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Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Wodonga. Fire Brigade Smoke Social

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 3

The annual smoke social of the Wodonga Fire Brigade was held in the Brigade Hall on Wednesday night, when there was a good attendance of firemen and visitors,…

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Tremendous Fires. Villiage in Flames. 600 Houses Destroyed. St. Petersburg, May 18

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 43

A destructive fire occurred yesterday in the village of Dyvin, in the government of Grodno. Six hundred houses, including a school and a hospital, were destroyed by…

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Latest by Telegraph. Big Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 2

A disastrous fire broke out at Watson's Buildings, Flinders Lane, Melbourne, at 3 o'clock this morning. The structure, a…

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Country Fire Brigades. Association Formed in the North-east

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

A conference of representatives of fire brigades in the north-east was held at Wangaratta on Wednesday night, to consider the formation of an association to…

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Big Fire in Melbourne Damage Estimated at £20,000. MELBOURNE

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

[?] 8 o clock this morning a fire occurred in the six storey bluestone building known as Watson's Chambers, in Flinders lane, and before the…

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Alleged Fire Raising

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 27 May 1911 · page 3

The Paddington police this morning arrested a man in connection with the fire which destroyed a store on the Cooper Estate, Bellevue Hill, last night. He is…

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Fire on a Ferry Boat

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 29 May 1911 · page 4

A fire broke out on the ferry steamer Kookooburra as she was conveying a number of passengers on their return trip up Middle Harbor, in Sydney on Thursday…

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Storekeepers Burnt Out. Camden

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 4

The business premises occupied by Messrs Byrne and Devatt, storekeepers, at The Oaks, were destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £2000…

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Fire at Maude. Police Station Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 30 May 1911 · page 2

Information has been received by the local police authorities that the Maude police station was burnt to the ground at one o'clock yesterday morning. The…

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A Disastrous Fire 'Firsco Amusement Park Ablaze. San Francisco

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 31 May 1911 · page 2

Fire broke out in the chutes at the Amusement Park in San Francisco on Saturday night, at a moment when a large crowd was in the grounds…

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Tannery Destroyed by Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 3

The tannery at Willough by owned by Messrs. Owens and Co. was completely destroyed by fire last night. The damage sustained amounted to £1000…

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Big Fire in Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 33

Shortly before 4 o'clock on Thursday morning a fire broke out in a six-storied building in Flinders-lane, occupied by several well-known business firms. The…

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Fire on Rubber Estate 70,000 Pounds Burnt. Penang

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 2

A large fire has occurred on the Gedong rubber estate at Baganserai. Before it could be extinguished the fire, which is believed to have originated in an…

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Fire at Coney Island. Amusement Palace Destroyed. Damage 3,000,000 DOLLARS. New York, May 27

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 June 1911 · page 7

A destructive fire occurred yesterday at Dresmland. one of the great amusement reports at Coney Island, New York. The damage is estimated at 3,000,OOO dol. The…

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Fire Brigades

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 3

A large deputation of officers and men of the various fire brigades interviewed the Chief Secretary on Thursday last, with a request that the fire brigades…

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Hotel Office on Fire. Hay

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 6 June 1911 · page 3

The office in Tattersall's Hotel here caught fire this morning. The ordinary hotel fire fighting appliances were quickly put into use and the fire brigade…

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Fire at Maude. Police Station Destroyed

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 7 June 1911 · page 1

Information has been received by the Hay police authorities that the Maude police station was burnt to the ground at one o'clock on Monday…

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Festival of Empire Fire at Crystal Palace London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 June 1911 · page 3

What might have proved a very serious fire occurred last night at the Festival of Empire. The southern end of the Crystal Palace ignited, and the fire had…

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Corowa Fire Brigade

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 June 1911 · page 2

On Thursday last Mr. Grimmond, an inspector under the Fire Brigades' Board, made an inspection of the local station, equipment, and the members. He gave…

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Fatal Fire at Liverpool Six Lives Lost. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 June 1911 · page 2

sad kiss of life marked a fire at Litherland. a suburb of Liverpool, on Sundey night. A shop caught fire and was quickly,…

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