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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1904

58 stories in South Coast's papers · page 2 of 3

Tragic Fire

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 8 April 1904 · page 2

A terrible calamity took plan at Grafton early on Sunday [?] children being burned to death. Mrs [?] who kept a general store in Princes sheet, after…

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Fire in Nowra. a Hairdressing Saloon Gutted, Good Work by the Brigade

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 28 April 1904 · page 2

A fire occurred between 5. and 5.30 this morning in a shop occupied by Mr W. Jackson, Junction-street, part of the Prince of Wales Hotel premise…

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The Fire at Jackson's

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1904 · page 2

The fittings of Mr W. R. Jackson's tobacconist's shop in which there was an outbreak of fire early on Wednesday morning (as reported in the COLONIST)…

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Fire in a Barber's Shop

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 4 May 1904 · page 2

About 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning last the premises occupied by Mr W. R. Jackson as a barber's shop in Junction street were found to be on fire. The discovery…

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Horrors of Shell Fire

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 13 May 1904 · page 4

The officer who commanded the battery on Electric Cliff during the bombardment of Port Arthur has sent the following vivid account of the…

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Nowra Fire Brigade

The Nowra Colonist · Wednesday 22 June 1904 · page 2

The Nowra Fire Brigade has, purchased a new alarm bell—a great improvement on the present one, the tintinnabulations of which have not…

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Nowra Fire Brigade

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 23 June 1904 · page 2

The Nowra Fire Brigade has purchased d a pew alarm bell—a great improvement on the present one, the tintinnabulations of which have not…

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Entertainments. Fire Brigade Ball

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 30 July 1904 · page 3

The annual ball of the Nowra Volun­teer Fire Brigade held at the School of Arts on Wednesday night last was only fairly successful…

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Alarm of Fire

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 20 August 1904 · page 2

At half-past three o'clock yesterday the fire bell rang out a wanting to, what with the strong wind prevailing, might, but for timely intervention, haven been a…

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At the Camp Fire

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 September 1904 · page 4

Come up to the fire, the cattle are right, They’ll camp for a while as they are. There’s plenty of moon for jour watch in the night…

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Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Nowra Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday night last, when the undermentioned office bearers were elected for the eusing term…

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At the Camp Fire

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 3

Come up to the fire the cattle are right, They'll camp for a while as they are. There's plenty of moon for your watch in the night…

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Fire at Far Meadow

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 September 1904 · page 2

A stack of buy at Far Meadow, containing about five tons, the property of Mr W. J. Holland, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday last. Sparks from a burning tree near by…

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At the Camp Fire

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 September 1904 · page 2

We were talking last week about the late Mr. Geelan and cattle, a dry, "bro-viere." back-page sort of a subject, though, for South Coasters. Butter they…

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Fire at Bolong. Mr McLELLAND'S Residence Destroyed

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 September 1904 · page 2

Yesterday morning about 4o'clock a serious fire occurred at the residence of Mr McLelland at Bolong, which, but for timely discovery would inevitably…

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At the Camp Fire

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 September 1904 · page 2

Dwellers in the bush, who live in tents and bark humpies, are not, as a rule church g[?]. They were probably not brought up that way. Their parents,…

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Fire at Candelo

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 30 September 1904 · page 2

[?] correspondent wired wired yesterday afternoon:— A fire broke out here at 8 o’clock this morning in a cottage occupied by Mrs. J. Keys, senr. The building and…

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At the Camp Fire. [By [?]Nda.]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 4 October 1904 · page 2

It is pleasant to see a contribution from the Rev. F. Bevan in the “Standard” again. Bega people at the first glance at the letter (“My dear Jardine”) would…

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At the Camp Fire

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 14 October 1904 · page 1

In a recent issue of the S.M. Herald" there is an advertisement of the-A.M.P. announcing the the holding of examinations, in December next for junior [?]…

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