Bowral Fire Brigade
THE Hon. Sec. of the Fire Brigade Board (Mr. G. M. Pugh) has been informed that the sum of £75 lias been placed to the credit of the Bowral Volunteer Fire…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
43 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 1 of 3
Bush Fires in Victoria. Whole Townships Swept Away
Melbourne, Wednesday—Telegrams are to hand from Gippsland to-night concerning the disastrous bush fires raging in all directions, and record a…
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Melbourne, Saturday.—Heartrending accounts of the terrible bush fires in Gippsland continue to pour in from every direction. A telegram from…
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THE Board met on Monday. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE…
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A fire occurred at Yarrunga on Saturday last, from which Messrs. Seery, Hayter, and Co's saw mills had a narrow escape. The house adjoining…
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The Bowral Free Press saya:-Moss Vale is making progress with the erection of its fire station ; but why they should require a larger building…
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Sir:—Possibly you are not aware, that for some time past, a feeling of a most undesirable character has existed between the M.V. Fire Brigade Board and the members…
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SIR,—As a ratepayer of the town, I have been informed, that certain members of the Bowral Fire Brigade have been left out re new Uniform. I should like to ask what…
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Melbourne Leader te is a little story of the Gippsland bush fires:— "One family was found in the boart of tho black desolation living in a humpy…
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THE Govenment Gazette of last Friday, 4th instant, contains the notification of the appointment of Mr. G. M. Pugh as the representative of the Government on…
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SIR,—I was surprised to see the letter in your last issue signed "Ratepayer;" as captain of the above Brigade I wish to inform the public, and Ratepayer as he…
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A SPECIAL parade of the brigade took place on Saturday evening, on the occasion of their first turnout in their new uniform. 'The whole, under the command of captain Jones, presented a smart…
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THE board met on Saturday. Tenders for supply of horse service were opened, and that of Mr. Moses Jones was accepted at following rates:—Retaining fee £8; wet practice 6s.;…
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LITTLE more than twenty-four hours after, leaving the winter fogs and chilling gloom of London the traveller in quest of the warmth and sunshine of the south of…
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Dr. Harold Davis looked around with ill-concealed impatience at the chattering, welldressed throng that filled Mrs. Norton's spacious rooms, and then he frowned slightly as if he…
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JAMES CROTTY; of Melbourne, may have been a noaccount man during life, but he had a thumping fine banking accouut to his credit, and that has made him of considerable importance after death…
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News has been received of a sensational occurrence on board the St Paul, one of the ocean liner utilised by America as auxiliary armed cruisers…
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About half past 4 on Sunday morning a fire broke out in the kitchen at the residence of Mr. E. Boardman, batcher, Bong Bong-street…
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Bowral became all astir first thing on Friday morning last when the news spread that the Chinamen's dwelling at the Mittagong gardens had been…
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The inquest upon the late fire which bad destroyed the premises owned by Mr. J. Ah Moy on the 10th inst., was held iu the Court House, Mittagong,…
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