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Central West (Bathurst, Orange, Mudgee) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Sad Burning Fatality Standing Too Close the Fire. Sydney

National Advocate · Monday 1 August 1910 · page 2

Mrs. Elizabeth Collet was standing near the fire at a friend's place Redfern yesterday afternoon, when her clothes caught fire. She…

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Queensland. the Sugar Cane Fires. Brisbane

Leader · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 3

The Brisbane police have received a wire from Cairnes to the effect that a union official has been arrested, and charged with having explosives…

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A Terrible Fire Five Women Suffocated. London

National Advocate · Tuesday 2 August 1910 · page 2

The fusing of an electric light set fire to a window in an Accrington drapery shop, which was crowded with customers. The premises were soon…

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Fire at Parramatta. Sydney

Leader · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 4

A fire was caused in a bedroom at Parramatta this morning by Mrs. Hoadley, who while attempting to light a, candle dropped asleep. The bed…

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Fire in a Factory. Sydney

Leader · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 4

At 10 o’clock this morning a quantity of turpentine caught fire at Mitchell’s grocery factory in Sussex-street. Forty factory girls -became panic-stricken, and…

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Fire Brigades Amendment Act Country Districts Not Getting Fair Play. Sydney

National Advocate · Friday 5 August 1910 · page 2

In the Legislative Assembly tonight, In Committee, Mr Wood moved the expediency of introducing a bill to…

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Disastrous Fire in Jamaica. London

Leader · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 2

There are five dead and two dying as the result of a fire in a wooden hotel at Long Island Jamaica. A barking dog saved scores from being burned…

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Fires. Panic in a Factory. Stampede of Girls. a Jump of Thirty Feet. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 6 August 1910 · page 2

Shortly after 10 o'clock this morning a quantity of turpentine caught fire at Mitchell's" factory in Sussex Street. Forty girls who were working, on the…

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Fire in the City. Extensive Damage Done. Sydney

Leader · Wednesday 10 August 1910 · page 3

Early this morning a fire broke out in the premises of Messrs Lyons and Milling, hardware merchants in Clarance-street. When the brigades…

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Big Blaze in Sydney. Spontaneous Combustion. Damage Estimated at £11,000. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 11 August 1910 · page 3

Early this morning a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs, Lyons and Milling, hardware merchants, Clarence[?]st. When the brigades arrived the fire was…

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City Menaced by Fire. Vancouver

Leader · Saturday 13 August 1910 · page 2

The town of Wallace, Idaho, is menaced by forest fires. Hundreds are leaving their homes. The burning buildings are on the outskirts. Should the…

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Great Forest Fires. in Montana and Idaho. London

National Advocate · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

Two infantry regiments have been withdrawn from the manocuvres in the State of Wshington, U.S. to fight the forest fires which are raging…

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Raging Forest Fire. New York

The Bathurst Times · Monday 15 August 1910 · page 3

The town of Wallace, in Idaho, in menaced by a forest fire that is now raging. Hundreds of people are leaving their…

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Belgium Exposition. Destroyed by Fire Many Fatalities. Brussels

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

The Belgium Exposition caught fire to-nights. The flames were driven by a high wind, and were uncontrollable…

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Exhibition on Fire. Damages Estimated £5,000,000. £60,000 Worth of Diamonds Stolen. London

Leader · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

The damage caused by the fire at the Brussels International Exhibition is estimated at £5,000,000. The magnificent buildings have been reduced to…

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A Big Fire at Brussels Exhibition. Wholesale Destruction. Two Persons Killed. London, Monday, 2.30 a.m

National Advocate · Tuesday 16 August 1910 · page 3

A disastrous fire has broken out at the Brussels Exhibition. The British, French, and six other sections of the exhibition are burning…

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Latest Cables. Fire! Fire ! Brussels Exhibition Alicht. Fearful Destruction. Indescribable Panic. Damage £5,000,000. Brussels

The Bathurst Times · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 3

The disastrous fire at the Brussels International Exhibition has resulted in a loss of property estimated at £5,000,000…

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The Brussels Exposition Fire Financial Panic Feared. London

Leader · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 2

In consequences of the heavy losses by those interested in the Brussels Exposition, Belgians have demanded an extra session of Parliament to prevent…

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The World The Brussels Fire How It Originated. British Losses Under £100 000. Twenty-five Persons Injured London Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 17 August 1910 · page 2

The fire at the Brussels Exhibition originated in a short circuit at the illuminated device, which was over the entrance to the Belgian section. The…

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Latest Cables. the Brussels Blaze Financial Panic Feared. Recalling Parliament. Fair Re-opened. Brussels

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

Following the heavy losses by the International Exhibition fire, many Belgians are demanding an extra session of Parliament to be called together to…

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