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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

163 stories in New England's papers · page 2 of 9

Fire on a Steamer

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 February 1901 · page 4

A-fire occurred last night on board the steamer "Electra," which was lying at the North Coast Company's Wharf. The vessel was threatened…

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A Fire at Sea. SYDENY, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 February 1901 · page 5

THE barque Pyrennes, bound from America to Leith, Scotland, with wheat, was discovered to be on tire and was beached, eighty miles from…

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Bush Fires in Victoria

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 February 1901 · page 4

Bash fires are raging in various parts of Victoria. Dwellings and railway bridges have been destroyed…

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Serious Bush Fires. Several Lives Lost

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

BUSH fires have ravaged most districts of Victoria worse than a tornado. The western district, which suffered so severely some time ago, was Again a…

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Destructive Bush Fires in Victoria. Melbourne

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

The bush fires w[?]h have been raging in various parts of the country have proved very destructive G[?] destruction was done to-day in th[?]…

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A Fatal Fire. Sydney, Monday, Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 2

At a fire at Leichhardt to day several firemen entered the burning house, when the whole of the joists collapsed, and one named Edward John Roberts was covered…

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Fire at Leichhardt. SYDNAY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 February 1901 · page 5

A FIRE broke out this morning at Mr. D. Slade's produce store, Leichhardt. Edward John Roberts, assistant officer, and second in command of the Marrickville fire…

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Bush Fires. Melbourne, February 11

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 15 February 1901 · page 4

The enormous damage causcd by the bush fires is indicated by the losses inflicted on the flock-owners. In the Geelong district close on 2000 sheep were…

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Bush Fires. Another 'Black Thursday.'

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1901 · page 2

The boat wave which has just passed over New South Wales, Victoria Tasmania, and South Australia has been attended with the usual disastrous…

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Fire in a Colliery. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 February 1901 · page 5

A TERRIBLE fire has broken out in a colliery at Cumberland, in Vancouver, imprisoning sixty of the working miners…

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A Fatal Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 February 1901 · page 4

An hotel at Dargaville(N.Z.) was destroyed by fire on Sunday. One man was burnt to death, and 90 others were badly injured…

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Fatal Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 5

During a fire in a house at Birmingham five persons were killed and four injured…

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To Fire Across the Channel

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 February 1901 · page 7

If report is to be trusted, the Crenzot factory bas turned out for the French Government a gun capable of effective work at a range of twenty miles, and…

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Fire on a Steamer. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 5

A FIRE broke out in the main-hold of the steamer "Jumna," and raged for ten hours. The cargo was much damaged by water…

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Fire at Annandale

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

Beale's Piano arid Sewing Machine Factory at Annandale was partly destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The damage is estimated…

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A Barque on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

A fire broke out last night on board the barque "Waterloo," lying at Miller's Point. Aportion of the cargo consisting of wool was burnt. The…

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Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

Pollock's drapery establishment at Parramatta was gutted by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £6000…

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Fire Brigade Shed

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 2

When the excitement of the elections has worn off, some attention might be paid to the proposed Fire Brigade shed. The sum of 100 pounds was voted last year for building the…

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Fire at Parramatta. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 29 March 1901 · page 5

POLLACK'S drapery establishment at Parramatta was gutted by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £6000…

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Fire on Board Ship

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 April 1901 · page 5

An inquiry was opened to-day into the recent fire on beard the ship " Waterloo." Evidence was given in regard to…

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