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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

83 stories in Mid North Coast's papers · page 4 of 5

Latest by Cable. London, Monday. Forest Fires in Russia

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 29 August 1901 · page 4

Forest fires in Russia have canted £10,000 worth of damage…

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Country Fire Brigades

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 8

According to the Grafton Examiner while Mr. Varley was in Sydney the other week he ascertained the Government were about to formulate a new…

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What the Fire Does

Macleay Argus · Saturday 31 August 1901 · page 3

Every keeper of a servants' registry office can tell a cook by her face. Kitchen grease, kitchen vapours, and fire heat almost always produce a red shining…

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What the Fire Does

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 7 September 1901 · page 4

Every keeper ef a servants' office can tell a cook by her face. Kitchen, grease, kitchen vapours, and fire heat almost always produce a red shining…

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Kempsey Fire Brigade

Macleay Argus · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 8

The annual meeting of the Kempsey Voluuteer Fire Brigade was held at the Station on Wednesday evening last. Mr. Jos. Walker (captain) was…

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Serious Fire. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 6

A fire broke out at the Ultimo Power House last night, the switch board being destroyed and other damage done, canning a complete…

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Fire at the Electrical Power House. The Electric Trams Stopped. Sydney

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 4

SHORTLY before 9 o'clock last night the switchboard at the Power House caught fire. Immediately all the electric trams in the city were at a standstill…

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A Mirror Fire-place Screen

Macleay Argus · Saturday 21 September 1901 · page 3

Get an old bed-room looking-glass; it may have been discarded on account of cracks, or dark spots on it (the latter owing to the quicksilver at the back…

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A Mirror Fire-place Screen

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 28 September 1901 · page 4

Get an old bed-room looking-glass; it may have been discarded on account of cracks, or dark spots on it (the latter owing to the quicksilver at the back…

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Prize Winners at the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 5 October 1901 · page 6

During our preparation for the Bandigo Fire Brigade demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the 1.betal use of…

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Prize Winners at the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 12 October 1901 · page 6

During our preparation for the Bendigo Fire Brigade demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal use of…

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Prize Winners At the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 17 October 1901 · page 10

'During our preparation for the Bendigo Fire Brigade Demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal use of Chamberlain's…

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Prize Winners At the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 24 October 1901 · page 10

"During our preparation for the Bendigo Fire Brigade Demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal use of Chamberlain's…

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Prize Winners at the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 26 October 1901 · page 3

Being our p[?]paration for the Bendigo Fir[?]de Demonstration we received some very severe [?]rains, and almost broke down but by the liberal [?] of Chamber,…

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A Rapid Fire Pistol

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 7

The latest and most formidable small arm is the pistolet. Available either as a revolver or magazine rifle, it hag been pronounced a success after the severest…

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Terrible Fire at Philadelphia. 20 Persons Killed, and Many Injured. London

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 2 November 1901 · page 5

A TERRIBLE fire occurred in Philadelphia to-day. Some naphtha and benzine in a cellar of an upholstery manufactory, a building of nine storeys, caught fire, and the flames ascended the lift…

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A Rapid Fire Pistol

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 7 November 1901 · page 7

The latest and most formidable small arm is the pistolet. Available either as a revolver or magazine rifle, it has been pronounced a success after the severest…

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Disastrous Fire. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 27 November 1901 · page 3

A big fire occurred at Wellington, N.Z. The Oriental Hotel was totally destroyed. All the inmates escaped, some miraculously. Several persons…

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Big Fire in New Zealand

The Macleay Chronicle · Thursday 28 November 1901 · page 4

A big fire has occurred at Wellington, New Zealand. The Oriental Hotel was totally destroyed, but all the inmates escaped, some miraculously. Several jumped from…

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Branding Without Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 November 1901 · page 6

A number of gentlemen met at the office of the Chief Inspector of Stock, Sydney, last week, to discuss the question…

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