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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Fires in Russia

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 17 July 1914 · page 2

Forest fire in many Russian districts, as the result of the prolonged drought, are increasing in number and volume…

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Fire From Heaven

The Muswellbrook Chronicle · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 7

The possibility that a discharge of lightning may start a fire is recognised in every insurance policy, yet we were scarcely prepared to hear from forest authorities that more than half the forest fires are…

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An Alarm of Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 4

The ringing of the fire bell shortly before 8 o'clock last evening caused a little excitement in High-street. The alarm was given through the box in Oakhamption Road, and was…

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Fire at Central Station

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 7
Also in The Muswellbrook Chronicle

Shortly after midnight on Monday a fire broke out in the lost luggage office at the Central Railway Station. How the blaze originated is at present a mystery, the first indication of…

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

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 18 July 1914 · page 2

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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Neath Colliery Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 4

The hows of the fire at Neath colliery will be received with great regret, especially under circumstances of the large number of miners idle in consequence of the afternoon…

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Neath Colliery Fire. Mine Sealed Down. Three Hundred Men Idled. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Monday 27 July 1914 · page 5

There was excitement at Neath and Abermain yesterday when it became known that a fire had broken out in the working of the Wickham and Bullock Island Company's…

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Neath Colliery Fire

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 5

There is practically nothing further ,to report in respect to the outbreak of fire at Neath Colliery. The souls are holding well, and there is very little on the surface…

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Fire at Neath? Colliery. W. MAITLAND

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 4

A fire broke out at Neath colliery this morning. This is one of the biggest collieries of the district it was about 10 o'clock when smoke…

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Fire at Neath Colliery. 300 Men Out of Employment

Singleton Argus · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 3

A fire broke out at Neath colliery on Sunday morning. This is one of the biggest collieries in the Maitland district. It was about 10 o'clock when…

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Riots in Dublin. Gun-running., Troops Fire on the Mob. London, July 27

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Tuesday 28 July 1914 · page 5

The Nationalists planned the gun-running three weeks ago, but a hitch postponed it. At 10 o'clock on Sunday morning a thousand volunteers marched out from…

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Austria and Servia Engagement on the Danube Servians Open Fire. London

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 2

Telegrams from Vienna state that a force of Servians blow up a bridge over the Danube. They then opened fire on Austrian troops near…

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Disastrous Fire Whole Block Destroyed, Damage, £11,000. (By Cable.) Wellington (N.Z.)

Singleton Argus · Thursday 30 July 1914 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at The Bluff last night. The Club Hotel and the block, including other business premises, were…

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Neath Colliery on Fire

The Cessnock Eagle and South Maitland Recorder · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 3

The news that North Colliery was on fire was first received in a mild manner. The seriousness of the occurrence was not realised at first, but…

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Latest News by Wire. Disastrous Fire. Sydney, Friday afternoon

The Maitland Daily Mercury · Friday 31 July 1914 · page 5

Forster and Thompson's general stores at Orange were totally destroyed by fire early this morning, but the brigades saved the adjoining buildings after a stiff fight. The…

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Troops Fire on the Mob. Dublin

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 2

A yacht landed 2,500 rifles and 170,000 rounds of ammunition at Howth, north east of Dublin. The Nationalist volunteers cut the…

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Big Fire at Orange Large Stores Destroyed. Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 4

The biggest fire in the history of Orange occurred early this morning. Foster and Thompson's general stores in the main street were completely…

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Neath Colliery Fire. Mine Sealed Down. Three Hundred Men Idled. Kurri Kurri

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 8

There was excitement at Neath and Abermain yesterday when it became known that a fire had broken out in the working of the Wickham and Bullock Island Company's…

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The War. Russia Breaks with Austria Belgrade Bombarded and on Fire British Warships on the Move. Soldiery Massing Everywhere. London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 1 August 1914 · page 4

Russia has broken Off diplomatic negotiations with Austria, and the war strain has enormously increased as a consequence. German diplomaey…

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