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Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Bush Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the Malebo section of the Gobbagumbalin and district bush fire brigade was held at the residence of Mr. W. H. Plummer. Mr. J. G…

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Malebo Bush Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the Malebo section of the Gobbagombalin and District Fire Brigade was held at the residence of W. H. Plummer last week. There was…

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Bush Fire Brigade. for Mangain and Kockibitoo

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

A meeting, convened by Mr. N. V. Devlin, was held in the Mangain Hall on December 29 to consider the advisability of forming a fire brigade…

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Fire at Gundagai

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

Only two months ago M[?] Groth, the owner of th[?] Oak hotel, South G[?] clean out, so f[?]…

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Attempted Murder. Farmer Fires at His Wife and Stepsons. Adelaide

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 3

An exciting shooting affray took place at Kulpara, near Port Wakefield, yesterday. Richard Lambden, a farmer, who has been absent some…

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Serious Shooting Affray Farmer Fires at His Wife. Wounds His Two Stepsons

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

An exciting shooting affray occurred at Kulpara, near Port Wakefield (S.A.), on Saturday. Richard Lambden, a farmer, who had been absent some…

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A Narrow Shave. Fire Discovered in Solomon's Store

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 2

FIRES—big and small—have been of very unpleasant frequency during the past couple of months. Two substantial buildings have been destroyed, and…

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Fire Brigades' Board

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 3

Wagga is one of the municipalities upon which will devolve the duty of electing a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners in terms of the Fire…

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Big Fire at Alexandria German Sailors Do Good Work. London, Jan. 5

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 3

A disastrous fire has occurred at the Customs-house. Alexandria. The German second-class cruiser Freya, 5569 tons, landed a party of…

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Mangain and Kockibitoo Bush Fire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 2

A meeting was held in the Mangain Hall on, December 29 to consider the advisability of forming a fire brigade. Mr. Devlin,…

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Mangain and Kockibitoo Bash Fire Brigade

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

A meeting was held in the Mangain Hall on December 29 to consider the advisability of forming a fire brigade. Mr. Devlin,…

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Fire at Tarcutta

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 4

The premises, business and private of Mr. George Lesberge[?] blacksmith at Tarcutta were gutted by fire on Sunday night last. No one was on the…

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Fire at Rockdale. Four Shops Destroyed. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 2

Four shops at Rockdale were destroyed by fire. A number of cars of the tramway company were in danger for a considerable time…

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Bush Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 3

A[?] about 11 o'clock on Sunday morning a bush fire started from the abode of William Mullins, an old age pensioner, who lives on the Kimo road…

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Bush Fires Struck by Lightning. Remarkable Incident

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

A peculiar incident occurred at Mr. F. S. Ryder's "Deltroy," Tarcutta, about 2 p.m. on Friday last. A severe flash of lightning struck a tree, then…

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Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 4

The regular meeting of the committee was held on Friday evening last when there was a good attendance, Mr. A. Graham being in the…

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Bush Fire Brigade. MANGAIN - Kockibito Branch

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the branch was held in the Mangain hall on Saturday. There was a fair attendance. Canvassers produced their lists, which…

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Exensive Bush Fire Raging with a Ten-mile Face

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 3

THE ranges between Blowering and Gilmore presented a magnificent though awe-inspiring spectacle on Sunday night, when a fire, started by…

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Lake Albert Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

The regular meeting of the "Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade was held on Friday evening last, when there was a good attendance. Mr. A…

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Fire at Hillas's Creek

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 2

During the week-end a bush fire broke out at Richardson's. illas's Cree. There were many people about at the time who at once at…

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