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Fires & bushfires, 1917

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Fires in Forbes District. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 3

Further disastrous bush fires are reported from the Forbes district. Between 6O00 and 8000 acres were burned in Leslie's Blinkbonnie property, while…

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Animals Under Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

Bombardments affect different animals in different ways. Dogs, as a rule, show great distress when shells burst near them and…

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The Fire Fiend. "Hungry Cookies Want Burning Out."

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

At the Cootamundra police court on Tuesday, G. Wilson, a swagman, was charged with maliciously setting fire to natural…

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Revenge. [?] Fire at [?]Dbeen [?]Ging Tour. [?]R Ask for [?]K

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 11 January 1917 · page 4

[?]ra, police court [?] before Mr. A. [?] Wilson, a swag[?] with maliciously…

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Bush Fires

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

A number of fires amongst grass and crops broke out on Sunday and Monday last in these districts, at J. Whiticker's, Mundarlo, J. W…

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Bush Fires Brigade

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 12 January 1917 · page 2

A public meeting was called at Windridge's Commercial Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, for the purpose of forming a Bush Fires Brigade There was a fair…

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Munitions for Russia. Destroyed in Canadian Fire. New York

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 13 January 1917 · page 3

A message from Kingsland (New Jersey) states that a fire in a Canadian war factory resulted in a terri[?]e explosion, which destroyed a large…

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Melbourne Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

The premises of the Kuglemann Company, wholesale druggist, in Melbourne, were gutted by fire on Saturday…

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Mysterious Fire. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Monday 15 January 1917 · page 3

A fire occurred in Kugelmann's chemical warehouse, King-street, at 10.30 on Saturday night. It is a three-storeyed building. The top and…

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Melbourne Blaze

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

The premises of Kunelmann and Company, wholesale druggists of Melbourne, were completely gutted by fire on Saturday. Several…

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Swagmen and Fires

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

A CASH of in texest to farmers and property owners generally was heard at the Cootamundra Court, before Mr. A. Gates, P.M., when…

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A Fire in Crops Peak Hill

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 3

Mr. Arthur Yeo, coroner, held an inquiry at Peak Hill on Thursday into the cause of the fire which took place on Mr. Armstrong's property on…

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Fire at Borambola. Haystacks and St[?] Crop Burnt

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 16 January 1917 · page 2

All outbreak of fire occurred at Borambola on Sunday afternoon, which covered an area of over 500 acres before it was controlled. So far as can…

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Mysterious Fires. Culcairn

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 3

A succession of mysterious fires occurred at the premises occupied by Mr. O. M. Evershed, manager of the local branch of the Commercial…

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Fire in Hat Factory. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 17 January 1917 · page 3

Woods' hat factory, Glebe, was partly destroyed by fire this afternoon. The first floor and its contents were burnt…

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Bush Fires

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

About 200 acres of crop and grain went up in smoke out Wambidgee way on Monday afternoon. The blaze started in Mr…

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Liquid Fire

The Tumut and Adelong Times · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 4

"Liquid Fire as a weapon" forms the theme of an interesting article in the 'War Budget.' The diabolical contrivance is thus described:—…

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Under Fire

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 2

In the days of which I write, spics was the question uppermost in the mind of every Frechman— a question often summarily solved by a verdict advances to the unfortunable…

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Fire at the Rock. Fighters Good Save

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 18 January 1917 · page 2

A fire which occurred at The Rock on Monday night destroyed a wood and iron building used as a garage and store-room, with a portion of its…

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Wagga Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1917 · page 2

Fire Brigade Inspector G. H. Dodd, who is on a tour of inspection of the fire stations in the southern part of the State, was in Wagga yesterday and…

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