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South Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1912

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

A Fire Sequel

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 2

Ald Morgan : Is it in the power of the Council to have a yard cleaned up I refer particularly to the site of the fire when Wickham’s premises in…

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A Fire Sequel

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 4

Ald Morgan : Is it in the power of the Council to have a yard cleaned up ? I refer particularly to the site of the fire when Wickham’s premises in…

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Mysterious Fires

The Southern Record and Advertiser · Saturday 15 June 1912 · page 4

THE R. R. Express gives a remarkably interesting instance of the manner in which many mysterious outbreaks of fire, the cruses of which may…

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Nowra Fire Brigade. Social Evening and Trophy Presentations. Reminiscences by Ex-captain Marriott. Serviss Fire. Mad Frenzy. Of. a Parson

The Nowra Leader · Friday 21 June 1912 · page 8

On Friday night last the Nowra Fire Brigade members together with several citizens assembled the the. Fine Stat on the occasion being the visit of…

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Fire Brigade Social. Presentation of Trophies

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 22 June 1912 · page 5

On Friday night last the Nowra Fire Briga[?]e members together with several citizens assembled the Fire Station the occasion being the visit of…

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Disastrous Fire. M.p.s. Mansion Damaged Many Narrow Escapes

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 29 June 1912 · page 6

Many dramatic and pathetic incidents [?]ed a disa[?]rous fire which occurred on Friday morning, at the country [?] of Mr. Percy Illing worth…

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Snowballing a Fire

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 15 July 1912 · page 3

Probably the most remarkable manner of extinguishing fire occurred at Boswell, a mining town in Pa., America. Hundreds of men, women, boys…

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Big Blaze at Bombala. Five Buildings Destroyed

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Tuesday 16 July 1912 · page 2

On Sunday night Bomb[?] had a visitation from the fire fiend, and extensive damage was done in Mayre Street. The outbreak occurred about…

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Fire at Bombala

The Twofold Bay Magnet : and South Coast and Southern Monaro Advertiser · Monday 22 July 1912 · page 9

The biggest fire seen in Bombala for many years occurred in Maybe-street at 7 o'clock on the 14 th inst, when…

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Science Notes and News. Test for Fire-damp

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 24 July 1912 · page 4

One of the simplest of the many suggested tests for fire-damp in mines is that described the other day by Henry Briggs to the Scottish…

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A Novel Fire Alarm

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 21 August 1912 · page 4

Most fire alarms have a glass front with instructions to break the same to give an alarm of fire. It is often difficult to find something with which…

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Fire at a Picture Show

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 24 August 1912 · page 4

At the Maclean Caledonian Hall one night last week, after the show of the Elito Pictures, the whole of the films used during the performance…

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Fire

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 September 1912 · page 6

The fire alarm was the cause of a big gathering of people in Kinghorn, street yesterday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. The bakery house the…

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Fire at Barrengarry. Mr. John Duncan's Residence Burnt to the Ground

The Shoalhaven Telegraph · Wednesday 23 October 1912 · page 6

On Friday afternoon last the residence of Mr. John Duncan, at Barrengarry, was burnt to the ground. Miss Duncan, who was the only person in the house, was in her…

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Fire Lighting

The Nowra Leader · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 7

Captain C. Bennett of the Nowra Fire Brigade, has received the following by-law from headquarters, regulating the lighting of fires…

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Fire Lighting

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 1

Captain C. Bennett of the Nowra Fire Brigade, has received the following by law from headquarters, regulating the lighting of fires…

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The Colonial Mutual Fire Office

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 7

As there is an impression in some quarters that the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., is connected in some way with a life office somewhat…

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Celluloid Fire. Blame for No One Salvage Chief's Statement

The Shoalhaven News and South Coast Districts Advertiser · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 3

The City Coroner's inquiry into the fire in which eight girls lost their lives at the Christmas card works of Messrs Angus Thomas Ltd., Moor-lane, E.C…

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The Colonial Mutual Fire Office

The Bega Standard and Candelo, Merimbula, Pambula, Eden, Wolumla, and General Advertiser · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 3

As there is an impression in some quarters that the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., is [?] in some way with a life office somewhat…

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Fifty Years on the Box Seat of a Mail Coach. the Experiences of "Brummy." (Mr. Jim Richards) Through Fire, and Flood. Held Up by Bushrangers--mad Rides with Bolting Horses--saving a Woman From the Hangman

The Nowra Leader · Friday 20 December 1912 · page 1

In last issue of the "Sunday Times" appears the portrait of Mr. Richards who left this township some little ago. Also a photo, of the Coo[?]amundra…

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