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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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The Bowral Fire Brigade. and the Mittagong Fire

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 1 November 1910 · page 2

The Bowral Fire Brigade is evidently [?]till in the unsatisfactory position of having no horses, and this, together with the refusal of a railway official to…

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Fire at B[?]rrawang

Robertson Advocate · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 2

On Tuesday evening Mr. W. F. Wilaoo's residence at Burrwang, together with its [?]was totally destroyed by fire. How the fire originated in at present a mystery…

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Fire at Burrawang

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 12 November 1910 · page 2

On Tuesday evening Mr. W. F. Wilson 's residence at Burrawang. together with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire. How the…

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Protecting the Orchard Danger Op Late Frosts. Smudge Fire System

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 16 November 1910 · page 4

"Several years ago"- (writes on American orchardist) "after the fruit crop -was damaged by a Into spring frost, I thought there certainly ought to be…

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A Lake On. Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 19 November 1910 · page 3

: Tho Lake of Waterloo is a phosphorescent sheet of water 1000 feet long, near Nassau, in the Brahamas. At night it is like a sheet of living fire if tho wind is…

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Sensational .Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 14 December 1910 · page 2

Mr. Abe Nathan 's furniture emporium, Albury (corner of Dean and Townsend streets) was completely gutted by fire on Monday night…

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Stopping Trains for Fires

Robertson Advocate · Friday 30 December 1910 · page 2

The Bowral Municipal Council has received a reply from the Railway Commissioners in [?] to its [?] relative to the refusal of a night eff[?]…

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