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Fires & bushfires, 1909

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Fire in Newspaper Office. the Plant Damaged. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 3

A serious fire occurred at the office of the "Argus" newspaper at Grafton early this morning. The plant was damaged to the extent of £450…

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Fire in Flour Mill. Loss Estimated at £2,300. ALBURY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 20 May 1909 · page 2

A fire occurred early this morning at Messrs Hayes Bros. flour mill, Townsend-street. The mill is one of the oldest established in the Riverina…

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Fire in Melbourne. Flour [?]Ill Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £12,000

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 25 May 1909 · page 4

Messrs John Darling and Sons' flour mill at Collingwood was destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock on Saturday morning. The building was of four…

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Items of News. Outbreak of Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 May 1909 · page 2

In the early hours of yesterday morning, whilst on his beat, Constable Corbett noticed a light in the premises occupied by Mrs. Forrest as a…

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 June 1909 · page 2
Also in Wagga Wagga Express

The monthly meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade was held at the fire station on Tuesday evening when there was a full attendance of members…

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Serious Fire at Wyalong

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 5 June 1909 · page 2

A large drapery shop, built of brick, at Wyalong, occupied by Mr. James Cusack, was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday morning, together with…

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Fire! BRISBANE

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 2

Kitchen and Sons' soap and candle works at Bulimba were partially destroyed by fire this morning. The principal building escaped, but the…

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Fire at Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 2

A fire broke out early on Saturday morning in the shop of N. Abdullah, draper, Townsend Street, Albury. The building was completely destroyed,…

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Fire at Albury. Draper's Shop Destroyed. Narrow Escape of Children. Albury

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 8 June 1909 · page 3

A fire broke out early this morning in the shop of N. Abdullah, draper, Townsend-street. The building was completely destroyed, and two…

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Courthouse Fire Bell

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 2

The Wagga Fire Brigade has this week effected alterations to the alarm bell on the courthouse, which has for a long time worked very unsatisfactorily,…

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Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 2

The Goonambil hotel at Overton, near Corowa, was burnt down last night. The building contained twelve rooms, the occupants of which escaped…

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A Suburban Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 2

Four shops were destroyed by fire at Marrickville…

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Destructive Fire. Hotel and Post Office Burnt. Corowa

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 3 July 1909 · page 2

The Goonambil Hotel, at Overton, near Corowa, together with the post office, was destroyed by fire last night. The lessee and other escaped with…

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Bush Fire Brigades. Discussion in the Shire Council. Special Rate Suggested. the Council's Responsibiliy

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

AT the meeting of the Adjungbilly Shire Council on Friday last, an interesting discussion took place on the proposal to provide Shire funds for the…

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The Fire Demon

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

A cottage at Leichhardt occupied by Robert McFarlane and family was gutted by fire this morning, and prac­tically nothing was saved…

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A Terrible Fire Part of Town Destroyed London, July 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 2

A large section of the town of Cobalt, Ontario. was destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at About £100,000…

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"What Nero Did." Bush Fire Brigades. the Shire Determined

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 7 July 1909 · page 2

At the Adjungbilly Shire Council meeting on Friday, a lengthy discussion in regard to forming bush fire brigades took place…

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Fire at Ipswich

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

A large bearding house at Ipswich (Queensland) has been totally destroyed by fire. The flames spread rapidly, and the occupants had just…

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Fire at Toowoomba. Large Drapery Stoke Destroyed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 2

Piggott's drapery establishment, Toowoomba. Queensland, one of the largest in the city, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The flames spread…

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