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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1908

307 stories in Riverina's papers · page 11 of 16

Bush Fires. BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

Bush fires are raging in the Hughendon district, and Glendower station has been almost entirely burnt out…

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Fires in Broken Hill. Four Within 24 Hours. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 October 1908 · page 2

Two more fires occurred in Broken Hill last night, making four places destroyed within 21 hours…

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A Dangerous Fire

The Worker · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 9

A shop occupied by a Syrian fancy-goods dealer in Exhibition-street; Melbourne, was destroyed by fire last week. In several, cases the inmates had very…

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False Alarm of Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 3

A groundless alarm of are raised a panic amongst 3000 people in a synagoge at Marmora, Syria. There was only one exit from the building, and…

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Alarm of Fire. Panic at Synagogue. Appalling London, Oct. 7

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 8 October 1908 · page 2

A groundless alarm of fire created a panic in the synagogue at Marmures, Sziget, Hungary, where 3000 people were gathered, it being the Day of…

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Fire at West Blowering. Mr. J. J. M'key's House and Contents Destroyed

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 9 October 1908 · page 3

A destructive fire occurred on Mr J. J. M'Key's Post Office Farm, West Blowering, on Monday, one building and almost the whole of the contents…

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District News. Lake Albert. the Bush Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 4

The third annual meeting of the Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade was held in The Lake Hall on Friday evening, when there was a ran…

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Bulgarian Steamer Stopped. Turkish Forts Fire Blank Cartridges

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 13 October 1908 · page 2

The Turkish forts on the Bosphoras, firing blank cartridges, stopped a Bulgarian steamer flying the Bulgarian royal flag…

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A Fatal Fire. Old Woman's Death. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 2

A fire occurred at Raymond Terrace in a cottage occupied by Mrs. Childs, aged 87, who was burned to death. Only a small portion of the charred…

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A Fatal Fire. Old Lady Incinerated. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 15 October 1908 · page 3

A cottage occupied by Mrs Child, aged 87, at Raymond Terrace, was burnt to the ground to-day. The old lady was burnt to death, only a small…

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Fire at Wyalong. Two Buildings Destroyed. Wyalong

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 16 October 1908 · page 2

A disastrous conflagration occurred at West Wyalong at half past 5 this morning, when two buildings in the main street, occupied by W. Travers, fish shop,…

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From the Ashes. Restoration After Bush Fires. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 20 October 1908 · page 2

The town of Fernie, in British Columbia, which was destroyed by bush fires at the beginning of August, is rising rapidly from the ashes…

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Forest Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 20 October 1908 · page 2

Forest fires in Michigan, America, have destroyed five villages, and fifty persons have perished, The wall of flame was ten miles wide…

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A Shop Ignited. Constable on the Alert. Chases the Culprit. Fire Extinguished. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 20 October 1908 · page 2

While Constable Laycock was on duty at Redfern late on Saturday night he saw a man approach a drapery shop occupied by Abraham…

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A Big Fire. Damage £2000. MELBOURNE

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Trarlgon this morning, and destroyed four shops and a dwelling-house. The total damage is estimated at…

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Disastrous Fires. Outbreak in Block 14 June. a Hard Fight. Men Overcome. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 2

A fire was discovered in Block 14 mine this morning. The outbreak has been located between the 100ft and 200ft levels. The exact spot is being…

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Barrier Mine on Fire. Poisonous Gases at Work. Broken Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 22 October 1908 · page 3

A fire the discovered in the underground workings of block 14 mine this morning. The prevalence of poisonous gases is…

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Fire in the City. Hotel Badly Damaged. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 5

A fire broke out in the roof of the Cambridge Hotel, at the corner of Castlereagh and Market streets, this afternoon. The flames were soon…

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Disastrous Fire. Wagga Drill Hall. Totally Destroyed. Mysterious Outbreak

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 2

A few minutes before 10 o'clock on Thursday night a fire broke out in the Wagga Military Drll Hall, Gurwood-street, and within an hour all…

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Fire in a Sawmill. Damage Estimated at £1000. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 24 October 1908 · page 5

A disastrous fire at Pike and Sons' sawmills at Hedden Greta, West Maitland, this morning. The engine and some machinery was…

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