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Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Cattle Raiders and Police. Exchange of Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 13 June 1907 · page 2

A party of raiders proceeded at midnight to drive clock away from a farm at Henry. A strong force of police interrupted them, however, and the…

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Making Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 14 June 1907 · page 2

Members of a fire brigade in Saxony, Germany, have been arrested for numerous cases of incendiarism. The members declared they wore acting…

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Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 2

A fire broke out in Abercrombie-street this morning, when six shops were damaged, three of them severely, Mr. Graves, newsagent, was burnt but…

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A Hotel Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 June 1907 · page 2

The Wagga Hotel was the scene of an outbreak of fire on Monday, but fortunately it was extinguished before it had assumed serious dimensions. A boarder…

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Tragic Fire. a Colliery Outbreak. Two Lives Lost. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1907 · page 2

A fire has broken out in the Night Cap Colliery, Southland. Three men Duncan, Carson and Walsh were entombed. The body of the first named…

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Sensational Fire. Several Hotels Destroyed. London, June 28

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1907 · page 2

Several wooden hotels at James-town Virginia have been destroyed by fire. The hotels were crowded with visitors to the exhibition and 2000…

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Fire on a Ship

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 2

Meat of the value of £15,000 which was aboard the steamer Manchester City at Buenos Ayres is being boiled fer tallow, owing to the damage done it…

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Child Falls Into Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 2

An infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mumford, of Morgan-street, met with a nasty accident on Friday evening. Whilst playing the child, who is between 4 and 5…

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Big Fire in Sydney Extensive Damage Done. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 2 July 1907 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred to-night at premises occupied by Moxham and Co., commission merchants, and Gordon and Son, shirt manufacturers, at 83…

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Big Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 2

A big fire broke out last night in a four-storied building in Clarence-street. Considerable damage was done to the contents, and some valuable…

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Fire in Sydney

Tumbarumba Times · Wednesday 3 July 1907 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred in Clarence St. on Monday night, when the premises occupied by Gordon & Sons,…

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Ship on Fire FREMANTLE

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 2

The steamer Colonial arrived at Fremantle to-day with a cargo of wattle bark and compressed fodder an fire. The forehold has been flooded. The…

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Fire at Sea Serious Damage Done. Fremantle

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 2

The steamer Colonial, which left Sydney on June 14, arrived this morning with a cargo in the forehatch consisting of wattle bark and compressed fodder…

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Fire at Newcastle. Family's Narrow Escape. Child Severely Burnt

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 6 July 1907 · page 2

A fire occurred this morning in a home at Newcastle occupied by Charles Ramsay. His wife and children were in a bedroom at the time. One child, five…

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Mysterious Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 2

A mysterious fire was discovered close to a French battleship at Hoche…

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Fatal Fire. New Zealand

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 10 July 1907 · page 2

At Port Chalmers a fire broke out in a house occupied by Mr. Haberfield whose wife, son, and sister-in-law were burnt to death. Mr. Haberfield…

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Fire!

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 2

A fire started in the basement storeroom of Dynons', crockery merchants, corner of Margaret-street and Wynyard- square, and the offices of other…

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Fire in the City. a Narrow Escape

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 2

A fire broke out early this morning in a building at the corner of Mirgaret-street and Wynyard-lane. Owing to the godd work done by the brigades…

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Latest News. Received Up to 2 a.m a Mysterious Fire. Terrible Work of Destruction London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 3

Details of the explosion on the United States' battleship Georgia, at Princetown, show that while a charge weighing 200lb. was being lifted from a hoist two…

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Bush Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 25 July 1907 · page 2

The fire-stick possesses a material power in preventing the growth of desirable as well sa undesirable trees,, and Mr. R. D. Hay, Acting Chief…

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