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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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Fire at Dondingalong

Macleay Argus · Saturday 29 June 1901 · page 8

On Thursday night last week a mysterious fire occurred at Dondingalong, by which a barn belonging to Mr. Thomas Secomb and its contents…

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The Auckland Fire. a Startling Statement. Auckland (N.Z.)

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 3 July 1901 · page 2

AT the inquest to-day on the destructive fire, both as regards life and property, at the Grand Hotel, on May 31, Jessie Minn, employed at the hotel, stated that on the night of the fire she found a man fixing…

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The Week's News. the Auckland Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 6

The inquest concerning the fire at the Grand Hotel is being continued.' Jessie Minne, the pantrymaid, on being cross-examined, repeated her former extraordinary…

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Terrible Fire in Sydney. Anthony Hordern's Ablaze. SYDNEY, Wednesday, 9 a.m.9

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 11 July 1901 · page 4

A great fire is raging in the premises of the well-known firm of Anthony Hordern, Haymarket. The immense establishment it all ablaze…

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Another Destructive Fire. Sydney, Thursday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 4

ANOTHER fire broke out at midnight in the premises of the Imperial Manufacturing Company, Kent-street. At 3 o'clock this morning the fire was…

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Another Big Fire in Sydney. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 6

Another big fire has occurred in Kent-street, the Imperial Manufacturing Company's premises, with stock, being almost completely destroyed…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Anthony Hordern's Destroyed. Sydney, Wednesday Noon

Macleay Argus · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 9

A FIRE broke out at Anthony Hordern's premises at 8.30 this morning. It originated in the bedding department. The building is ablaze from…

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Great Fire in Sydney at Anthony Hordern's. the Whole Block Destroyed. with Loss of Life. Sydney

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 2

A fire is raging in Anthony Hordern and Son's establishment, Haymarket, and the destruction of the whole of the buildings is threatened…

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Great Fire In Sydney Destruction of Anthony Hordern's Establishment. Rumoured Loss of Life. 1,500 People Thrown Out of Employment. Sensational and Fatal Leap. Statement by the Firm. Half a Million Pounds' Worth of Goods Destroyed. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 6

A great fire is raging at the Haymarket. Anthony Hordern's establishment is in a blaze, and its total destruction is threatened…

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Another Destructive Fire. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 2

A fire at Newtown resulted in Crago's large flour mill being almost totally destroyed. The damage is estimated at £20,000, including the…

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Another Disastrous Fire. Crago's Flour Mills Gutted. Damage Estimated at £20,000. Sydney, Monday afternoon

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

ANOTHER fire occurred in Sydney early on Sunday morning, when Crago's extensive flour mills, which were fitted with splendid machinery, were gutted. The damage is estimated at twenty thousand…

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The Fire at Hordern's

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 6

THE fire which broke out on the premises of Anthony Hordern, Haymarket, Sydney, on Wednesday last, was got under about midday. It is described as the quickest fire on…

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The Hotel Fire in New Zealand

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 18 July 1901 · page 6

Jessie Minne, the scullery maid at the Grand Hotel, has admitted to the police that her sensational story of three men burning the hotel with powder and a fuse was untrue…

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The Haymarket Fire. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 6

The inquest in connection with Harry Clegg's death was resumed yesterday. The evidence given was against the theory that the fire was…

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The Haymarket Fire. a Grusome Discovery

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 6

Mr. S. Hordern undertakes to pay the widow of Mr. Dashwood, his engineer, if he is proved to have perished in the fire, £2 per week for five—years…

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Develop the Agricultural Resources. The Grand Hotel Fire. Jessie Minns Sensational Story She Admits That It Is Untrue Auckland

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 20 July 1901 · page 4

In the House of Representatives on Friday, the debate was resumed on Sir John Quick's motion—"That in the opinion of this House a National Jessie Minns, the [?][?][?]llery maid as the Grand Hotel, has admit [?]d to the police that her sensational story of three uses burning the hotel with powder and a [?][?][?][?] was untrue…

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Big Fire at Foochow. Business Quarter Destroyed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 3 August 1901 · page 8

MESSRS. Eraser, Ramsay, and Co., of Melbourne, have received the following cable from Foochow:—"A large and destructive fire has occurred in Foochow. The offices and godowns of Messrs. Odell,…

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Prize Winners. At the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

During our preparation for the Bendigo Fire Brigade Demonstration we received tome very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal…

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Fire at Nabiac. Barn and Its Contents Destroyed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 2

At about twenty minutes to 7 o'clock on Sunday evening last, a fire broke out in Mrs. Beisler's barn, at the rear of the Union Hotel, Nabiac. When first observed, the fire was burning inside the barn, and…

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Fire at Nabiao

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 6

On Sunday evening last a fire occurred at the rear of the Union Hotel, Nabiac, when a barn containing about 50 bags of maize and a number of…

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