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

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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A Sap End. Caused Through a Fire. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 3 June 1911 · page 2

A fire occurred at Minto yesterday The property was owned by Rev. Jabez Ashamed, which was let furnished to a…

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Launch Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Monday 5 June 1911 · page 3

A fire broke out on board Mr. George Clubb's motor launch' the Scout this morning, destroying all the upper portion and fittings to the extent of about…

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Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 3

The change house at Block [?] Mine Here was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The cause of the outbreak is unknown…

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Big New York Fire. Moving Picture Film Destroyed. New York

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 3

A fire at Power Grounds did damage to the extent of £33,000, Nearly a hundred theatrical artists were rehearsing for a moving picture when the fire broke…

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A Big Blaze

Leader · Monday 12 June 1911 · page 2

Through some unknown cause, a fire broke out on Saturday afternoon at the big saw mills of Brooks and Co., at Malvern (Vic). The flames…

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Chaotic Fire Brigades Administration

Leader · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

Thirty-six heads of local governing institutions interviewed Mr. Flowers at Newcastle on Monday, and unanimously condemned the Fire Brigades Act…

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Whisky Distillery on Fire. Lisbon

Leader · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

The bursting of a lamp near a huge [?] fired a whisky distillery on the outskirts of Lisbon. The flames spread to other vats and the building was…

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Scores Drowned. Steamer on Fire. Vladivostock

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

News comes from Blagovieshtcheask, the capital of the Amur Province, that a river steamer was destroyed by fire night…

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Fire Brigades Act. Its Chaotic Administration, Newcastle

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

Thirty-six heads of local governing institutions interviewed Mr. Flowers at Newcastle, and unanimously condemned the Fire Brigades Act and the…

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Bondi Skating Rink Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

The Casino Skating Rink, at Bondi, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. The cause of the fire is attributed to laurkins smoking…

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Whisky Distillery on Fire Employees Panic-stricken. Search for Victims in Ruins. Lisbon

National Advocate · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 3

The bursting of a lamp near a huge vat fired a whisky distillery on the outskirts of Lisbon. The flames spread to other vats, and the building was…

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Six Persons Perish. in a Fire Near Liverpool. London, Monday afternoon

National Advocate · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 1

Two men and four children perished in a fire at a shop in Litherland, near Liverpool…

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Fire at Warialda. Sydney

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 15 June 1911 · page 2

A fire destroyed a store belonging to an Indian at Warialda, the damage amounting to £2000. A man on the premises had a narrow…

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Distressing Bronchills. Had to Get Up and Sit by Fire at Night. Another Splendid Cure by Peps

The Bathurst Times · Friday 16 June 1911 · page 1

Mrs. Christiana Hooper, of Melbourne Street, North Adelaide, writes "I am now 53 years of age, and suffered for nine months from bronchitis. At…

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Fire in Sydney Four Firemen's Narrow Escapes. Damages Total £20,000 SYDNEY

National Advocate · Saturday 17 June 1911 · page 4

A big fire broke out to-night in the four-storied premises of Messrs. Angus and Coote, in Kent-street, City. The flames, shooting out of a…

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Big Fire at Rockhampton. Brisbane

Leader · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 2

O’Reilly’s Hotel at Rockhampton was destroyed by fire, and the damage is estimated at £7000. Twenty-two inmates were in the hotel at the time…

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Burned to Death Standing Too Close to the Fire. Nowra

National Advocate · Wednesday 21 June 1911 · page 1

The 14-year-old son of Mr. Richard Binns was accidentally burned to death at his home yesterday. He was stand­ing by the fire when his clothes…

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Typhoon and Fire. Japanese Coast Devastated. TOKIO,Tuesday

National Advocate · Thursday 22 June 1911 · page 2

Hundreds were killed by a typhoon, which devastated the entire eastern coast. The destruction of houses is enormous, and shipping has suffered a…

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Fire at Manning River

Leader · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 4

We regret to hear that Mr. and Mrs. [?] A. Higgins, of Tinoree Manning River, son and daughter in law of Mr. T. Higgins, J.P., of Millthorpe,…

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Unsatisfactory Fire Brigade Equipment. Sydney

Leader · Saturday 24 June 1911 · page 2

The present footing of the fire brigades in the country is regarded by Captain Dakin as a public menace Equipments throughout the country…

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