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Fires & bushfires, 1913

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The New Fire Engine. Citizens' Petition

Daily Advertiser · Friday 11 July 1913 · page 3

If mixed metaphors are permissible, Wagga's new horse-drawn fire-engine is still regarded by the municipal council as a "white elephant." At last…

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Big Blaze

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

A block of buildings was burnt out in Charleville. Q., the damage being estimated at £10,000…

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Fierce Forest Fires. OTTAWA

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

A fierce fire is raging in the [?]prests [?] Mill [?]lley, Canada. Several towns are threatened [?]…

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Fire at Wagga Quantity of Chaff Damaged

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 2

The residents of Wagga were aroused early yesterday morning by the ringing of the firebells. At 7.55 the fire brigade received the call, and…

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Pr[?] Ltd on Fire. Huge Pile of Produce [?] Mr. Anthony Brunskill's Store Threatened

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 July 1913 · page 4

About 8 o'clock yesterday morning an alarm of fire was given from Jup[?] Wagga Hotel, the message despatched to the Wagga Fire…

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Fire at Prescott's

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 July 1913 · page 2

The fireman are still engaged [?]ighting the fire at Prescott's produce stores, an account of which was published in the "Daily Advertiser" on…

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Prescott's Fire

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 2

The fire at Present's produce stores is still [?]dering and the firemen are standing by and pouring in a continuous stream of water…

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Serious Fires. Gundagai Outbreak. Premier Assists Brigade. Gundagai

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 2

Three business premises were destroyed by fire here to-day. The Premier (Mr. Holman), who was staying at the hotel next door,…

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Destructive Fire. Three Shops Destroyed, Splendid Work by Volunteers

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 2

A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred in Bibo's buildings, Sheridan-street, yesterday morning. The outbreak started in premises occupied by…

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Telegraphic. Fire at Gundagai Premier Takes a Hand at Rescue Work. a Chemist's Bad Luck. Sydney, Monday Night

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 15 July 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out at Gundagai early this morning, and destroyed an [?] saloon, chemist shop, and furniture store. The Premier, who was…

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Fire at Prescott's

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 July 1913 · page 2

The full extent of the damage by the fire at Prescott's Limited, was not known until yesterday. On Saturday morning the fire broke out in a stack of…

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Sulphur Mine on Fire Mines Fight for Life Rome

Daily Advertiser · Monday 21 July 1913 · page 2

Forty miners have been killed by a fire in a sulphur mine at San Gievanclli Sicily Rescue was impossible from the surface whilst the fire was…

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Serous Factory Fire. Four Firemen Killed. Montreal

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 2

A great [?] burned out a block containing and blind factory. Four firemen were killed and three injured…

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Darling Harbor Fire. Engineering Premises Gutted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 24 July 1913 · page 2

An outbreak of here was discovered early this evening in premises occupied by the Electrical Engineering Company, Darling Harbor. The…

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New York Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 2

Of 28 bodies recovered from the ruins of the Binghampton, New York, fire, only three were recognised. The others were burned beyond…

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Suffragettes. Scene in Commons: Youth Fires Pistol. London

Daily Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 2

During Mr. M'Kenna's reply to Mr. Keir Hardie's strictures bill, a youth in the "cat and mouse" bill, a youth in the strangers' gallery fired a toy pistol,…

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Fire!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 29 July 1913 · page 2

At 1 o'clock this morning a fire destroyed Kitchen and Son's soap and candle factory, Alexandria. A poor water supply prevented the brigade…

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A Big Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 30 July 1913 · page 5

Kitchen's margarine factory at Botany was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at between £7000 and…

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Glass, Iron and Stone Clothes now Worn. Cleaned at Home in the Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 7

It has remained for the twentieth century to show us the advantages of garments made of minerals. Incredible as it may seem, stone, iron,…

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