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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

65 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 4

Fire at Callan Park

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 2

A fire took place yesterday at Callan Park Asylum, but was fortunately extinguished by the attendants before any serious damage…

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Playing with Fire. (Written for the “Bega Standard” by Ruby Crawford.) CHAPTER I.

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 January 1906 · page 4

“I say, Percy, are you on for a bit of him ?” “Why, what’s the game? Anything out of the way? If so, Pin…

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Bush Fire Belief Fund

The Cobargo Chronicle · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 5

The final meeting of the General Committee of the Bash Fires Relief Fund was held at the Town Hall, Sydney, on Thursday, 21st D cumber…

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Playing with Fire. (Written for the “Bega Standard” by Ruby [?] Chapter Ii. Continued

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 4

[?] old girl, do you remember saying you would like to do something original—anything for a lot of fun. Well, what more could…

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Playing with Fire. Written for the “Bega Standard” by Ruby Crawford. Chapter Iii

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 8

Saturday had come. It was three o’clock, Only hall an hour more ! Would he come? Dolly hoped with all her heart…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Monday. Bush Fires

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 2

Bush Fires at [?] destroyed several farms, [?] 1500 sheep, including some stud animals, were [?]…

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Playing with Fire. (Written for the “Bega Standard” by Ruby Crawford.) Chapter Iv

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 4

“Oh, Rita, I am so glad you managed to come. We have quite a nice lot of voting men here. Doesn’t the hall look lovely ? It was so…

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Fire at Conjola

Broughton Creek Mail · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 2

The residence of Mr Jno. Connelly, of Conjola, was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. The fire apparently started in the kitchen, but was…

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Playing with Fire. (Written for the “Bega Standard” by Ruby Crawford.) Chapter Iv., Continued

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 26 January 1906 · page 8

It was almost twelve o’clock Rita was alone, her partner having gores to the supper table to got her a glass of sharet. She was, thinking…

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A Disastrous Bush Fire

The Bega Budget · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 3

DETAILS are printed of a disastrous bush fire which broke out about midday on Saturday and swept the whole of the district from…

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Careless Use of Fire

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

Edward Wolfe pleaded guilty at the Braidwood court to having lighted a fire at [?], and not extinguishing same. Constable Roberts stated that on…

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Fire at a Dwelling

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 27 January 1906 · page 4

An outbreak of fire, caused by a candle igniting some window curtains, occurred at the residence of Mr F. Stapleton, Kinghorn street, Nowra,…

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Bush Fires

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 2

Messages from Gippsland to the Sydney papers state that extensive fires were raging there last week and did an immense amount…

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Playing with Fire. Written for the Bega Standard” by Ruby Craw[?]rd.) Chapter V

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 30 January 1906 · page 4

W. could met have asked for a more perfect day could we remarked Philip Lindsay she [?] to the oars…

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Playing with Fire. Chapter Vi

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 February 1906 · page 8

“Miss Rita, please your aunt has just returned and wished to speak to you.” “Very well. Mary Where is she ?”…

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Terrible Bush Fires in Victoria. Loss of Life

The Bega Budget · Saturday 3 February 1906 · page 4

A message from Toora, in Gipps-land, states that a fire started there on Tuesday night. It devastated a stretch of timbered country,…

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Playing with Fire. ( Written [?] the “Bega [?] By Ruly Cr[?] ) Chapter Vii

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 February 1906 · page 4

Do you [?] Mrs. [?] is a for[?] to-day [?] here [?] never [?] fortnight [?] quickly…

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Playing with Fire. Chapter V[?]

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 9 February 1906 · page 8

Mrs. L[?] ds[?]y [?] has been. She had been sp[?] and after a [?] wnet [?] for [?]aen [?] different it is…

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"Barbarous Coal Fires." How to Banish Fogs

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 17 February 1906 · page 6

The "Daily Mail" writes that the Duke of Fife was unable to take the chair, and Sir Oliver Lodge was too indisposed to deliver his address on the…

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“Barbarous Coal Fires.” How to Banish Fogs

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 2 March 1906 · page 4

The “Daily Mail” writes that the Duke of Fife was unable to lake the chair, and Sir Oliver Lodge was too Indisposed to deliver his address on the…

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