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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1902

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Great Fire in Chicago. a Sanatorium Burned. [By Cable.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 12 June 1902 · page 3

A TERRIBLE fire occurred yesterday at St. Luke's Sanatorium, Chicago, when 10 inmates were killed and 30 injured, including several suffering from…

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An Appalling Fire

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 2

An appaling fire broke out in the warehouse of the General Electric Lighting Company in London at 5 o'clock on…

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Fire in Chicago. London, June 10

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 2

A terribly tragic fire is reported from Chicago. The scene of the catastrophe was St. Luke's Sanatorium, an…

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Fire in London. Girls Jump 60 Feet, London

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 4

A FIRE of appalling magnitude, accompanied by numerous fatalities, broke out in the five-storied warehouse of the General Electric Company,…

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The Martinique Disaster. a Tornado of Fire. the Doom of St. Pierre Destroyed in Ten Minutes. Thirty Thousand People Perish. Auckland (N.z.)

The Scone Advocate · Friday 13 June 1902 · page 4

American papers to hand by mall contain voluminous accounts of the Martinique disaster, but the salient points have already been received by…

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Fatal Fires. London, June 10

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 3

At a [?] in St. Luke's Sanitarium, Chicago, ten inmates were killed and 30 injured, including several dilirium patients who were strapped to their beds. An appalling fire broke out in the warehouse of…

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Fire in London. Girls Jump 60 Feet. LONDON

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 7

A fire of appalling magnitude, as companied by numerous fatalities broke out in the five storied warehouse of the General Electric…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xvi. A. Strange Visitor at Weft and Warpley's

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 14 June 1902 · page 1

Madge Worsley found her new life for a time even more pleasant than she had imagined it would be. She was her own mistress, and had a plentiful supply of…

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Disastrous Fire in Philadelphia

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 16 June 1902 · page 3

s A disastrous fire occurred on Thursday in a leather goods factory in Philadelphia. Two hundred girls employed in the- building rushed to the escapes, Many were crushed in the crowd, and some fell from…

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The Martinique Disaster. A Tornado of Fire. The Doom of St. Pierre. Destroyed in Ten Minutes. Thirty Thousand People Perish. Weird and Terrible Scenes. Corpses Devoured by Sharks. Spread of the Eruptions. AUCKLAND

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 18 June 1902 · page 4

American papers to hand contain voluminous accounts of the Martini quo disastor, but the salient points have already been received by cable…

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Fire

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 4

Shortly 'before 2 o'clock on Thursday afternoon smoke noticed to be issuing from the storeroom in connection with the Sheriff's department at the local…

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Chapter Xxii. a Fire at Weft and Warpley's

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 1

Only those who have experienced it can have any idea of the sensation caused by the cry of fire to those who are in immediate danger of that furious and…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of Chapter Xx. a Factory Girl's Temptations. Cecil Promises to Marry Madge

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 21 June 1902 · page 1

Madge Worsley, in spite of the luxurious ease which she had enjoyed since she gave up her old life, had not been perfectly happy. She had a conscience,…

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Fire at Bourke. Incendiarism Suspected

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 3

The fiercest fire that has ever taken place in Bourke occurred about 1 o'clock on Sunday morning. As soon as the first blaze was discovered, the…

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Gaol Destroyed by Fire a Dreadful Scene. [By Cable.] London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 24 June 1902 · page 3

THE prison at; Bucharest, Roumania, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Six hundred prisoners in the gaol threw themselves at the iron door,…

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Latest News by Wire. Sydney.disastrous Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 27 June 1902 · page 3

A five roomed cottage occupied by E. Mason, was destroyed by fire at Marrickville early this morning. The inmates ,bad barely time to escape their night clothes, as the flames spread from room to room…

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Humours of the Jacksonville Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 5

Human nature is human nature, and even when su[?]rounded by difficulties and distress human nature is often funny. Recent occurrences have been too serious, (says a local…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations, Chapter Xxiv. Oecul Warpley Finds Himsele in an Awkward Position

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 28 June 1902 · page 1

It was a genuine Yorkshire cheer that greeted Jim Cranston when he came out of the burning factory with Madge Worsley in his arms. But Jim had no…

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South Africa. Huge Fire at Capetown. Prisoners Return From St. Helena. Cheers for the King. Oath of Allegiance Taken. London, June 28

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 30 June 1902 · page 3

Quartermaster- Sergeant Frank Moruisby, of the Tasmanian unit of the Commonwealth Horse, has died at Klerksdorp of hepatic abscess. A huge fire occurred in the heart of Cape Town…

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Great Fire at Capetown. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 1 July 1902 · page 3

THERE has been a great [?] at Capetown, caused by the Coronation decorations catching fire. The entire block was destroyed, and the damage…

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