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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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The Land of Ice and Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 7

Just bordering [?] the Arctic circle 50 miles north-east of the northern coast of Scotland, lies the large island, Iceland. It is larger than…

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Punt on Fire

Nambucca News · Friday 23 September 1910 · page 6

Great destruction of property occurred at Bellingen on Sunday last owing to a five breaking out on Doepel's punt, which was lying at the…

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Big Fire in Russia

Macleay Argus · Friday 7 October 1910 · page 14

A fire at Kriehev, Russia, demolished a large section of the town. Three Synagogues, the Prefecture of police, and 44 other buildings were…

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Disastrous Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 12 October 1910 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred in Kent-street early this morning in a large building occupied by McCarthy & Co. (carriers), J. Lampriere (ore…

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Bush Fires in Canada

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 11

The bush fires in the Winnipeg district of Canada are dying down. Several families were found to be cremated. The total number of…

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The American Forest Fires. Four Hundred Lives Lost

Macleay Argus · Friday 14 October 1910 · page 14

THE disastrous forest fires have been raging through Northern Minnesota and Western Ontario, have completely wiped out the towns of…

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Fire Fighters, Old and New

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 2

The latest Dennis turbine fire engine alongside a fire squirt dated before 1700. The man is wearing the uniform of the Hand-in-Hand Insurance Company, dated 1696…

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Terrible Death Roll. the American Forest Fires. Four Hundred Lives Lost Mortality Among Tythoid Patients

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 15 October 1910 · page 8

The disastrous forest fires, which have been raging through Northern Minnesota and Western Ontario, have completely wiped out the towns of…

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Big Fire at Coffs Harbor

Nambucca News · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 6

A disastrous fire occurred at Coff's Harbor on Thursday night of last week, when eight shops in High-street were completely destroyed…

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Fire at Coff's Harbour. Eight Shops Destroyed

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 October 1910 · page 13

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Coff's Harbour on Thursday night last. Mathieson's tinsmith's shop, Loftus (stationer), Wingrave (tailor), Robins…

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A Sydney Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 11

A big fire occurred this morning at the premises occupied by Messrs. Goulston and Co, auctioneers, at the rear of W. Lowe and Co.'s shop in…

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Fire at South Arm

Nambucca News · Friday 4 November 1910 · page 3

Between 5 and 6 o'clock on Sunday morning the residence of Mr. H. McKay of South Arm was completely destroyed by fire. At the time of…

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Fire at Frederickton

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 4

A fire was discovered about 1.30 on Saturday morning in an out-house at the rear of the business promises of Mr. J. J. Rowe, storekeeper, at…

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Fire in a Lunatic Asylum

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 9 November 1910 · page 4

A lunitic asylum in Manitoba has bean destroyed by fire. The 600 patients in the institution hurriedly released, and took…

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Policeman Fires His Revolver

Macleay Argus · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 11

A constable early this morning observed an individual running along Gloucester Street, Sydney, closely pursued by another man…

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Destructive Fire. Sydney

Nambucca News · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 5

Gender's big block of buildings, in Adelaide was completely destroyed by fire last night. The damages are estimated at £8,000…

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Big Blaze in Dorrigo. Whole Block of Buildings Burned

Nambucca News · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 4

Sunday night last, or more correctly, Monday morning last, witnessed another serious fire in Dorrigo, by which the whole side of one street…

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Terrible Fire. in a Paper-box Factory. Twenty-four Girls Killed. Burnt or Dashed to Death

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 30 November 1910 · page 5

A destructive fire, accompanied by a terrible loss of life, occurred in a paper-box factory at Newark, New York State, on Saturday…

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Fire at Dorrigo. Whole Block of Buildings Destroyed

Macleay Argus · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 9

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at the Dorrigo township last week and a block of buildings was destroyed. According to the Raleigh Sun the…

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Destroyed by Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 December 1910 · page 4

On Sunday last the residence of Mr. James Shelley, near Kinchela, was destroyed by fire. The tenement was occupied by Mr. Shelley, and two…

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