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Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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The Fire Brigades Act

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

On January 1, the new Act with respect to fire control comes into operation, and, besides applying to all the metropolitan suburbs, about 80 of the…

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Woman Fans the Fires of Fate

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 4 January 1910 · page 8

Announcements from time to time by men of science still ruffle the agitated waters of human existence. These thunderbolts, forged in study and…

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Fire at Tyalgum. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 5 January 1910 · page 3

A post-office and boarding house at Tyalgum, in the Tweed district, were destroyed by fire yesterday morning…

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New Fire Brigades Act

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 6 January 1910 · page 2

The Fire Brigades Act of New South Wales came into operation on Monday. Seen by a "Sunday Times" representative, Superintendent Webb gave…

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Nerves on Fire with Neuralgia. This Case Resisted all Kinds of Treatment

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 8 January 1910 · page 10

When Miss Malvina Pettit, of York, W.A., was suffering agonies with Neuralgia, she found that rubbing the face with liniments didn't do a bit of good. This…

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Royal Palace on Fire. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 10 January 1910 · page 3

A fire occurred in the Royal Palace at Heus (Greece) on Wednesday night. British and Russian bluejackets assisted in extinguishing the fire and in…

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New Fire Brigade Districts

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 11 January 1910 · page 5

The new Fire Brigades Act came into foree on January I. Under it the State is cut up into eight districts, and already officers have been appointed to…

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Another Royal Palace Fire. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

A destructive fire occurred at the palace of the Grand Duke Mesolico-vitch, at St. Petersburg, a priceless collection of diamond-studded armor…

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Big Fire in Dunedln. SYDNEY, Tuesday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 3

A three-storey building in Dunedin (N.Z.), owned by the Dunedin Express Company, was destroyed by fire last night, the damage being…

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Royal Palace on Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 13 January 1910 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.—A disastrous fire has occurred in the palace of the King of Greece, at Athens, resulting in damage amounting to £100,000…

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The Bush Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 8

At the break of day I had waving fields Of ripened grain, with a promise of yields From the virgin soil by my labour won That would make the harvest a record…

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Grafton Fire Brigade

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Saturday 15 January 1910 · page 2

Matters connected with the Grafton Fire Brigade are at the quiescent stage just now. This is due to the fact that the operations of the now Act, under which all…

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A Disastrous Fire. LONDON

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Wednesday 19 January 1910 · page 3

Harkness Hall, near Scarborough, the residence of Lord Derwent, has been destroyed by fire…

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Disastrous Bush Fire. SYDNEY, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 5

At Jerilderie a bush fire destroyed 20,000 acres of grass, many haystack's and a quantity of fencing. A number of sheep were also destroyed…

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Clothing Factory On Fire. Girls Killed and Injured. London, Thursday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 5

During a fire in a Philadelphian clothing, factory three girls were killed through jumping from the windows, and twelve were badly injured in the same…

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Careless Use of Fire

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Thursday 27 January 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Wednesday.—John Lamb, a recent arrival from Scotland, went into a shed near a mine in Victoria lit a match and threw it on a barrel…

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Fire!

The Don Dorrigo Gazette and Guy Fawkes Advocate · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 2

On Wednesday morning the occupants of Mr. Walker's Temperance Hotel were greatly agitated by an alarm of fire, aud it appears that the building had a narrow…

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Disastrous Fire. SYDNEY, Sunday Night

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Monday 31 January 1910 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Kingaroy (Q.), four shops and the Commercial Bank being destroyed…

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Big Fire at Kingaroy

Clarence and Richmond Examiner · Tuesday 1 February 1910 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire at Kingaroy has destroyed Brady's store, also the premises of Wilson and Cullen, dentists; Sigley and Kent, auctioneers; Bell,…

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A Big Fire. SYDNEY

The Grafton Argus and Clarence River General Advertiser · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 5

One of the largest fires known at Rutherglen (Vic.) occurred. yesterday, several business places being destroyed. Damages estimated at £10,000…

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