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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Scientific Notes. Fire From Electric Lamps

Macleay Argus · Friday 26 September 1913 · page 5

Recently there was a fire in a theatre in the city of Settin, Germany, which was attributed to an ordinary electric hand lamp of the type provided with…

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Disaster at Sea. Appalling Fire. 286 Lives Lost. London, oct. 12

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Wednesday 15 October 1913 · page 6

A fire broke out on the steamer Volturno (Canadian Northern Steamships, Ltd.) while on a vovage from Rotterdam to New York, and as far as is Known, out of persons…

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Disaster at Sea. Steamer on Fire. Over 200 Lives Lost

Macleay Argus · Friday 17 October 1913 · page 13

THE cables report an appalling disaster at sea. A fire broke out on the steamer Volturno (Canadian Northern Steamships, Ltd.) while on a voyage from…

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Aviation Under Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 2

The Balkan campaign has proved very valuable to the science of aviation. It lias shown by one concrete example that the mere fact of…

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Fire at Sea. 236 Lives Lost. London, Friday Evening

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 7

THE steamer Carmanis early yesterday received a wirelees call that the British steamer Volturno, bound from Rotterdam to New York, was on fire, 78 miles away. The…

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Squire John. Narrative of Stirring Adventure. Copyright. PART 11. Chapter Xxi. Surrounded by Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 18 October 1913 · page 9

Truer words were never spoken than when Travers declares they have hot work, before them. As the others comprising the little…

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News by Wire. Sydney, Thursday. Taree Hotel Burnt Out. Mrs. Paton's Loss

Macleay Argus · Friday 24 October 1913 · page 11

Mrs. McMahon's Steam Packet Hotel, Taree, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. Owing to the inflammable nature of the building the…

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The Fire. Steam Packet Hotel Gutted. Large Amount of Money in the Blaze

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 6

The biggest conflagration witnessed is the town of Taree since the Victoria-street fire eight years ago next month took place on Wednesday last, when the Steam Packet…

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The Lesson of the Fire

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 6

It would be but a poor pen which could pot "point the meant or adorn the tale" in reference to the fire at Taree last Wednesday, For an hour the residents of the town…

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Destructive Fire. Hotel at Taree Destroyed

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 25 October 1913 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out at 1 o'clock on Wednesday, resulting in the complete destruction of Mrs. McMahon's Steam Packet Hotel in…

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Fire at Railway Station. Train Dashes Through Flames

Macleay Argus · Friday 31 October 1913 · page 6

A fire broke out at Llandulas Railway Station in Wales. A passenger train dashed right into the middle of it, but the passengers…

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Fire at Taree

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 1 November 1913 · page 4

A destructive fire at Taree on the 22nd ult. destroyed the Steam Packet Hotel and the adjoining buildings. They were two-storied wooden structures, and very little of the contents was saved…

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Disastrous Fire at Wingham. Two Buildings Completely Destroyed

The Manning River Times and Advocate for the Northern Coast Districts of New South Wales · Saturday 8 November 1913 · page 6

The Wingham residents were rudely arousyed from their slumbers early on Thursday morning last by the cries of fire resounding through the streets. Soon crowds were…

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Fire in Church Street. a Cottage and Two Shops Burnt

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 12 November 1913 · page 2

About 11 o'clock on Saturday night last, before the town had gone to bed a cry of fire was raised; and it was round that Mr. Leo. Kelly's…

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A Tip-top Fire

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 6

The young traveler, who had recently received a rise, and had just returned from his holidays, was full of busines…

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Cablegrams. LONDON, Wednesday. Steamer on Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 21 November 1913 · page 23

The steamer Scot's Dyke, of 600 tons, was abandoned off the Isle of Wight, on fire. British bluejackets rescued the passengers and crew…

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Naptha Blaze

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 29 November 1913 · page 2

The river steamer Arhuth[?]t was completely gutted by fire in the early hours of Tuesday morning, at Balranald…

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Bush Fires still Raging

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 12

Bush fires are still raging with a front of 30 miles long in the Condobolin district. The damage is enormous. Fires in the Craboon…

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Mysterious Fires

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 12

Two mysterious fires were again discovered in the co-operative stores, Goulburn, where two weeks ago 19 outbreaks were detected at the same…

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Disastrous Hotel Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 December 1913 · page 12

A disastrous fire swept the upper floors of the Hotel Arcadia, Boston and 25 men were killed. Their bodies were terribly burned making…

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