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Fires & bushfires, 1902

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Last Year’s Fires in Sydney. a Record

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1902 · page 4

SUPPLEMENTARY W[?] has very statement made up a statement concerning the work of his brigade during the year just closed, and the number of…

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Nowra Fire Brigade

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

The Treasurer of the Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade, Mr. W. M. Hunt, has received the following communication from the member for the district:—“18th…

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Fire at Brown’s Mountain. Residence Destroyed

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 22 January 1902 · page 2

Our Cambewarra correspondent writes:—Mr. William Abernethy, who has a farm on Brown’s Mountain in the direction of Cambewarra West,…

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Nowra Fire Brigade

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

The Treasurer of the Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade. Mr. W. M. Hunt, has received the following communication from the member for the district :—“18th…

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Fire at Brown’s Mountain. A Residence Destroyed

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 23 January 1902 · page 2

Our Cambewarra correspondent writes:—William Abernethy, who has a farm on Brown’s Mountain in the director of Cambewarra West,…

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Immense Fire

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 25 January 1902 · page 1

A huge fire is reported from Capetown. It is still raging in the heart of the city. Immense damage feared…

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Fire at Nerrigundah

Moruya Examiner · Friday 7 February 1902 · page 2

MR. Coroner Simpson on Friday last conducted an inquiry into the circumstances connected with the destruction by fire of Pollock’s Pioneer battery at Nerrigundah…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 8 February 1902 · page 1

Huge bush fires are raging in the Banks town aid Kogorah districts, near Sydney Several dwellings have been destroyed Moorefield cemetery has been devastated…

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Hell Fire Jack

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 21 February 1902 · page 4

GENERAL John Denton French, the only British commander, bar Methuen, to make And really earn a reputation in the present S'African war, is a…

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Fire at Barrengarry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 March 1902 · page 2

A weather board house, of four rooms, occupied by Robert Neville at Barren, garry, was on Thursday last totally destroyed by fire, whilst the family…

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Bush Fires

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

A bush fire that raged between Brown’s Sawmill and Mr. Z. G. Bice’s residence from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday gave residents some trouble and anxiety . The fire…

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Fire in Nowra. Palace Emporium Gutted. Considerable Damage to Stock. Smart Work by the Fire Brigade

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 5

The clanging of the fire-bell on Monday afternoon, a few minutes past 6, warned the Nowra townspeople that the tire fiend had one more broken loose. A general stampede…

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Fire at the Palace Emporium. Splendid Save by the Brigade

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 26 March 1902 · page 2

On Monday evening, within a few minutes of the Early Closing Act enforcing its regulation of the closing of stores the clangour of the fire [?]…

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Bush Fires

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 2

A bush fire that rages between Brown’s Sawmill and Mr. Z. G. Bice’s residence from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Monday gave residents some trouble and anxiety. The [?]e…

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Fire at the Palace Emporium. Splendid Save by the Brigade

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 27 March 1902 · page 2

On Monday evening, within a few minutes of the Early Closing Act enforcing its regulation of the closing of stores the clangour of the fire bell…

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Metropolitan Memoranda Burnt Out

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 29 March 1902 · page 6

Her Majesty's theatre, which was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, was the finest building of its kind in Sydney It had, however, nearly outlived its span…

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Berry fire Brigade Code Op Rubes

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 3

FOLLOWING are the rules that have been adopted for governing the Berry Volunteer Fire [?]gade:— RULES AND REGULATIONS…

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Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade. to the Editor of the Shcalhaven News

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 5 April 1902 · page 2

Sir,—At a meeting of the Fire Brigade held on Wednesday last, attention was called to an article which appeared in "The Leader" of…

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The Barrengarry Fire

The Kangaroo Valley Times · Tuesday 8 April 1902 · page 2

Before Z. G. Bice and a jury of 12 an inquiry was held at the Kangaroo Valley Courthouse last Thursday into the fire that occurred at Barrengarry on the…

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Smith's Fire. Coronial Enquiry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1902 · page 2

An inquiry into the origin of the late fire that occurred at Messrs. Smith and Partners' Palace Emporium on the 24th March, was instituted at…

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