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

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Heavy Fires Evasion of Motor Duty. Sydney

National Advocate · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 2

in connection with the charges of evasion of duties on motor goods, the General Motor Coy., of Sydney, was to-day fined £5120 by the High…

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The New York Fire. the Benefit of Factories. New York

The Bathurst Times · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 3

The Building Department of New York City is held to be blameable for the loss of 142 lives by the terrible fire which occurred on Saturday…

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Big Bendigo Blaze. Melbourne

The Bathurst Times · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 2

A fire at the famous Garden Gully Mine, at Bendigo, at about midnight destroyed an engine house and office. The damage is estimated at £3,000…

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A Terrific Fire

Molong Argus · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 7

A fire, which resulted in fearful loss of life, broke out on Sunday in a triangle of premises in Washington Place, New York, used as a factory by the…

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The New York Fire. Factory Owners to Be Arrested. New York

The Bathurst Times · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 3

As a result of the activity following the terrible fire at the blouse factory, in which about 140 employees perished, the city building inspector has ordered…

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Two Million Pounds Damage Big Fire in New York. State Capitol Partly Destroyed. Albany (New York), Wednesday afternoon

National Advocate · Friday 31 March 1911 · page 3

The State Capitol, which is considered to be the finest building of its kind in the whole Republic, has been partly burned. The damage is…

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Ringing the Fire Bell

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 2

It is proposed by the municipal authorities at Ballarat to ring the firebell at 9 o'clock on Sunday night, as a reminder to the people to fill in their…

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The Albany Fire. Albany (New York)

National Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

Many valuable records were discoverd in the ruins of the legislature library unscatched. Documents relating to the history of the war of 1812…

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New York Fire Victims. Imposing Procession. New York

The Bathurst Times · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 2

The bodies of the 143 victims of the terrible fire in a blouse factory in this city are to be conveyed through the principal streets of the city on Monday…

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Barque on Fire Drifting in a Heavy Sea. London, Thursday afternoon

National Advocate · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 4

The barque Buteshire, laden with nitrate, and bound from Pisagua (Chili) to London, has been seen abandoned drifting near Ushant…

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West Wyalong Blaze. Extensive Damage. West Wyalong

The Bathurst Times · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred in the in main street early yesterday, morning, by which Messrs. Gelling and Sons produce store, machinery shed, and offices…

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Fire at West Wyalong

Leader · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred In the main street of West Wyalong on Friday morning, by which Messrs Gelling and Sons' produce store,…

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Fire at Wyalong Two Shops Destroyed. West Wyalong

National Advocate · Monday 3 April 1911 · page 1

A destructive fire occurred in the main street early on Friday morning, by which Messrs. Gelling and Sons' produce store, machinery shed, and…

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Big Adelaide Blaze. Adelaide

The Bathurst Times · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 3

A fire at the coach building premises of Bowden Bros, yesterday, resulted in a loss of about £2200. Thirteen men are thrown out of work…

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Extraordinary Experience with Fire and Water. Perth

Leader · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

A man .named Robert Reardon, of Shamrock Hill, discovering that his house was on fire, went to a well for a bucket of water- and fell in. The…

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A Big Fire. Damage Estimated at £70,000. St. Petersburg

National Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 4

Timber yards at Yaroslav caught alight, and 24 houses in the vicinity were burnt. The damage is estimated at £70,000…

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Cable News. Swept by Fire. London

Leader · Thursday 6 April 1911 · page 2

The town of Kadilk[?]i, which is really a suburb of Constantinople, was swept by fire yesterday. Upwards of 100 houses, and a large quantity of…

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Rats Cause Fire. Sydney

Leader · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 4

Two fires which occurred at North Sydney and Balmain during the night are supposed to have been caused by rats, g[?]ing wax matches. The…

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Disastrous Turkish Fire. Constantinople

The Bathurst Times · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 3

[?] is raging to-day in one of the suburbs. The outbreak has proved most disastrous, over 100 houses being destroyed. The flames spread to…

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Cottage Destroyed by Fire. Sydney, Thursday. !

The Bathurst Times · Friday 7 April 1911 · page 3

At about 8 o'clock to-night, an unoccupied to-roomed cottage, valued at about £500, at Milson's Point, was destroyed by fire. The building was…

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