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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1914

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The Settler. Liability for Damage by Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 7 January 1914 · page 3

The dry season we are now experiencing as a dangerous one for fires, and special precautions are required to be observed under the…

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Fire At Kempsey

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

EARLY this morning a fire broke out in Robinson Brothers' motor garage. Six large motor cars were destroyed, nearly all the tools and working plant, end about three parts of the building. No…

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Big Motor Fire. Six Oars Burnt. Kempsey

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 6

A big fire occurred at Messrs Robinson Bros, motor garage on Wednesday morning, about 4 o'clock Six care belonging to the firm were…

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Destructive Fire. Thousands of Pounds Damage. Women's Sensational Escape

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 2

Mrs. Ethel Si[?]wcross, who was stopping with friends at Darling Point imagining that a burglar had broken into the house got out [?] about…

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Robinson's Carace Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 4

Wednesday morning last at a quarter past four a burst of black smoke the lower end of Smith St. made the early risers momentarily…

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Fire in Crown Street

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 14 January 1914 · page 2

About half-post 1 o'clock' on Saturday morning a fire occurred at No. 208 Crown-street, Sydney, at the residence of James Campbell. The fire…

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Glass, Iron and Stone Clothes now Worn. Cleaned at Home Tn the Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 17 January 1914 · page 2

It has remained for the twentieth century to show us the advantages of garments made of minerals. Incredible as it may seem, stone, iron…

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Council & Fire Brigade

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 21 January 1914 · page 2

The Bathurst Council recently wrote to the Board of Fire Commissioners, inquiring the reason why the Bathurst brigade did not attend a fire at…

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Disastrous Bush Fires

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

The hills tor miles real Wingham were ablaze on Wednesday night with bush fires. Near tne Woolla the sight was a particularly fine one, the…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 31 January 1914 · page 7

Sydney Snow's tig drapery emporium, at the corner of Pitt and Liverpool Streets, Sydney, was completely riffled by fire late last night. The…

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Frederickton Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 4

Sunday afternoon, btween four and five, the usual calm of Frederickton village was disturbed by an alarm of fire, and over a hundred residents…

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Big Cty Fire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 4 February 1914 · page 6

Snow's imposing drapery emporius[?] at the corner of Pitt and Liverpool Streets, with its contents, estimated to be worth £45,000, was completed…

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A Bush Fire. Claim for Damages

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 6 February 1914 · page 4

At the Small Debts Court, Bowraville, on Wednesday, before Mr. J. L. Shropshire, P.M., James Johns appeared as plaintiff claiming £10 from…

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Bush Fires—exciting Time at Laurieton

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 7 February 1914 · page 5

For some days bush fires have been burning round the town which lies nestled under one of the Brother mountains. About noon to day steady north-east winds were blowing…

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A Bush Hero. Battles with Bush Fires

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 4

Aided by the fierce gale of wind that blew last Wednesday, a fire swept rapidly through the scrub and timber of the Lower Myall Rizer country…

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State Joinery Works. Destroyed by Fire

The Northern Champion · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

The State Government's joinery works and timbo ryard at Rozelle, were burnt out early on Saturday morning the damage amounting to…

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Alleged Arson. Fire at Wherrol Flat

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

A fire took place at Wherral Flat on Sunday night, when an old residence owned and occupied by Mr. Patrick McGarngal was burnt to the…

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State Joinery Works. Destroyed by Fire Damage Over £60,000

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 2

The State Governments joinery works and timber yards at Rozelle were burnt out early on Saturday morning, the damage amounting to…

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State Joinery Works. Damage Over £60,000. Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 11 February 1914 · page 3

The State Government's joinery works and timber yards at Rozelle were burn out early this morning, the damage amounting to over £60,000…

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The "Bonnie Doon" Fire

The Port Macquarie News and Hastings River Advocate · Saturday 14 February 1914 · page 8

THE District Coroner, F. Heyward, Esq., J.P. held in inquiry into the circumstances standing the [?] of the [?] known as "Boonie Doon," Rollands Plained on the 9th inst…

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