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Fires & bushfires, 1910

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American Forest Fires

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 4

New York, Tuesday. The forest fires in North Idaho, United States, have increas ed in intensity and reinforcements have been hurriedly rushed to the district. A…

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Fire in Brussels Enormous Loss Effected London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 2

A great fire has occurred at the Exhi bition in Brussels, which is attributed to fireworks, or to a short- electric cir cuit. It began at 9 o'clock at night in…

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Brussels' Conflagration. Primitive Fire Tactics. Damages Estimated at £2,000,000. LONDON, Aug. 17

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 August 1910 · page 3

In connection with the fire at the Brussels Exhibition, Great Britain has suggested to Belgium that a joint board of experts should apportion the responsibility…

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Fire in Jersey City

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred in Jersey City, opposite New York, on Wednesday night. Two people were killed. The damage exceeds 2,000,000 dollars (£400,000), and…

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Brussels' Exhibition Fire. British Loss Exaggerated. London, Thursday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 August 1910 · page 5

Lord Lytton states that the British section at the Brussels Exhibition was destroyed in fiver minutes. The British pictures and old plate were in a separate section and had not been…

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Disastrous Fire

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 8

An outbreak of fire occurred, with disastrous results, at the residence of Mr. W. Withers, Bolwarra Heights, at an carly hour on Friday morning, the place being…

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Exhibition on Fire. Calamity at Brussels. London. Aug. 15

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 2

A disastrous fire is racing at the Brussels Exhibition. The British, French, and six other sections are burning. The fire in the Brussels Exhibition is…

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Very Latest Cables. Brussels Exhibition Fire. Remedying Complaints. London, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 20 August 1910 · page 5

[?] executive president of the Brussels Exhibition, commenting upon the great [?]amage started by local newspapers, states [?] all traces of the fire will be removed in a…

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Cinematograph Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

A fire occurred in a cinematograph picture palace at Kettering, Northamptonshire, and caused a panic in the gallery. The pianist, however, continued playing, and. the manager…

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The Brussels Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

The linger safe containing De Beer's diamonds in the Belgian Court of the exhibition, was opened yesterday. The diamonds were found to be in good, condition, and the wood and velvet…

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Forest Fires in America. London, Sunday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

The forest fires have outbaffled the soldiers sent to fight the flames, and the male inhabitants of Wallace, Idaho, U.S.A. The entire town is burning. The women and children have…

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Fire at a Milliner's

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 22 August 1910 · page 3

A fire broke out in the millinery establishment of Messrs. Morley and Lanceley at Brixton, destroying the building. The women employees who were boarding in rushed from the burning…

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Forest Fires in United States Immense Damage. Incendiarism Suspected. London, Monday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 5

A hundred square miles of country is on fire in Idaho, and at Wallace 30 persons have been burnt to death. There are thousands of refugees at Missoula,…

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Forest Fires in U.S.A. Terrifying Scenes. (By Cable). New York

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 23 August 1910 · page 2

Forest fires are raging to the north west of Portland, U.S.A., and are threat ening many towns with destruction. The whole of the town of Wallace, in Idaho,…

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Latest Cables. [Independent Press Service] Disastrous Fires in America. London

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 2

It is estimated that up to the present [?]oo persons have been burned to death in the forrest fires that destroyed Wallace and other Idaho towns in the…

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Very Latest Cables. American Forest Fires. Train Caught in Flames. London, Tuesday night

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 24 August 1910 · page 5

The fires in ldalo, Eastern Washington, and Montana are not yet quenched. The damage exceeds £300,000. Two hundred people are reported injured, and…

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American Forest Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

[?] of 200 women fought the flames [?] bears and succeeded in saving their homes [?] City, Idaho, U.S.A. [?] snow in the Missoura district has…

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Appalling Forest Fires. Widespread Destruction and Desolation Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

Many thrilling incidents have marked the forest fires by which such tremen dous havoc is being wrought in Idaho and other north-west American States…

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The Forest Fires. Outlook Moro Hopeful (By Cable). Vancouver

Singleton Argus · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 2

The fire situation in Western Mon tana and Idaho, U.S.A., has cleared considerably, and the outlook, is more hopeful…

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Fire on a Steamer. a Lucky Save

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 25 August 1910 · page 3

At about 12.30 this morning, when the Newcastle and Hunter River Steamship Company's cargo steamer Archer was off Terrigal, on the trip from Sydney to Morpeth, the startling…

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