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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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Fire at Aberdeen

Singleton Argus · Thursday 24 January 1901 · page 3

A FIRE occurred at Aberdeen on Monday afternoon, when two large woodon buildings, known us the "Barracks," owned by the Australian Chilling and…

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Fire at Grafton

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 10

A disastrous fire occurred on Sunday night which completely destroyed the premises occupied by John Moorhead and Company and Missus Harman ; the premises of C. Duggan and L. Jacobs, on the north,…

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Raced the Train Against Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 2

William S. Night recently told a very strange story of a chair car in a Chicago Great Western railroad train that was afire and full of passengers with the train at full…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. Damage Estimated at £12,000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 January 1901 · page 16

What at one time seemed likely to be a fire which would sweep another city block away broke out in Little Collins-street, Melbourne, on the 17th instant, between 9 and 10 p.m. Before it was conquered, the…

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Great Fire in Montreal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 29 January 1901 · page 3

Reuter's correspondent reports that the wholesale business quarter of Montreal has been burned. Included in the buildings distroyed were those of the Board of Trade. The damage is estimated at…

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A Fire in George-street

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 February 1901 · page 2

The alarm of fire was sounded yesterday morning by the ringing of the bell at the local fire station. It turned out that the outbreak was in the residence of Mr John…

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Raced the Train Against Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 12

William S. Night recently told a very, strange story of a chair car in a Chicago Great Western railroad train that was afire and full of passengers with the train at full…

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Bush Fires

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

The heat wave which has just passed over part of New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and South Australia has been attended with the…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. Ravages Tn Victoria, Fanned by the Gale. Four Boys Burned to Death. Melbourne

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 4

Further particulars to hand of the wind and dust storm last evening show that considerable damage was done. The fruit gardens in particular suffered…

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Fire Fatality. Awful Sufferings

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred yesterday morning at Daniel Slade's produce store and private residence, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt. The flames spread…

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Fire Fatality. Awful Sufferings. Don't Leave me Mates [By TELEGRAPH]

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 3

A DISASTROUS fire occurred this morning at Daniel Slade's produce store and private residence, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt…

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A Fire Fatality. "Don't Leave Me, Mates!"

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 13 February 1901 · page 2

A DISASTROUS fire occurred on Monday morning at Daniel Slade's produce store and private residence, Parramatta Road, Leichhardt…

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Fires a Brother's House. Offence Admitted. BRISBANE

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 February 1901 · page 5

Daniel Cox, formerly a railway employee, was committed for trial at Maryborough yesterday, on a charge of setting fire to the house of his…

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Fires in Newcastle. An Old Singleton Resident Burnt Out

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 February 1901 · page 4

SHORTLY after midnight on Saturday a destructive fire broke out at the grocery establishment of Mr G. T. Hooker, Hunter-street Weet, New…

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Fire in Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 3

A fire threatening serious results broke out in Marchant's Court, at the rear of Vicery's buildings, Pitt-street, at an early hour this morning. Firemen were quickly on the scene, and got the conflagration…

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Fire in Sydney. Considerable Damage [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 3

A FIRE broke out early this morning in Merchant Court, near Vickery's Buildings, Pitt-street: The ground floor was occupied by…

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Careless Use of Fire Police Prosecutions. [By Teleoraph.] Albury

Singleton Argus · Thursday 28 February 1901 · page 2

SILAS FREDERICK LAVIS and Sydney Lavis, sons of farmers, were prosecuted at the police court to-day for the careless use of fire at Moorwatha…

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How Fires Occur

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 2 March 1901 · page 9

A Victorian farmer writes as follows to the Leader:—"One of our neighbours has been very unfortunate in having his wheat and winnowers burnt two years in succession. On Chrit[?]…

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Steamer on Fire. £8000 Damages. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 14 March 1901 · page 2

Ji. sTEAMKii being built for tbo P. and O. Company caught liro on tho stocks at timohouae. The damage wan estimated at £8000…

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Disastrous Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 March 1901 · page 3

The damage done by fire to the P. and O. Company's steamer Syria in the shipbuilding yard at Linthouse, Glasgow, was £30,000 and not £8000 as first reported…

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