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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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The Salem Fire. Vigorous Relief Measures

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 29 June 1914 · page 2

SALEM (Mass.) June 27. Although many people were injured by the fire, which rendered 10,000 people homeless in Salem, only two deaths have been…

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Fire at Portland

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 5

Two private dwellings were destroyed by fire at Portland last night, and the Presbyterian Church adjoining was also damaged…

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A Disastrous Fire. One Thousand Buildings Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 3

Salem (Massachusetts), Saturday.— Nearly half the old "witch city" of Salem, rich in historic buildings, has been devastated by fire…

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A Disastrous Fire. One Thousand Buildings Destroyed. Damage, £4,000,000. SALEM (Massachusetts), June 26

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Tuesday 30 June 1914 · page 2

Nearly half the old "witch city" of Salem, rich in historic buildings, has been devastated by fire. Fully 1000 buildings have been…

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Fire

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Wednesday 1 July 1914 · page 2

On Saturday night the dwelling house and furniture therein of Mrs Yates Sen., were totally destroyed by fire, which occurred about 11 o'clock At half-past 11 the fire…

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The Fire Fiend

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 5

Ballymlnoch House, Holkwood, Belfast, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at .C20.000, and the fire is attributed to suffragettes…

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A Disastrous Fire. One Thousand Buildings Destroyed. Damage £4,000,000. SALEM (Massachusetts), June 26

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 4 July 1914 · page 2

Nearly half the old "witch city" of Salem, rich in historic buildings, has been devastated by the fire. Fully 1000 building have been destroyed…

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The Salem Fire. Washington. July 4

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

president Wilson has sent a special message to Congress urging the immediate appropriation of £50,000 for the relief of the homeless and destitute people who suffered through the…

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Disastrous Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 6 July 1914 · page 5

The residence of Mr. G. P. Donnelly, of Otatara, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at about £20,000 more than will be covered by the…

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Fire at Haymarket

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 8 July 1914 · page 5

A fire broke out at a quarter to 2 o'clock this morning in the premises of Messrs. Hall and Leeke, seed and produce merchants, Parkerlane, Haymarket. After half-an-hour's work…

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Fire at Seed Merchant's Firemen's Trying Experience. (By Telegraph.) Sydney

Singleton Argus · Thursday 9 July 1914 · page 2

A fire occurred, at the premises of Messrs. E. Horton and Company, seed merchants, the Haymarket early this morning…

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A Popular Fire Insurance Company. "The Liverpool, London and Globe." Figures Which Speak for Themselves

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 10 July 1914 · page 5

The name of the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company is a familiar one to most of our readers, and in every country town of…

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The Salem Fire. Relief of Distress. Washington

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 3

Two persons wore killed, and 15 injured on the local picnic ground, when the building, in which many persons had taken refuge from a storm, was struck by lightning and wrecked…

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A Popular Fire Insurance Company. "The Liverpool, London and Globe." Figures Which Speak for Themselves

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 11 July 1914 · page 3

The name of the Liverpool, London and Globe Insurance Company is a familiar one to most of our readers, and in every country town of…

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Fires in Theatres

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 4

Important regulations were gazetted yesterday torday under the Theatres and Public Halls Act, Under these a right fire-resisting curtain must be erected in front of the stage at all…

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Fire in a Newcastle Warehouse. Timely Discovery

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 14 July 1914 · page 3

An outbreak of fire occurred in the warehouse of Messrs. David Cohen and Company, Ltd., Bolton-street, Newcastle, last night, and if it had not been for its timely discovery the…

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Fire at Central Station

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 7

Shortly after mid[?]ght on Monday a fire broke out in the last [?] office at the Central Railway Station. How the blaxo originates is at present a mystery, the first indication of…

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Monster Forest Fires. Great Heat in Russia. St. Petersburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Wednesday 15 July 1914 · page 5

The greatest continuing heat known for half a century is being experienced in Russia. Monster forest fires are raging in every direction, and the effect of the drought on crops is…

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Fires in Theatres

Singleton Argus · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 3

'Important, regulations have 'boon gazetted' under .the Theatres and' Public Halls Act. Undor theso a rigid: firercaisting curtain must 'be erected; .in…

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Forest Fires. Peat Deposits Burning. St. Petersburg

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Thursday 16 July 1914 · page 5

Six hundred houses have been destroyed by fire at Wonkol in the province or Novgorod. rain alone stopping a more appalling disaster…

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