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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Fire in London Club. Servants Escape in Night Attire. London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Tuesday 5 May 1914 · page 2

A fire, which might easily have been a tragic one, occurred in London on Saturday night. The scene of the outbreak was St…

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Fire on a Station. Extensive Damage Done

Riverina Recorder · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 4

Details of the destructive fire which took place at Groongal station on Saturday, 25th ult., show that damage was done to the extent of…

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Steamer on Fire at Sea Unidentifiable Owing to Smoke. Fate of Crew a Mystery. Halifax (nova scotia), Tues

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 6 May 1914 · page 2

A streamer which was not identified is reported on fire 300 miles south of Cape Race bh the Steamer Seydlitz, which was no able to ascertain the vessel's identity…

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Fire Brigade Matters

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Thursday 7 May 1914 · page 3

The Acting Secretary to the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales, Mr. H. M. Webb, wrote as follows to last night's meeting of the Albury Municipal…

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A Double Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 29

A fire broke out at Maloulf's warehouse, Elizabeth-street, Redfern, on Saturday morning, but the flames were subdued without very much damage being done…

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Fire in Wagga Motor Garage

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 33

At midnight on Friday night the firebell and gasworks whistle summoned the brigade, and a large crowd of peo9ple, to the Newton Motor Garage premises in…

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Original Correspondence [We do not held ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents.--H.D. F.p.] the Council, the Fire Brigade and the Band. (To The Editor)

The Corowa Free Press · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 7

Sir,--Having been away from Corowa I did not see the report of the last meeting of the municipal council till I returned on Monday. At that meeting…

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Disasters at Sea. the Whakatane's Fire London

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 5

An examination has been made of the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Whakatane, which put into St. H[?] and reported that a fire had occurred in…

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Science Notes. Hi Rns Clear Streets for Fire Engine

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 4

The Instant a fire alarm is turned in in Oakland, Cal., a warning electric horn at downtown street corners for an unimpeded run by the fire apparatus…

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The Quilt Caught Fire Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 5

Caused by the accidental overturning of a lamp, a fire destroyed the contents of four rooms at the residence of Mr. Frank Christie, in Palmer street, Sydney…

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Chiltern Fire Brigade

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 4

The following is Chief-Officer Marshall's report regarding the Chiltern Fire Brigade: Plant. Manual engine; apparatus; carriage, hose reel, 900 feet hose, five…

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Fire at Boxwood Park

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 45

A shed, containing about five tons of hay and chaff, and a quantity of farming machinery (chaffcutter, etc.), was totally destroyed by fire at Boxwood Park, six…

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Some Fires Do No Harm. Clansford, via Tumbarumba

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 12

Dear Uncle Jeff,—I read the Children's Page every week. It is lovely weather here at present. The grass is nice and green. The farmers round here have…

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Fire at Culcairn. W.b. House Razed to Ground

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

The bursting upwards of a cloud of smoke from the kitchen of a practically new weatherboard house at about noon yesterday at Culcairn, gave the first…

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A Government House Partly Destroyed by Fire. Salvage Work by Governor and General Ian Hamilton. Auckland

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

Government House, Auckland (New Zealand), was partly destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds. The…

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The Careless Use of Fire at Walwa. Defendant Mulcted in Heavy Damages. Lucid Definition of Law by Judge Box

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 3

At the Wodonga County Court yesterday, before his Honor Judge Boz and a jury of four, John Brindley, grazier, of Walwa, claimed from John Francis…

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The Boxwood Park Fire

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Monday 18 May 1914 · page 4

In connection with the fire at Boxwood Pack, Bangowannah, Mr. Gihs Cary informs us that the lire aid not miglnite from the furnace of the engine The fire…

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At the Fire Station

The Urana Independent and Clear Hills Standard · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 4

He was undeniably from far beyond the suburbs, and as he was walking along a City street he stopped in front of the fire-engine house and…

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British Steamer Raided by Pirates. Slaughter by Shot and Fire Sicking Smell of Borning Bodies. Sydney

The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times · Friday 22 May 1914 · page 2

Details of a piratical attack upon the British steamer Talon in Chinese waters a few weeks age arrived by the steamer Aldenham to-day…

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Great Forest Fire in Japan

The Henty Observer and Culcairn Shire Register · Saturday 23 May 1914 · page 3

A terrible forest fire is reported to be raging in the province of [?] mi, Japan, where 360 square miles of country is said to be aflame…

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