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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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The News by Cable. a Great Fire. London

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

Disastrous fire has occurred in the West at Minneapolis, the largest hosterly [?]en Chicago and the Pacific.The fire out late at night. When the guests,…

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Ship on Fire. Complete Destruction. Flames and Explosions. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 3

Shortly before 5 o'clock this morning the three-masted barque Itata, lying at the cranes at Carrington, taking in 300 tons of coal before returning to the cargo wharf to complete…

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A Clever Deception. a Romantic Story. Chapter Xii. Ellison and the Guardian Strike Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 12 January 1906 · page 4

"Well, then Gerald," said Allison, regarding her lover, earnestly. "You know, of course, that papa left me a lot of money." "Yes, I know that Mr. Brewster was…

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Fires in the Country

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 12

Messages to Sydney contemporaries dated Monday, give details of destructive bush fires at many places. What is probably the most disastrous fire…

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Fire at Corowa

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 2

SHORTLY before 9 o'clook on Tuesday night a fire broke out in premises owned by Messrs. Piggin and Company, and occupied by Mr. N. Elias, a draper…

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A Skip on Fire. The Vessel Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

Shortly before 5 o'clock yesterday morning the three-mated ba[?]que Itata. lying at the cranes at Carrington, Newcastle, for the purpose of taking…

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Terrible Scenes at a Fire. Heroic Rescue Work. LONDON

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 January 1906 · page 4

The West Hotel, in Minneapolis, U.S.A-the biggest hotel structure between Chicago and the Pacific—caught fire on Tuesday noght, when 700 guests…

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A Cause of Bush Fires

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 1

The circular sent to a number of municipalities by the Under-Secretary to the Treasurer's Department on the…

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Fire in Launhceston. Boy Suffocated by Smoke

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 16 January 1906 · page 2

Shortly before midnight on Saturday a fire broke out in a brick cottage in Canning street, Launceston (Tas.), occupied by James…

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The Itata Fire. Alleged Incendiarism. One of the Sailors Accused. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 17 January 1906 · page 5

A somewhat sensational development occurred yesterday afternoon in connection with the fire on the barque hata on the 9th instant. As a result of something that…

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Bush Fires. More Outbreaks

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 2

A fire broke out on Mr W. Bills paddock, adjoining the municipality of Cowra, on Tuesday, and destroyed a quantity of grass. The fire…

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The Warehouse Fire. a Mystery

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 January 1906 · page 2

A destructive fire broke out at R. D. Brasch's waterproof factory in Castlereagh street on Tuesday night. Considerable damage was done…

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Old St. Paul's. a Story of the Great London Plague. PART 19. Book the Sixth. September, 1666. Chapter 1. the Fire-ball

The Murrurundi Times and Liverpool Plains Gazette · Friday 19 January 1906 · page 3

About nine o'clock on night of Saturday, the 2nd of September, 1666—and rather more than nine months after the incident last related —three men took their way from Smithfield to…

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Ship on Fire at Newcastle. Complete Distruction

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 January 1906 · page 7

Shortly before 5 a.m. on Saturday the three-masted barque Itata, lying at the cranes at Carrington, taking in 300 tons of coal before [?]turning to the cargo wharf to complete…

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Wyalong. Great Bush Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 3

Disastrous bush fires with a front of 20 miles are raging south and west of Wyalong. Thousands of acres of grass and miles of fencing have been destroyed…

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'A' Bush Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 3

A large bush fire in the vicinity of Mount Dangar, near Denman, was raging on Saturday night, and it is to be hoped did little damage to the holdings of settlers in the…

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NEWCASTLE. tHE Fire on the Itata

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 January 1906 · page 3

The inquest touching the fire on the barque Itata, at the dyke, on Friday, the 12th instant, was resumed to-day by Mr. Hibble, District Coroner. Captain Balfour said he…

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Bush Fires in Victoria. Miles of Flames. Fearful Destruction of Property Settlers Burned to Death. Sydney

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 5

News continues to reach Melbourne from the interior giving particulars of the fearful damage done by the bush fires in all parts of that State. Hundreds of settlers have…

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Fire Fighting

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 January 1906 · page 4

A scorching day like last Saturday, with [?]erce hot winds blowing, is generally followed by reports from various parts of the country of extensive and devastating…

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Bush Fires. Miles of Country Devastated

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 January 1906 · page 2

Big bush fires have been raging about Cootamundra district during the last few days. At Jugiong, miles of country have been burnt, and the…

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