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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Wast End Scene. Gallant Frenchman Storms Fair American's Flat. Arrest by Fire Escape

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 4

A West End scene of a most extra ordinary character was described at Marylebone Police Court on Friday (says a London paper of July 18), when a…

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Fire Brigades. New Board Constituted

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 6

Alderman Walter Cracknell, the Mayor of West Maitland, has been elected the country representative on the Board of Fire Commissioners of New…

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Fire in the City £6000 Damage. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 3

Shortly after 10 o'clock to-night a firs broke out near Elliott's garage. Castle reagh-street. Five valuable motor cars were destroyed, and a quantity of goods…

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Motor Cars Burnt. Fire at a Garage. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

A fire at Elliott's Garage to-night destroyed five motor cars. The damage is estimated at £2000…

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Films on Fire. Exciting Scenes. Panic-stricken People Jump Trough Windows. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 2

During a bioscope entertainment at the Adelphi Hall, West Maitland, last night the films ignited and the flames flared up with remarkable rapidity…

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Fire at Gundagai. GUNDAGAI

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 24 February 1910 · page 2

A big blaze occurred at South Gundagai yesterday, when nine stacks of hay, containing 250 or 300 tons were destroyed. The damage is estimated…

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Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 2

A fire at a motor garage and engineers' workshop at Newtown this morning destroyed three cars, and did damage totalling £1,500…

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Panic From Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 2

At Callao, in Peru, 50 persons are reported to have been killed as the result of a panic caused by a fire started at a cinematograph show…

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Fire at Cillenban. Coronial Enquiry

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 2

An enquiry was held on Tuesday and Wednesday before Mr. G. Stevenson, P.M., in reference to the burning of certain property owned…

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The Farmers Column. Frightening Horses From Fire

Coolamon-Ganmain Farmers' Review · Friday 25 February 1910 · page 3

A peculiar idea has been evolved for assisting to get horses out of a burning stable. It has been noted that a horse will refuse to leave a…

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Fire at Motor Garage Damage £1150. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 2

A fire at a motor garage aud engineers' workshop, at Newtown, this morning, destroyed three cats, and did damage totalling £1150…

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Malebo Bush Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 4

A meeting of the Malebo Fire Brigade was held at the residence of Mr. J. G. Crouch. There was a moderate attendance. Mr. J. G. Crouch occupied the chair. The minutes…

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Rescued From Fire

The Worker · Thursday 3 March 1910 · page 19

During a fire at Tarragon (Victoria) last week a man named George Bell narrowly escaped losing his life. Bell slept on the premises of Bolland's livery stables…

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Fatal Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 2

A fire broke out at the residence of Constable Day, in North Melbourne, last night, when Mrs. Day and her infant daughter Violet, aged…

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The Farmers Column. Frightening Horses From Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 5

A peculiar idea has been evolved for assisting lo get horses out of a burning stable. It has been noted that a horse will refuse to leave a…

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Steamer on Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 8 March 1910 · page 2

The steamer Clearpool, from Melbourne, laden with wheat, put into Mauritius on fire…

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Alarm of Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Friday 11 March 1910 · page 2

The vigorous ringing of the fire-ball belonging to the Tumut Fire Briga le, at about 2.30 on Wednesday afternoon last, indicated that a serious…

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Bush Fire at Lake Albert

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 2

As the result of a bush fire which occurred yesterday morning at Lake Albert, about 200 acres of grass were destroyed. The outbreak was suppressed…

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Grass Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 2

On Friday a fire started on the property of Mrs. Henry Brunskill, near Lake Albert. It was caused by some fire getting away while a stump was…

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Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

The regular meeting of the committee was held on Friday last, Mr. A. Graham being in the chair iu the absence of the president (Mr. J. Angel)…

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