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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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The Big Springs Fire

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

Matthias A. Monks deposed tint on the night of the 9th inst., between 11 and 12 o'clock, a fire occurred in a shed about 60 yards from the house…

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Fire at Creswick (Vic.) Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

A big fire occurred at Creswick to-day, when four shops were burned to the ground. Two firemen were seriously injured by falling glass…

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Fire Investigations. "Chilingly" and Big Springs

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 21 March 1914 · page 5

On Thursday the P.M. held inquiries into the outbreaks of fire at Chillingly. Curwood-street, Wagga, and Mr. Monks farm at Big Springs…

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Fire at Wyong. Premises Totally Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 23 March 1914 · page 2

A fire destroyed Wilson's general stores, Warner's estate office, and the Assembly Rooms at Wyong, yesterday. Fortunately, no other buildings…

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Fire

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

A commotion was occasioned in Tumut at 10 o'clock on Saturday morning by the sounding of the fire alarm and the vigorous ringing of…

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Fire Brigade Inspection

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

The quarterly inspection was carried out at the local Fire Brigade station yesterday by Mr. Divisional Officer Dadd. The brigadesmen under…

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Fire at North Wagga

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2
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Shortly [?] day[?] yesterday morning a fire occurred at North Wagga, when a four-roomed cottage in William-street was destroyed,…

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Playing with Fire. Attorney-general's Opinion

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 March 1914 · page 2

The British Attorney-General, speak at Eccles, declared he saw no reason for anticipating that there would be civil war in Ireland. History would…

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Incendiarism. Fire at Petersham. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 26 March 1914 · page 2

When the firemen turned out to a fire at a small cottage at Petersham to-day, they found the place alight in five places, but the flames were…

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Fire at Wilcannia

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Friday 27 March 1914 · page 7

A fire broke out in a shop occupied by Mr. J. Vernum, a painter, at Wilcannia on Saturday morning. The structure was of wood, and the flames…

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An Asylum Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Saturday 28 March 1914 · page 3

A fire broke out the in the sunnyside Asylum, Christchurch N.Z., the women's ward being gutted. All the patients were removed…

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Randwick Fire. Oil Store Completely Gupted. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 30 March 1914 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out in an oil store at the Randwick workshops early this morning, when oil valued at £5000 was rendered [?]soless. The…

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Tremendous Fire. Seven Acres of Buildings. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 31 March 1914 · page 2

An explosion in a benzine tank at Messrs. Hardman and Holden's chemical works, near Manchester, resulted in the destruction of seven acres of…

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Fires in Victoria. MELBOURNE

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 April 1914 · page 2

A big fire occurred to-day at Toorak (Vic.), Hanbury's creamery and cheese factory being totally destroyed, Another disastrous confiagration broke…

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Items of News. Fire Near Narandera

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 April 1914 · page 2

A fire occurred in a haystack on Mr. J. Cahill's farm, at Gillenbah, Narandera, on Thursday. A contractor was cutting chaff when a spark…

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Fire Near Narandera

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 2

A fire occurred in a haystack on Mr. J. Cahill's farm, at Gillenbwah, near Narandera, on Thursday last. A contractor was cutting chaff, when a…

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Fire at Culcairn Over £60 Damage

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 April 1914 · page 3

A fire broke out early on Sunday morning in the Lachelor quarters of Messrs. Le Lievre, manager T. H. Mate and Co's branch in Culcairn, and…

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New Fire Alarms

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

The new fire alarms patented by Mr. E. Smith, the chief electrician of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, will be in stalled in Wagga shortly. Word has…

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Fire at North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 April 1914 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning in Elizabeth-street, North Wagga, when the house of Mrs. Galvin was…

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