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Mid North Coast · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

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Fire at Bonnie Doon

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 6 January 1915 · page 2

A fire occurred at 6. 45 a. m on thursday last at Bonnie Doon the residence of Mr. Alex. Laurie, when the motor garage and shed with supplies…

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Commonwealth's London Offices. Outbreak of Fire. London

Macleay Argus · Friday 22 January 1915 · page 12

A fire broke out in the block of buildings occupied by the offices of the Commonwealth of Australia. The offices were not damaged by fire, but…

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Fire First

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

The immortal Incident at Fontonoy. when the French invited the English to fire first is recalled by an [?] in the fighting on the meuse. At…

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Town Topics. West Kempsey Fire

The Macleay Chronicle · Wednesday 27 January 1915 · page 4

About three o'clock Monday morning a patient in Marsl[?] private hospital noticing a f[?] house in Tozer street called Nurse Kirkpatrick…

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Serious Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 29 January 1915 · page 11

A serious fire occurred at the Diamond Gold Mining Co's, mine, Diamond Creek. Everything on the surface, except the office and…

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Local and General. Fire at Barrington

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 2

A large shed, containing hay, tools, etc was destroyed by fire at the Barrington on Tuesday afternoon last. The shed (the property or Mr…

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Science Notes. Fire Fighting with Fans

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 30 January 1915 · page 5

The use of electric fans by a fire department in putting out a blaze is surely novel. In Boston not long ago a fire broke out in the basement of a…

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Nurses Under Fire at Antwerp

Macleay Argus · Friday 5 February 1915 · page 19

A Kempsey resident has handed us a copy of the London Daily Mail of October 12, which contains an interesting account of the experiences…

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On Fire

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 10 February 1915 · page 2

The luggage train due here at 2.30 a.m. from Taree grade quite a [?] cutry into Gloucester on Friday morning last. The night officers…

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Disastrous Fire

Macleay Argus · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 11

A big fire occurred at Cambelego, and nine business premises, including two hotels, were destroyed. Tho damage is estimated at £50,000…

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Bowra's Big Blaze. a Night's Excitement. Five Shops Destroyed

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 19 February 1915 · page 4

The fate which almost inevitably overtakes every town that is built up of wood has at last been meted out to Bowraville. In a few hours a…

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Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

A fire occurred on the s.s. Yankee Jack whilst lying alongside the factory wharf at Mitchell's Island about 1.30 a.m. on Saturday. Capt. R…

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Bush Fires

The Gloucester Advocate · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 2

Bush files were very severe out Gloucester River way on Wednesday and Thursday last, and owing to the abundance of grass and the wind that…

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Under Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 6 March 1915 · page 5

It is a strange fact that every soldier, when questioned as to his sensations when he first went under fire, replies that he was far less, frightened…

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Fire at Nambucca Heads

Nambucca and Bellinger News · Friday 12 March 1915 · page 4

Yesterday morning a fire occurred at Nambucca Heads and the family residing in the house -- Mr. Peade with wife and children -- had a…

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The Yankee Jack on Fire

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 9

"Burnt to the water's edge, Our ship a total wreck ; We'll lift her with a dredge, Cover'd with mud and moss…

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Disastrous Fire at Wherrol Flat

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 13 March 1915 · page 7

We received word on Friday morning that a bush Are was blazing at Wherrol Flat, and had burnt out Mr. Jack Cox's holding, burning the house…

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Bush Fires

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 4

Since the dry weather set in the pastures have dried up very much, particularly on the ridges, and bush fires have occurred in some localities, but…

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Latest Telegrams. Fire on the Boambee. Sydney

The Wingham Chronicle and Manning River Observer · Saturday 20 March 1915 · page 7

Forecast : Showers on North Coast, rising temperature. The steamer Boambee, while going from the Manning to Newcastle, had a…

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Fire in Church Street. Clift and Trenbath's Premises Burnt Out

The Gloucester Advocate · Wednesday 24 March 1915 · page 2

Messrs Clift and Trenbath's (Auctioncers etc.) premises in Church-St were burned to the ground on Monday night last…

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