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Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Victoria. Fire on a Steamer. Considerable Damage Done. Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 2

A fire occurred in a hold of the steamer Indraghiri, moored in the Yarra to-day containing a large quantity of cargo. The fire raged fiercely for…

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Bush Fire. BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

A bush fire is reported to be raging outside Charleville…

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The Fire Demon

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

Early this morning a fire broke out in the box factory at Darling Harbour occupied by Mr. W. McEvally. The fire occurred on the ground floor, and…

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Fire at a Wool Shed

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 2

The damage by fire at Corona wool shed is estimated at £5,000. Over eighty men have been thrown out of work…

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A Disastrous Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 2

The recent fire at Hokodate. Japan, caused damage amounting to £3,000,000 and rendered 60,000 inhabitants homeless…

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Disastrous Fire. LOSS £3,000,000 LONDON, Aug. 30

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 2

A great fire at Hokodale (Japan) has resulted in a lose of £3,060,000. Hundreds of people are homeless…

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Fire at Waterloo. Chinese Burnt Out

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Waterloo to-day, and resulted in the complete destruction of a shop and a large workshop, whilst severe damage was…

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Antwerp Strikers Set Fire to a Warehouse. Terrible Fires Result. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

The dock labourers who are out on strike at Antwerp, and who see little prospect of victory, are proceeding to extreme measures. During the rioting…

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Fire-Resisting Vegetation

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 5

"The Residents of the Vegetation of Australia to Bush Fires, and the Antiquity of the Australia Aboriginal. formed the subject of a note…

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Fire in Sydney. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

A big fire occurred at Waterloo the morning. resulting in the destruction of a shop and large workshop, and sever damage to live private well…

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Antwerp Strike. Incendiary Fires. Terrible Destruction. London, Sept. 6

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 2

The incendiary fires caused by the strikers at Antwerp continue. To-day large timber fires are raging. The damage is estimated at several…

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Telegrams. To-day's News. Destructive Fire. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Wednesday 11 September 1907 · page 2

The Narrabri railway station was completely destroyed by fire on Sunday night. It is the usual custom for the night officer to be on the premises…

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Fire in A, Saw-mill

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 2

A fire broke out at a saw-mill Minto, 150 tons of firewood being destroyed. The railway station narrowly escaped destruction…

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Fire at Bangalow

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

In a destructive fire at Bangalow to-day, eight buildings were destroyed. [Bangalow is only thirty miles from Murwillumbah.—Ed. "G.T."]…

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Fell Into a Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

Yesterday afternoon Cornelius O'Keefe, aged was admitted into the Wagga Hospital s[?]ring severely from burns to the lower portion of the…

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Municipal Council Blamed. for No Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

The Municipal Council is being blamed by the residents for not inaugurating a fire brigade. They contend that had there been such a brigade more than half…

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Murwillumbah Destroyed by Fire. Sixty Buildings Destroyed Including Four Banks. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

The township of Murwillumbah was practically destroyed by fire this morning. Fifty-nine buildings were consumed, including four banks…

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Disastrous Fire. N.S.W. Town Destroyed. an Appalling Catastrophe Damage Over £100,000. Scenes of Drunken Orgie. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

A fire, the like of which is unprecedented in the annals of Australia, and certainly the biggest in the history of this State, has destroyed the pretty town…

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Disastrous Fire. a Whole Town Destroyed. the Burning of Hotels. Shocking Scenes Witnessed. a Panic Stricken Community. Scores of People Homeless. Damage, £100,000. MURWILLUMBAIL

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

A great fire broke out here last night. Spreading with remarkable rapidity it destroyed practically the whole town. The first intimation of…

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A Big Blaze. Sixty Buildings Gutted. Damage Estimated £100,000

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 2

The picturesque town of Murwillumbah, situated on a fertile plain on the banks of the Tweed River, about 100 miles north of Sydney, was destroyed by a fire which broke…

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