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Fires & bushfires, 1912

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Mount Lyell Disaster. Fire Still Burning

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 7

A dense volume of smoke was issuing from the shaft of North Lyell mine this morning, and there are fears, that the fire, instead of having been completely…

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Mt. Lyell Disaster. Fire Outbreak renewed. Recovery of Bodies Further Delayed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 22 October 1912 · page 2

Before Quecnstown (Tas.) was properly astir on Saturday morning, the news was circulated from the mine that the fire, which the night before had been…

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The Colonial Mutual Fire Office

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 7
Also in The Scone Advocate

As there in an impression in some quarters that the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., is connected in some way with a life office somewhat…

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Hotel Fire in Chicago. Chicago

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 25 October 1912 · page 5

Five hundred hotel guests fled for their lives when a fire broke out in the Morrison and Veley hotels, which adjoin. Wolgast, the pugilist, and Mrs. Wolgast were…

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Fire Still Burning

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 13

A dense, volume of smoke was issuing from the shaft of North Lyell mine this morning, and, there are fears that the fire, instead of haying been completely…

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The Colonial Mutual Fire Office

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 3

As there is an impression in some quartors that the Colonial Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Ltd., is, connected in some way with a life office somewhat…

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Celluloid Fire. Blame for No One. Salvage Chief's Statement

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 5

The City Coroner's inquiry into the fire in which eight girls lost their lives at the Christmas card works of Messrs Angus Thomas Ltd., Moor-lane, E.C.,…

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Steamer on Fire. Cargo of Cotton. Norfolk (Va.), Oct. 20

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 26 October 1912 · page 2

A are broke out in the Merchant and Miners' Transportation Company's steamer Berkshire', (2014 tons), bound to Philadelphia from Savannah with a cargo of cotton…

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In a Fire-shaft

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 28 October 1912 · page 3

Professor Welling, tanned and toughened, by his summer's work in the Coeur d'Alene National Forest Reservation, held his Eastern visitors spellbound with stories of the…

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Fire in Sydney. Large Block in Danger

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 31 October 1912 · page 5

A fire which resulted in practically gutting the top floor of the large block occupied by the Simmons-Blonham Printing Company broke out shortly before midnight last night…

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Mount Lyell Disaster. Fighting the Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

Since Wednesday's telegram was despatched from Queensland (Tas.) in relation to matters at the North Lyell mine, a sudden change has come in the weather. Heavy and…

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Latest News by Telegraph. Sydney, Friday afternoon. Destructive Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 1 November 1912 · page 5

A fire occurred in Sydney Brothers' tobacconist shop and billiard saloon, Lithgow, early this morning. The building was completely gutted, and the brigades had hard…

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Fighting Near Uskub. Terrible Shrapnel Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 6

Belgrade, Wednesday.—The Servians have advanced their headquarters to Uskub. The Servians surprised and rented…

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Heroic Nuns. Perish in Orphanage Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 2 November 1912 · page 4

San Antonio (Cal). Thursday.-Six Sisters of Charity lost their lives in a fire which destroyed the Orphanage Asylum. The sisters died heroically in trying to…

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Fire Fatality. St. Louis, Nov. 2

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 2

A fire destroyed the Berlin Hotel. A financier, who was among those staying at the hotel, was killed. Three guests had their skulls fractured, and others received…

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Fire in Drapery Establishment. Thrilling Escapes. London, Nov, 3

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 4 November 1912 · page 5

The premises of Messrs. John Barker and Sons, drapers, South Kensington, were partially burned down early yesterday morning…

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Destructive Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 5

Damage by fire at Go Bo's cabinet-making premises at Surry Hills last night is estimated at £5000…

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Thriling Escapes. Fire in Drapery Establishment

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 5 November 1912 · page 2

London, Sunday.—The precise of Messrs John Barker and Sons, [?] South Kensington, were partially [?] ed down early yesterday morning. In…

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Recent Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 7 November 1912 · page 2

The fifth death has occurred in connection with the fire at Messrs. John Barker and Son's premises, South kensington…

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