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Fires & bushfires, 1905

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Disastrous Fires

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 January 1905 · page 2

On Saturday morning the heat was must oppressive, and shortly after lunch a peculiar yellow glare was noticeable, while overhead the sky husked as though a storm…

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A Black Saturday. Disastrous Bush Fires. Great Loss of Property. Two Person's Perish

Southern Star · Wednesday 4 January 1905 · page 3

THE last day of 1904 was marked by a series of bush fires that wrought awful destruction in all parts of the district, and the day may fitly be…

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Damage by Bush Fires. at Kangaroo Valley

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2

Much damage has been done by BUSH fives in .the kangaroo Valley district where one farmer (Mr Rutledge) on Saturday last had his house and dairy…

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Fire Brigade

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 5 January 1905 · page 2

The Nowra Fire Brigade had a procession through tho town on New Year’s Eve, with hose-reel and appliance carts gaily decorated with colored…

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Bush Fires

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

PARTICULARS to hand regarding the bush fires show that they were the most extensive and [?] in the history of the State. It is definitely known that several [?]yes have been…

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Bush Fires Milton Severely Handled

The Ulladulla and Milton Times · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 1

Never before it is said has the State of New South Wales received such a visita [?] from the fire fiend as was the case on saturday last. Reports go to show that…

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In the Valley. Bush Fires at Barrengarry

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 2

The local "Times" writes of troublesome bush fires in the Kangaroo valley:—Saturday last-will long be…

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Fires in the Milton District. Three Farmers Burnt Out

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 7 January 1905 · page 4

Bush fires wrought haven in the the Milton district. On Saturday the wind came away from the west like a blast from a furnace. The…

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Bush Fires

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 January 1905 · page 3

THE recent bush fires were very bad at Buckenboura, 12 miles from Moruya. We take the following from the “Moruya-Tilba Times” : —The flames first…

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One Fire Chiefs of Even [?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 13 January 1905 · page 4

Mr. [?]…

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The Recent Bush Fires. Extent of the Damage

The Berry Register and Kangaroo Valley and South Coast Farmer · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 4

IN the Wollongong district all the fires are now pretty well extinguished, and there is only one case of immediate relief necessary. A report from Kangaroo Valley states…

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The Bush Fires. Government Assistance to Settlers. Free Timber for Refencing

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

Mr H. O. Rotton, District Forester, yesterday received word from the Minister for Lands that in order to ameliorate the conditions for settlers…

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Iowa Fires

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 14 January 1905 · page 2

Between 7 and 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening last smoke was observed issuing from a state-room at the near of Mr. M. Coen's Post-office stores in Nowra Several of Mr…

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Rush Fires Relief Fund

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 January 1905 · page 2

In aid of [?] Mill[?] and Kent of Wy[?] and others who suffered so severely during the recent disastrous fires —…

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Bush Fires at Barrengarry

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 18 January 1905 · page 1

No one who has not seen the Barrengarry end of the district since the fires on Saturday week (says the K. V. Times) can realise how matters…

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Four of the Causes of Bush Fires

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

The great bush fire in New South Wales—a series of fires which for the present purpose may be treated as one —calls attention to four chief sources…

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Cobargo Fire Relief Fund

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 20 January 1905 · page 3

IN response to be advertisement inserted by Mr F G Roberts a public meeting was held at the School of Arts on Monday afternoon for the…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 21 January 1905 · page 4

At the Braidwood Police Court on Monday, Joseph O'Brien was charged that on Sunday, he did ignite certain inflammable matter, to wit, wood,…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 January 1905 · page 2

In aid of Messrs, Milliner and Kent, of Wyndham, and others who suffered so severely during the recent disastrous fires :…

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Bush Fires Relief Fund

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 27 January 1905 · page 2

[?] have been asked to publish the [?] At a meeting of the Central Exceptive. its Sydney, it was resolved to [?] applications for relief to be lodged…

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