A Tornado of Wild Fire
The recent great yaawning chasm rent in the sun—commonly called a sunspot—so extensive that a considerable number o[?] globes the size of our earth could be rolled…
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Fires & bushfires, 1905
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Bush Fire Relief Fund
The committee of the Moss vale Bush Fire Relief Fund brought its labors to a close at the latter end of last week, when the final meeting was…
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The committee appointed at a public meeting in January brought its labors to a close on Friday last. The treasurer submitted a [?] and expenditure, duly…
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Dear sir,— All peacable means having failed to obtain compensation for losses sustained by the late bush fires, I desire to ask, through the medium of…
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In a letter to the "S. M. Herald" on the above subject, Mr. C. W. Bowyer-Smijth writes:—Dear Sir,—Peacable means having failed to obtain compensation for losses…
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Mr. C. W. Bowyer Smijth, of Sutton Forest, writes to the press as follows: —All peaceable means having failed to obtain from the railway…
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Mr. C. W. Bowyer Smijth, of Rockmoor Sutton Forest, has forwarded correspondence which has taken place between himself and the Railway commissioners respecting the…
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'One of the most destructive fires-which have occurred on the Tyne for years took place on the night of March 3, at the Commissioners' Staiths, Whitehill Point,…
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Some commotion was caused in Bowral by the clanging of the fire bell about 10 o'clock on Saturday night, when an outbreak of fire occurred at…
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On Saturday night some excitement was caused by a fire which occured in a room detached from the residence of Mrs. Hopson, near the railway gates in Bowral street…
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A meeting of the Bowral Fire Board was held at the Town Hall on Monday. There were present Ald. H. M. Oxley (Mayor, in the chair), Messrs. G. E…
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A meeting of the above was held at the Bowral Town Hall on Monday last, Mr. H. M Oxley presiding. A letter was received from Mr. V. Keith,…
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A woman and two young children lost their lives by a fire which broke out on Saturday night, April 22nd, at 19 Pariroad, Plumstead…
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There was a fire-walking ceremony recently in the village of chekkarpalayam, near Palghaut. The fire was about sixteen feet long and twelve…
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At an early hour on Thursday morning the Moss Vale fire bell aroused many of the slumbering inhabitants. On investigation it was found that a…
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At an early hour on Thursday morning last a fire was discovered in the bakery at the rear of Mr. J. Flook's residence in Argyle street, Moss Vale, occupied by…
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With a fire raging in her main hold the Nelson liner Highland Brigade put back into Liverpool on 11th May. It was stated that the crew had…
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A conference of insurance officers, municipalities, and the Fies Brigades oardd took place nu Wednesda at Sydney, the Chief Secretary being present. The insurance…
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One of the officials of the L. B. and S. C. Railway stationed at Sheff feld Park has contrived an ingenious elec-trical machine which will…
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At the monthly meeting of the above on Monday uight, the members unanimoasly decided to take pa[?] in [?] [?] Friendly Societies' demo[?]n. Their…
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