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Fires & bushfires, 1910

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A Bush Fire. Near Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 2

Shortly before midday on Sunday a bush fire broke out near the Kimo road, about two miles from Gundagai. The fire startod among some dry logs…

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The Big Bush Fire at Blowering

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 3

The extensive fire between Blowering and Gilmore, reported in our last issue as raging on Sunday night, despite the strenuous efforts of the fire-fighter in the neighborhood…

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Fire Brigades Organiser

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 14 January 1910 · page 2

Mr. S. H. Lister, orginiser under the Fire Brigades Act, arrived at Cootamuntra on Saturday, and made inquiries with the view of getting the…

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Albury Bush Fires. Albury

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

A meeting of landholders in the district has decided to take legal proceedings against the Railway Department for loss sustained by recent bush…

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Fire Brigades' Act. Wagga Council and Country Representation

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 6

At Thursday night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council a communication was received from the Chief Secretary's office with regard to the…

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£100,000 Damage Big Fire at London Drapery Establishment. London, Jan 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

A fire at Messrs. Evans drapery stores, Kilburn (London, N.W.) last evening resulted in damages to the extent of over £100,000. An electric…

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Tumut Fire Brigade

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 18 January 1910 · page 5

IT is just about six months since we last attended the meeting of the Fire Brigade, and interest apparently does not seem to have lost its…

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Town Fires

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 2

Two fires occurred in Cootaumndra on Wednesday, but fortunately they were put out before doing much damage…

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Fire at Adelong

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 3

Yesterday (Thursday) afternoon a 4[?] roomed weatherboard cottage, covered with iron, at Sandy Gully, and owned and occupied by Mr. James Dooley, was…

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Factory on Fire Girls Leap to Death. London. Jan. 20

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 2

A sensational fire, attended with loss of life, is reported from Philadelphia. The outbreak occurred in a clothing factory, in which a large number of…

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Fire in a Factory. Panic Amongst Women. Awful List Ok Casualties. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 2

A terrible fire has been caused at a factory at Philadelphia through an electric wire on the third storey fusing. A panic followed the outbreak. There was…

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No Discipline. Terrible Panic. Frenzied Women Block Stairway. Cause of the Fire. London, Jan. 21

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 2

Details show that the fire was caused by an electric wire, which fused on the third storey. The alarm of fire caused a panic. There was an…

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Brave Woman Rings Fire Alarm

The Worker · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 19

That the Australian woman does not stand on ceremony when human life and property is in danger is shown by the prompt action of Miss Ruth Carter at…

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Struck on Reef. a Barque Beached. Vessel Catches Fire. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 2

The Norwegian barque, Amicas, struck a reef off Haapai, New Zealand, and was beached. The vessel subsequently caught fire owing to some…

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Life at Tomorroma. Alleged Sly-flrog Selling. A Chinaman Fires at Alleged Informer

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 28 January 1910 · page 2

A SENSATIONAL affair is reported from Tomorroma. For some time the police have suspected that sly-grog selling on an extensive scale has taken place at…

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Great Storm. Two Men Struck by Lightning. Haystack Burnt Out

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

Wagga was the centre of the severe storm which passed over the southern portion of the State during Thursday evening and yesterday morning. The…

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Devastating Fire. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out at Burraga to-day. Nearly all the buildings on one side of the main street were destroyed…

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Shooting Incident. Sly Grog Selling at Gundagai. Chinaman Fires on Visitor. Gundagai

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

The police at Toomo[?]rooma, near Gundagai, suspecting a Chinaman, Chee Huey, of sly grog selling, sent James Nicholls to purchase some…

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District News. Lake Albert. Lightning Causes Several Fires

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

The thunderstorm which visited these parts on Thursday evening last was responsible for several fires starting. Fortunately, the rain falling…

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Alleged Sly-Grog Selling. a Chinaman Fires at Alleged Informer

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 4

A sensational affair is reported from Tomorroma. For some time the police have suspected that sly:grog selling on an extensive scale has taken…

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