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Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Cablegrams. Etna in Terrible Eruption. Spectacle of Awful Grandeur Sixteen Craters Belch Fire and Smoke. Streams of Lava Devastate the Land. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 14 September 1911 · page 5

Etna, the famous Sicilian volcano, is in active eruption at present. A new crater has opened, and lava is descending from it at the rate of half a kilometre an…

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An Airship on Fire. Berlin

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 2

During some army manoeuvres yesterday at Demmin, in the Prussian province of Pomerania, an airship descended burning from end to end…

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Big Fire at Antweep. Damage £280,000. BRUSSELS

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 2

A disastrous conflagration occurred in Antwerp on Tuesday night. The scene of the outbreak was the Campine Dock, in the heart of the shipping…

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Fire at Hay. Mr. A. J Brown's Shop Destroyed

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 2

About half-past twelve last night, a fire was discovered burning strongly in the rear part of Mr. A. J. Brown's boot shop in Lachlan-street…

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North Coast Steamer—on Fire Much Cargo Damaged. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 2

The Navigation Department received a message to-day from the pilot at Bellingen stating that while he was at sea on Tuesday night a serious fire was…

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New South Waives Fire at an Oil Store Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 September 1911 · page 3

A devastating fire broke oat this morning in the oil mixing room of the Great-head Oil Company's premises, Chippendale. The mixing room was completely…

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Fire at a Colliery Miners All Rescued. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 2

A fire occurred at Chesterle street colliery, at Cardiff. There were 81 miners below at the time, and the greatest anxiety was felt until they were rescued in…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Damage Estimated at £11,000. SYDNEY

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 3

A fire has occurred in a six storey warehouse of John O'Neill and Co., engineers and machinery importers, Kent street, city At an early hour this morning a constable…

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Bogrop's Double Dealings. Why He Did Not Fire at More Exalted Personage

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 September 1911 · page 2

Inquiry has revealed, that Bogrof, like Azoff, combined, his connection with the Terrorists with association with the detective service. He was employed as an…

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Fires and Earthquakes a £660,000 Rio De Janeiro Fire. Rio De Janeiro

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

This city was the scene of a great fire on Saturday. The blaze occurred in the National printing office, which with all its contents was completely destroyed. The…

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The New Fire Station

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

The secretary of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W. wrote as follows, to last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal Council:—"Referring to previous…

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The Antwerp Fire Accidental. Brussels

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 19 September 1911 · page 2

An official inquiry has been held to ascertain the cause of the fire which occurred at Antwerp last weet when a number of timber warehouses and nine…

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Last of the Papanui. Burnt-out Wreck. Relief of the Immigrants. London. September 14

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 42

News from Jamestown, St. Helena, whore the s.s. Papanui was destroyed by fire while on a voyage from London to Australia, shows that when the vessel put…

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Fire Brigade Disruption

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 33

The scheme propounded by the Victorian Government for confining the Goulburn River flood-waters formed the subject of a discussion at the Moama Municipal Council…

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Destructive Fires. Rio Do Janeiro, September 17

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 22 September 1911 · page 46

The Brazilian Government's minting office in this city has been destroyed by fire. The loss is stated to bo £600,000. Brussels, September 17…

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Fire on Another Battleship

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 27 September 1911 · page 2

A fire occurred last evening in the forward casemate of the warship Patrie, which is also lying at Toulon. It was extinguished after slight damage was done…

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Bush Fires in Queensland. Charlesville (Q.)

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 28 September 1911 · page 3

Bush fires are still raging here, and an area of 200 square miles has been burnt. No losses of stock hare been reported, and there are new every appearance of…

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Big Fire in Kansas. Vancouver

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 30 September 1911 · page 3

A big conflagration is sweeping over part of the city of Wichita, on the Arkansas River, in Kansas. Two firemen were killed while fighting the flames. Damage…

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Fire at Plante's Wool-shed

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 2 October 1911 · page 2

The inquest on the fire at Plante's woolshed, Moore, was concluded on Thursday. T. H. D. Plante, occupied of the premises in Balo street, which were burnt down on…

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Fire in the Country. Haystack Burnt

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 4 October 1911 · page 3

A stack of hay, containing about 40 tons, with the hay-shed in which it was stacked, was destroyed by an outbreak of fire at Arundle, on the Moulamein-road…

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