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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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—THE—Muswellbrook Chronicle O, sacred weapon, left for truth's defence, Sole dread of folly, vice and insolence, Reverent we touch thee! hut with honest zeal To rouse the henchman of the public weal. Wednesday, July 17, 1901. Our Sydney Letter. [From Our Correspondent]. The Fire Fiend

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

A most remarkable epidemic of big fires has marked the week. Following the big blaze at Hordern's on Wednesday, and the destructive fire…

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The Late Fire at Hordern's. More Discoveries

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 3

The men engaged in searching tho debris at Hordern's, yesterday afternoon, came across another watch (made by the Ansonia Watch Company), a pair of pince-nez, and a small piece of material,…

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The Big Fire. Human Remains Found. Horrible Deaths. Fuller Details A Fight For Life

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 2

THE work of searching for the remains of those unfortunate men who lost their lives in the fire at Hordern's on Wednesday last is being continued,…

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The Late Fire at Hordern's. the Inquest. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 3

The inquest concerning tho death' of Harry Clegg was resumed to-day. John Gray, night watchman, said that bo was on duty tho night of the 9th instant, and relieved the…

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Fatal Fire. (By Telegraph) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 4

A COTTAGE was burnt down at Mortlake on Wednesday, and a man named M'Kenzie was severely burnt. He died in the Hospital to-day…

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—THE—Muswellbrook Chroncile Satuday, July 20, 1901. Tho Prevention of Fires

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

THE terrible fire at Messrs. Anthony Horden and Son's, Sydney, has provoked the usual chorus of shrieks, and that class of critics, who act on…

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The Haymarket Fire. Opening the Strong-room

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 2

On Saturday afternoon last, by arrangement, Mr. Samuel Hordern, and a number of his friends, together with representatives of the…

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The Late Fire at Anthony Hordern and Sons. the Inquest

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 4

The inquest t concerning the the death of Hurry Clegg was resumed on Wednesday. Mr. T. Read appeared to watch the case for Messrs. Hordern and Sons. Alexander Geo. Watt, shopwalker, deposed that he…

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A Great Fire at Newtown. Crago's Flour Mills Burned—damages £20,000

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 13

A large fire broke out early on Sunday morning at Crago's Flour Mills, Newtown, situated on the railway line, and are divided into five parts, the engine-bouse coming first, and the mill, flour store,…

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The Big Fire. At Herdern and Sons. Some Light on the Cause of the Outbreak

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 3

AT the inquest, into the death of Harry Clegg, who met with his death at the recent fire at Messrs Anthony Herdern and Son's Palace Emporium,…

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Destructive Fire at Bathurst. Flour Mill Burnt Out. Bathurst

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

A DESTRUCTIVE fire occurred at a quarter past 8 o'clock to-night, when the large three-story flour-mills of Tremain Brothers, Keppel-street, was…

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The Big Fire. Search Discontinued. [By Telegraph] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

SEARCH amongst the debris at Hordern's Palace Emporium has been discontinued since Saturday, when a man was injured by a falling beam…

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Fire at Nyngan. Ten Shops and a Bank Burnt. A Mass of Ruins

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 July 1901 · page 3

A DISASTROUS fire broke out at Nyngan on Saturday morning early on the southern side of the town, which in a few minutes spread to the…

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The Late Fire at Hordern's. the Inquest on Clegg. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 3

The inquest, touching the death of Harry Clegg, was resumed to-day. Henry Thomas, electrician at Hordern's, admitted a fire could be caused by electricity by the fusing of wire, but in no other…

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Fire at Nyngan. Ten Shops and a Bank Burnt. A Mass of Ruins

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 3

A disastrous fire broke out at Nyngan on Saturday morning early on the southern side of the town, which in a few minutes spread to the adjoining…

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The Big Fire. Inquest Continued. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 3

THE inquest on the death of Harry Clegg, one of the victims in the recent disastrous fire at Messrs Anthony Hordern and Sons Palace Emporium,…

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The Late Fire at Hordern's. Conclusion of the Inquest. the Jury's Verdict. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 July 1901 · page 3

The inquest in regard to the death bf Harry Clegg concluded this morning. The Coroner said that, notwithstanding all the evidence, including that of a disinterested specialist,…

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Forest Fires in Scandinavia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 26 July 1901 · page 3

Great forest fires are raging in Norway and Sweden…

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Smartness in Fire Alarms

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 1

Wheneyer a handle in a New York street lire alarm is pulled its box automatically telegraphs, by Morse dots and dashes, the number of that box to…

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The Fire at Hordern's

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 27 July 1901 · page 3

The inquest in regard to the death of Harry Clegg, who lost his [?]e at the recent fire at Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons premises was concluded on Thursday last…

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