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Fires & bushfires, 1910

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A Destructive Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 5

A fire at Oregon, U.S.A., has destroyed 200 horses, one man, and seven blocks of buildings…

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Fire in New York. Half a Million Damages. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 18 July 1910 · page 3

A metropolitan steamship pier, with six floats, [?]d several barges, has been destroyed by fire New York, the damage amounting to £500,000…

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Immense Destruction. Canadian Forest Fires. London. July 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

Forest fires are raging at Nelson, Kaslo, and Lardo, in the Kootenay district of the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia. Immense destruction of property has been done…

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The Recent Fire in High-street the Inquiry

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 19 July 1910 · page 5

An inquiry was held at the West Maitland Courthouse this morning, by the coroner, Mr. J. McKensey, P.M., into the origin of the fire which occurred at Mrs…

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Fire on the Sonneberg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 20 July 1910 · page 5

A fire has done slight damage to the steamer Sonneberg, of the German-Australian line, at Hamburg,…

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Raging Fires Fires

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 4

Vancouver, Monday.—The eastern foothills of the Rocky Mountains are a sea of name. Fires are raging unchecked and an immense quantity of valuable…

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Fire on a Steamer. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 21 July 1910 · page 2

A fire broke out on the steamer Standard. at Copenhagen (Denmark), and reached a cargo of petroleum, which blazed freely All shipping in the…

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Late Cables. Canadian Forest Fires. Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 6

The forest fires raging in the Kootenay district of the Rocky Mountains, British Columbia, are the most disastrous that have occurred for 10 years. Three…

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The Recent Fire in High-street. the Inquiry

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 10

An inquiry was held at the West Maitland Courthouse on Tuesday by the coroner, Mr. J. McKensey, P.M., into the origin of the fire which occurred at Mrs…

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A Naval Station on Fire. New York

Singleton Argus · Saturday 23 July 1910 · page 6

Scious damage has resulted from the explosion of 5000 gallons of gasoline on board a schooner at Porto Rico, one of the West Indies. The buildings of the…

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Maitland Fire Brigade Members

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 25 July 1910 · page 2

In reply to representations made, Mr. John Gillies, M.L.A., has received the following letter from the secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales : I am…

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"The Land of Ice and Fire."

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 7

Just bordering on the Arctic Circle, 50 miles north-west of the Northern Coast of Scotland, lies the large island of Iceland. It is, says the "Sheffield Telegraph,"…

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Steamer on Fire. Saved by Wireless. London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

While the Southern Pacific Company's steamer Momus was on route from New York to New Orleans a fire broke out on board. After fighting the flames for a…

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Fire in a Coal Mine. (By Cable). London

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 26 July 1910 · page 2

A big fire broke out in the Hocking coal mine. Terrchaus, but owing to a se cond shaft the lives of 200 miners work ing below were saved. Sixteen mules…

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Blaze at Chicago

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 2

A disastrous fire, which swept the western part of Chicago, caused damage to the extent of four hundred thousand pounds, and rendered hundreds of…

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Belfast Hotel Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

A fire has occurred at the Kelvin Hotel, Belfast, Ireland, resulting in three persons being killed and five others badly injured through jumping from the burning building…

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Latest Cables. [Independent Press Service] London, Monday. Disastrous Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 2

Wadsworth, a town 25 miles east of Reno, has almost been wiped out by fire. Nearly every building was destroyed. The loss is estimated at ten…

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Fire in Ireland. a Castle Destroyed. London, Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 27 July 1910 · page 5

A serious fire has occurred at Men[?]ough Castle, county Galway, the seat of Sir Valentine [?]ake. Lady Blake narrowly escaped death, and [?] helpless invalid daughter was incinerated, and…

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A Marseilles Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 3

A warehouse belonging to the Marseilles Chamber of Commerce has been burnt, the damage amounting to several million francs…

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The Fire at Menlough Cattle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 28 July 1910 · page 2

Menlough Castle which the cable tells us has just been destroyed by fire, was one of the finest buildings in County Galway. Miss Eleanor Camilla Eliza Blake, a helpless…

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