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Fires & bushfires, 1912

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Fire at Arncliffe. One Man Killed

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

A fire broke, out late last night in n Deltmann's sawmills and timber yards, Rocky Foint-road, Arncliffe, involving great damago to property and the death of Fireman…

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Frightful Fire Fatalities. Old Shop Picture Show. Madrid

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 5

At a cinematograph show, in an old shop, at which there were 180 spectators, a spark fired the building. One door was barred, and another exit blocked by the flames. A few…

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Fires in the Country

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 3

A cottage at East Morce, occupied by Mr George Nevins and family was completely burnt down about 3 o'clock on Sunday morning, during the absence of…

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A Fiendish Deed. Man Set on Fire

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 3

At the Lautoka Circuit Court (Fiji) on Tuesday three Indians, found guilty of the murder of the lighthouse-keeper at Momi, were sentenced to death…

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Fire at a Picture Show. Loss of life. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

Particulars are to hand concerning a fire at a picture show at Vil[?]a Real, near Madrid. These state that 180 spectators were in the theatre, when a spark set the…

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Huge Fires in Newfoundland. St. John's (Newfoundland)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 5

Fires have swept through many villages and caused interruption of railway and telegraphic communications. Thousands of square miles of country have been devastated, and…

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Fire in Sydney. Midnight Outbreak

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 2

At midnight last night a fire was discovered in the premises of the Australian Fruit Association and Messrs, Lee, Sang and Co., Hay-street, Sydney, which resulted in much…

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Fire at a Picture Show. Appalling Loss of Life. Madrid

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 1

A shocking disaster, resulting in an appalling loss of life. occurred during the exhibition of a cinematograph in an old shop…

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Another Fire in High Street. Business Premises Damaged

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 8

An outbreak of fire occurred yesterday morning in brick premises in High-street, occupied by Mr. Edward Storm, trading under the name of the Sydney Goldsmith's Hall…

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Fires in Newfoundland

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 3

St. John (Newfoundland), Saturday.— Fires have swept a number of villages, and destroyed railway and telegraph communication. Over 1000 square miles…

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Clarence-street Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 5

It now transpires that the damage done by the Clarence-street fire amounts to £15,000…

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Cunarder on Fire. Carmania Badly Damaged. London, June 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 5

A fire broke out on the Cunard liner Carmania yesterday, and the vessel was docked at Liverpool. It is believed that the outbreak occurred…

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Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

A small fire caused, we believe, by a gas jet coming in confact with a Wooden partition in the drug room at the rear of Dr Watson's surgery, occurred on Monday…

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The Late Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 4

Mr. Goo. Springhall, an adjuster for the Five Insurance Societies, was in town to-day, and examined the scene of the recent fire at the Goldsmiths' Hall and Mr. T. G. King's…

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Fire-making in Papua

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 7

The description of a process of fire-making practised by the bushmen or the Sambregi villages, north-west of Mr. Murray, in the region explored by Mr. Staniforth Smith's…

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Fire-swept Stamboul. Over One Thousand Houses Destroyed. Constantinople, June 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 5

Still another great fire has demolished a portion of Stamboul. Hundreds of houses, including several mosques, and the annexes of the Mosque…

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Steamer Lubra on Fire. Cargo Burning. Newcastle

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

About 12.30 this morning a fire broke out in the cargo of the Lubra, lying at No. 9 crane at the Dyke, but after some time the fire was extinguished. Considerable…

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The Stamboul Fire. Caused by an Incendiary. Many Persons Homeless. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

The disastrous fire at Stamboul (Constantinople) is reported to have been caused by an act of spite, arising out of a dispute between a builder and the…

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A Fire-swept Town. Montreal

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 5

The mining town of Cobalt has been swept by a fire. The theatre, bank, a hotel, and the whole business block have been destroyed. The conflagration was started by the explosion of a lamp in an actor's started by the…

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Disastrous Fire at Coolamon. Heavy Loss

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 7 June 1912 · page 4

At 1.30 on Thursday morning a fire was observed issuing from premises occupied by Water Haddon, hairdresser, on the west side of the main street in coolamon. In a…

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