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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1900

27 stories in Southern Highlands's papers · page 2 of 2

A Destruction Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 10 October 1900 · page 2

London, Friday Afternoon,—A fire has destroyed one wing of Welbeck Abbey, the Nottinghamshire sent of the Duke of Portland…

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The Fire Brigade and the Friendly Societies

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Saturday 20 October 1900 · page 2

SIR,—I notice that in the general secretary's statements of the United Friendly Societies' Demonstration he rofers to some misunderstanding that has arisen between the Fire Brigade and the…

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Centralising Control of Fire Brigades

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 October 1900 · page 6

Goulburn, Tuesday—The Mayor, Ald. Knowlmen, and Ald. Conolly interviewed the Colonial Secretary a few days ago in reference to the…

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Bowral Fire Board

Bowral Free Press and Berrima District Intelligencer · Wednesday 7 November 1900 · page 2

A MEETING of the Bowral Fire Board was held on Monday last, Ald. Stephens (Mayor) presiding. Minutes of previous meeting were read…

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Ship on Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 November 1900 · page 5

Melbourne, Thursday.-The ship Melville Island, which arrived in Hobson's Bay this morning from santos, Brazil, in ballast, had a most…

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Fire in George Street

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 December 1900 · page 4

At about 8 o'clock on Sunday evening a shocking burning accident occurred to a young woman named Catherine Gilbert in Larkins' Hotel, George…

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Bush Fires

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 December 1900 · page 5

Young. Tuesday.—Fuller particulars of the bush fires which occurred on Saturday, Sunday, and yesterday show that the whole country for 50 miles around was devastated…

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