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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Moss Vale Fire Brigade v. the Board

Robertson Advocate · Friday 22 June 1906 · page 2

The position of affairs in connection with the strained relations which exist between the Moss Vale Fire Board and the brigade received further consideration at the meeting…

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In the Fire. a Pearl Necklace

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 4 July 1906 · page 5

The Vienna "Tagblatt"relates the following story:—Madame L,— a lady of independent means, returning home recently from an evening party, placed her…

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Fire at Burradoo Park

Robertson Advocate · Friday 13 July 1906 · page 2

About 1 o'clock yesterday (Thursday) a fire was discovered at Burradoo Park, occupied by Mr. and Mrs. W. Sydney. The outbreak, which was first discovered…

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Moss Vale Fire Brigade Board

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 11 August 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above named board was held at the fire station on Thursday afternoon last. The mayor presided and the Government representative, Mr. J. A. Badgery, was…

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Moss vale Fire Board

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 14 August 1906 · page 2

Matters connected with the Moss Vale Fire Board and the Fire Brigade do not appear to be proceeding very harmoniously, and the latest attempt to smooth out the…

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A Girl Murderess. Trial by Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 August 1906 · page 5

The defence of Josephine Terranova, the Sicilian girl murderess, closed to-day; with expect evidence in support of the plea of insanity. The details of…

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Bowral Fire Board

Robertson Advocate · Friday 24 August 1906 · page 2

The Mayor (Aid. Oxley) presided at a meeting of the above board which was held on Monday, Messrs. G. E. Marston, Ebb.Davis, and P. Beer (hon. sec.) being also…

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Bowral Fire Brigade Board

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 25 August 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above board was held on Monday last, the members present being the mayor, Aid. H. M. Oxley (chair), Messrs. G. E Merston,…

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Fire on the Express

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 8 September 1906 · page 4

Passengers by the Melbourne express, which arrived in Sydney on Saturday morning nearly an bour and 10 minutes behind schedule time, tell of an exciting…

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Bowral Fire Brigade

Robertson Advocate · Friday 14 September 1906 · page 2

The members of the above brigade have not hailed with any degree of satisfaction the Fire Board's action in discontinuing the insurance of the firemen against accident…

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Bowral Fire Board

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 18 September 1906 · page 2

A meeting of the above Board, at which there were present Ald. Oxley (Mayor), aud Messrs. Maraton, Davis, and P. C. Peer was held on Friday afternoon, the chief…

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The Bowral Fire Board. to the Editor

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 September 1906 · page 2

SIR,— I notice in your issue of the 18th a letter from the Bowral Fire Board to the brigade member, in reply to the firemen's request that the board…

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Strange Fire. Contents of a Box Burning. Suspected Incendiarism

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 27 October 1906 · page 5

A strange fire, reports the "Daily Mail," of July 30th, occurred last night at the Cranbourn street, W.C., Post Office…

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The Great Whisky Fire. Streams of Burning Spirit

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 7 November 1906 · page 5

Never in the history of Dundee has a fire of such dimensions boon witnessed as that which, as reported in the "Daily Mail" of 21st July,…

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Legislative Assembly. Careless Use of Fires Bill

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 21 November 1906 · page 6

The Premier moved the second reading of this Bill. He said the necessity for the measure had been shown by unfortunate experiences of…

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Camp-fires

The Southern Mail · Friday 14 December 1906 · page 4

Gleaming up among the ranges when the dark creeps o'er the earth; Sparkling on the desert stretches, where the hot winds have their birth;…

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Fire Near Robertson

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 December 1906 · page 2

A weatherboard cottage, containing six rooms and detached kitchen, situated about midway between Burrawang and Robertson, and occupied by Mr. J. Dennis, was totally…

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Fire-Balls

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 4

Into a Florence flask containing three or four ounces of water, put thirty grains of phosphorus. Then set the flask over a lamp…

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Fire in Water

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 4

Place a few pieces of phosphuret of lime in a tumbler of water, and bright flashes of light will dart from the surface. This is an…

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Fire near Burrawang

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 22 December 1906 · page 2

On Sunday evening last a weatherboard cottage near Burrawang, occupied by Mr. J. Dennis, consisting of six rooms and detached kitchen, was totally destroyed by fire…

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