealand Shipping Company's s.s. Whakalane, which arrived from Wellington [?] days ago, and is berthed at the…

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Fire Brigades Bill. Opposed by the Council

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 4

The proposal Fire Brigade's Bill was discussed at a meeting of the Wagga Borough Council held on Thursday evening. The mutter was introduced by…

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Proposed Fire Brigades Act. the Council Emphatic. Local Control Asked For

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 29 September 1906 · page 3

At the regular meeting of the Wagga Borough Council on Thursday evening, the Mayor (Ald. Jos. HAyee) moved the following resolution:…

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Country Fire Brigades

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 October 1906 · page 2

There will be a hearty and most emphatic agreement with the Wagga Municipal Council's determination not to submit to the scheme proposed…

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Around the Camp Fire. to Contributors

The Worker · Thursday 11 October 1906 · page 9

Note.—MSS. will be returned per post only when stamps are enclosed. MSS, not called for within three months of rejection will be destroyed…

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Fires which Never Go Out

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 6

There are domestic fires burning in Yorkshire to-day which, according to the "Penny Magazine," have never been out for hund[?]ds of years. At the…

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Fire Brigades Bill

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Advertiser

Several country municipal councils have agreed to support the movement to oppose the Fire Brigades bill…

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The New Army Gun. Can Fire 20 Hounds a Minute

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 13 October 1906 · page 3

Some particulars of the new quick-firing which is being supplied to the army are given to "The Times" by a correspondent, who seems to hold a…

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Petroleum Fire in Paris

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 2

The Beusch Company'ls petroleum works at Paris have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £50,000, and five hundred workpeople…

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Steamer on Fire One Hundred Passengers Incinerated. a Terrible Holocaust. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 October 1906 · page 3

The steamer Kankow was burnt at the Hong Kong wharf before daybreak yesterday. One hundred Chinese passengers were incinerated, and a…

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Ship on Fire. London

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Hankow had two thousand Chinese on board when she caught fire. It was impossible to assist them so rapidly did the flames…

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Special Cable Service. A Sea Fire. Steamer Hankow Destroyed. a Hundred Lives Lost. Incendiarism Alleged. London

The Temora Star · Wednesday 17 October 1906 · page 2

The steamer Hankow was burned at the Hongkong wharf before daybreak. There were 100 Chinese passengers burned to death, and much valuable…

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Destructive Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 October 1906 · page 3

A fire at Balmain early this morning destroyed three cottages and most of their contents. The inmates had a narrow escape…

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Art Treasures Burnt. Fire at Milan Exhibition

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 19 October 1906 · page 4

The Building of Decorative Art at the Milan Exhibition was destroyed by fire on 3rd August in consequence of a defect in the electric light wiring…

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The Fire Brigades Bill

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2

In response to their circular, the Wagga Borough Council have received 29 replies favorable to strong protest being raised against the Fire Brigades…

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Fire at Sea. a Ship Abandoned

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2

A fire broke out on the ship St. Mungo, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, when at sea, and all efforts to check the flames [?] the vessel was abandoned on the…

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Cable News. Latest News. Received Up to 2 a.m. Negro Revenge Town Destroyed by Fire. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 20 October 1906 · page 2

An extraordinary act of vengeance has been committed at Seneca, a town of about 7000 people, in the State of New York, United States…

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The Latest by Telegraph. Sydney, Monday, 8 p.m. Serious Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Monday 22 October 1906 · page 2

There has been a great fire at Wellington (New Zealand). Thirteen business premises in the heart of the city were consumed, including the…

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