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Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Aeroplane on Fire. Passenger Incinerated. Rome

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2

Turin was the scene of an aeroplane tragedy on Saturday. M. Slavoroskoff, a russian aviator was making a flight, a accompanied by a…

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Early Morning Fire. in Heart of Albury

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 2

What might have resulted in a serious conflagration had it not been noticed in time occurred in the heart of Albury's business centre about 5 o'clock yesterday…

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Aviation Under Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 23 April 1913 · page 4

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

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The Thurgoona Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 24 April 1913 · page 3

On April 17, the deputy coroner, Mr. D. H. Mott, J.P., commenced an inquiry at Thurgoona into the origin of a fire by which certain premised started at…

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Davey's Fire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 2

In our last issue we mentioned that a fire had occurred at Mr. A. Davey's on South Yathong and that the building was insured for £150. We…

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The Fire at Thurgoona

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 23

The adjourned inquiry touching the fire at Thurgoona on April 15, by which the residence of Mr. John Smithenbecker, Riverine Houses, was destroyed, was held…

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Fires to Order. £800,000 Damage Yearly. Faulty Insurance

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 25 April 1913 · page 6

Astounding allegations as to the widespread ramifications of the "fire bugs" are contained in a report on "Incendiarism," just submitted by Mr Joseph…

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Claim for Fire Insurance. Verdict for Plaintiff

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 26 April 1913 · page 2

Before Judge Gibson, in the District Court on Wednesday, Elizabeth .Martha Bowtell, of Moama, sued the North Queensland Insurance Company to…

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Railway Carriages Set on Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 28 April 1913 · page 2

The Suffragettes set fire to a train which was at a siding Teddington, Three Compartments were burnt out before the fire brigade extinguished the flames…

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Tragedy at Balclutha. Husband Attacks Wife With Axe. And Then Sets Fire to the House. SYDNEY

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 29 April 1913 · page 2

At Balclutha, New Zealand, a young man, William Little wood, who was apparently suddenly driven mad with jealousy, entered his wife's bedroom at night…

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Grafton Cathedral Burned Down. Fire Caused by Flying Hats. Grafton

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 30 April 1913 · page 2

St. Mary's Roman Catholic Catahedral at Grafton was burned to the ground this morning. The damage is estimated at £3000, while the insurance policy is…

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Building on Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 1 May 1913 · page 3

A fire which threatened to develop into a destructive blaze occurred in Mannington Chambers, in Liverpool street, this morning. The brigade was quickly called, and…

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Davey's Fire

Jerilderie Herald and Urana Advertiser · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 2

The result of the inquiry into the cause of the fire on South Yathong which destroyed Mr. Alexander Davey's house and contents on the…

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By-law Regulating the Lighting of Fires

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 4

Captain P. K. Ritchie, of the Corowa Fire Brigade, has received the following by-law regulating the lighting of fires, as issued from the Fire Brigade…

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How Fire Fiends Work

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 May 1913 · page 47

Nearly a third of the fires which take place every year are not the result of accident at all. They are the work of the "fire fiend," who, unfortunately, is So…

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Albury Fire Station. a Tangled Discussion

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 8 May 1913 · page 3

The first part of the meeting of the Albury municipal council last evening was notable for the number of amendments made in regard to a letter received from…

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Fire in Wool Store. Suspicious Circumstances. London, May 3

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 May 1913 · page 43

A serious loss by fire has been sustained by the Midland Railway Company. A shed at Bradford, in which were 19 waggons laden with bales of wool, caught alight, and…

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Unfair Allocation of Fire Brigade Moneys

The Corowa Free Press · Tuesday 13 May 1913 · page 3

The inequitable basis on which the contributions of municipalities to the Country Fire Brigades' Board are apportioned, was brought prominently…

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A Factory on Fire. Early Morning Outbreak. Melbourne

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 14 May 1913 · page 2

The watchman on the tower at the head [?] station, Eastern Hill, at 1.30 a.m. to-day noticed the glare of a fire in the direction of North Fitzroy. The alarm was…

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Kew Gardens Fire Recalled

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 May 1913 · page 42

A doctor named Wharry has been fined £50 for having prevented the service of a writ on his suffragette daughter in connection with the destruction by fire of the…

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