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Fires & bushfires, 1911

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The Bangor Fire. New York

Singleton Argus · Thursday 4 May 1911 · page 2

It is estimated that the disastrous fire at Bangor (U.S.A.), earlier particulars of which appear in our late cables, caused destruction to the value of £425,000…

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Heroism at a Fire. Thrilling Rescues

The Scone Advocate · Friday 5 May 1911 · page 4

FURTHER particulars of the fatal fire which occurred at Crown-street, Richmond, Victoria, shortly before midnight on Monday, show that when…

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Heroism at a Fire. Thrilling Rescues

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 6

Further particulars of the fatal fire which occurred at Crown Street, Richmond, Melbourne, shortly before midnight, on Monday, show that when Constable Simpson…

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Horrors of a New York Fire. 160 Girls Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 6

The mail papers contain reports of the briefly cabled bolocause at New York, when 160 girls were killed in a fire in a tenstory factory building in Washington…

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Morgan, M'Lennan and Co.'s Fire Inquiry Into the Outbreak

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 6 May 1911 · page 14

An inquiry, into the recent fire at Morgan, McLennan. and Co.'s was held at the Courthouse, West Maitland, on Monday. by the coroner, Mr. M. H. Fitznardinge.s…

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Coal Mine on Fire

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 9 May 1911 · page 3

Vancouver, Saturday.—A mine at Negaunce, in Michigan, United States, is on fire. Five men are known to be dead, and others are entrapped…

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Canadian Forest Fires. Vancouver

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 5

Scores of settlers are homeless through forest fires in the provinces of Prince Albert and Saskatchewan…

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Destructive Fire in Manchuria. Peking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 5

Half of the city of Kirin, a city of manchuria, with a population of two million people, has been burned. The buliding are principally of wood. There has been great…

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Japanese Town on Fire. Great Destruction. Tokio

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 10 May 1911 · page 5

The town of Yama Gata, Japan, is burning. Thousands of buildings, including banks, school law courts, and private house have already been destroyed…

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Fire in Japanese City. (By Cable). Tokio

Singleton Argus · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 2

A great fire is raging in the town of Yamagata, Japan. Thousands of builings, including the banks, schools, law courts, shops, and private houses have…

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Fatal Theatre Fire in Scotland. Edinburgh Disaster. London, May 10

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 5

During the last act of the music-hall performance at the Empire Palace Theatre Edinburgh, at which the King and Queen were to attend a command performance during…

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Horrors of New York Fire. 160 Girls Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 12

The mail papers contain reports of the briefly cabled holocaust at New YorK, when 160 girls were killed in a fire in a tenstory factory building in Washington…

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Devastating Fire in Manchuria. Due to Incendiarism. Harbin

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 13 May 1911 · page 5

Three thousand houses were destroyed at the fire at the, including the Consulates, and 100,000 people are homeless. The fire was due to the incendiarism of revolting…

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Suspicious Fires

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 3

Two suspicious fires occurred late last night—one in Sydney and the other at Waverley. The outbreak in both instances was quelled before much damage was done. The police…

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The Fire at Kirin. Peking

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 18 May 1911 · page 5

The damage done at Kirin, Manchuria amounts to £4.000,000 including 8387 houses, 4000 shops, and 15 banks…

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Very Latest Cables. Disastrous Fires. Thrilling London Episode. London, May 18

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

A destructive fire occurred in Cecil Court, Saint Martin's Lane, following on an explosion in the basement, where millions of feet of cinematograph films were stored. In a…

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Forest Fires in Japan

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

London, Friday.—There are fears that many hundreds of lives have been lost in the great forest fires, which have been raging in the island of Hokkaido, Japan…

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" Fire in 'London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 3

London, Thursday.—A great fire has occurred in Cecil Court, Saint Martin'slane, Westminster. An explosion took place in the basement of a building,…

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The Kirin Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 3

Pekin, Thursday.—The damage by the fire at Kirin, Manchuria,, is estimated at £4,000,000. The buildings destroyed included 15 banks, 4000 shops, and 8387…

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Fire at Motor Garage

Singleton Argus · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 4

London, Friday.—A fire broke out at the central garage at Winnipeg, in Canada, and 40 automobiles, valued at £30,000, and buildings, valued at £12,000,…

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