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Fires & bushfires, 1919

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Wagga Grass Fire

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 2

A small grass fire occurred on Monday afternoon in the paddock of the Inland Freezing Co., about tour miles from Wagga, adjoining the Hnmula…

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Fire Brigade Calls. December Breaks Record. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 3

Calls received by the city and suburban fire hrigades during the year amounted to 1770 of which very few were serions. The present month has…

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Molong Fire. Commercial Hotel Burned Out Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1919 · page 2

The Commercial Hotel, Molong, of which Mrs. [?].Homer is the licensee, was burnt out last night. The damage is estimated at £3000…

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Burn Fires. Some Fierce Fights

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 2

Some tank sinkers on "Darah," the property of the Kiloy Brothers, were foolish enough to let their camp fire get away at midday on Tuesday; and a…

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America Suffragettes. Watch Fire Demonstration. Washington

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1919 · page 3

An outbreak occurred in front of House, when soldiers, sailors and citizens undertook to end the watch-fire demonstration. The fires were stared…

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Grass Fires in Riverina. JERILDERIE

The Hillston Spectator and Lachlan River Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 5

During the latter end of last week and on Monday nine fires occurred in this district, three west of Denliquin and the others to the south-west…

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Loongana on Fire. Prompt Action Saves the Vessel. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1919 · page 3

A fire was discovered to-night on the steamer Loongana which has been held since Wednesday owing to the firemen claiming an increase in…

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Fire Narrowly Averted

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

A mysterious outbreak of fire at the home of Mr. K. G. Flett, at the corner of Forsyth and Peter-streets. Wagga, was fortunately stopped in its early…

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Fire in Baylis-street

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1919 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred on Saturday at 12.30 p.m. in a weatherboard shed at the rear of the shop of Mr. J. F. O'Regan, butcher, Raylis-street,…

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Fires at Barellan

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 2

On Friday night Barellan had a visitation from the fire fiend with the result that considerable damage was done. The first alarm…

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Fire at Castlereagh. Three Builders Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

A fire at Castlereagh, near Penrith, last night, completely destroyed a store and residence and the post office. The origin of the fire is a mystery. All the…

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Fire at Crown Studios. Mark Blow's Evidence. an Open Verdict. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1919 · page 3

An inquest was opened to-day concerning the fire which destroyed the Crown Studios last month. Mark Blow, proprietor, said he had a very…

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Items of News. Fire in Baylis-street

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred in Bayfis street, Wagga, early yesterday morning, the scene being the shop occupied by Messrs. Dennis and Co., tailors,…

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Drought in Queensland. Fire Devastates Grass Country; Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 January 1919 · page 2

Practically the whole of Queensland is still within the grip of a severe drought. Millions of acres of grass country have been swept by fire…

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Recent Bush Fires

Narandera Argus and Riverina Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Parlculars of the losses suffered by land owners as a result of the hush fires which traversed heldings in the Darlington Point…

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Fires at Barellan

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

On Friday night last the alarm was given of an outbreak of fire at the year of the Sunbeam Boarding Establishment, a quantity of bedding and…

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Fire Brigade Sports

The Murrumbidgee Irrigator · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

The New Year's Day Sports committee desire to publicly thank through our columns Mr. Goo. Arbuckle for his valued services as…

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Items of News. Another Fire

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1919 · page 2

Yesterday Morning there was another outbreak of fire in Baylis-street, Wagga. The alarm was received through the Wagga telephone exchange…

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Fire in Sydney. Sanatorium Damaged. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 3

The sanatorium controlled by the Seventh Day Adventists at Wahroonga, narrowly escaped destruction by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. The…

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Fire at Wahroonga. Sanitorium Ablaze. Patients Speedily Removed. £[?]000 Damage. SYDNEY

Cootamundra Herald · Saturday 11 January 1919 · page 1

The Sydney Sanatorium, controlled by the Seventh Day Adventists at Wahroonga, narrowly escaped destruction by fire this morning…

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