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Fires & bushfires, 1901

163 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 9

Prize Winners. At the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 2 August 1901 · page 3

DURING our preparation for the Bendigo Fire Brigade Demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal use of…

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Fire at Beaufort. BEAUFORT

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1901 · page 5

MRS. H. F. WATKIN, the wife of a contractor, was burned to death while in bed at Beaufort. The body was charred almost…

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Prize Winners. At the Bendige Fire Brigade Compatation

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 9 August 1901 · page 2

DURING our preparation for the Bendigo Fire Brigade Demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal use of…

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The Recent Fire. [?] INQUEST

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

At the Court House, on Wednesday [?] as [?] was held [?] fire at Mr. H. [?]…

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Prize Winners At the Bendigo Fire Brigade Competition

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 2

During our preparation for the Bendigo Fire Brigade Demonstration we received some very severe strains, and almost broke down, but by the liberal…

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Telegrams Sydney Friday. Hordera's Fire. Two More Bodies Discovered

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 4

Another body was discovered amongt the rains at Hordern's today. The lower portions of the arms and legs were burned off and…

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Fire at Havre

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1901 · page 3

A great fire has occurred at Havre, the damage being estimated at £80,000…

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Heaping Coals of Fire

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Saturday 17 August 1901 · page 5

It is reflates of President M'Kinley that during one of his political campaigns he was followed about tram place to place by a reporter for a paper at opposition politics.—…

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Fire at Manly. SYDNEY, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 20 August 1901 · page 5

THE coroner's jury returned a verdict of incendiarism against some person unknown in connection with the recent fire in a bedroom at the Pier Hotel,…

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Fire at Greta

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1901 · page 5

The Council Chambers at Greta were destroyed by fire yesterday. The inmates escaped. An examination showed that the…

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What the Fire Does

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1901 · page 1

Every keeper ef a servants' registry office can tell a cook by her face. Kitchen grease, kitchen vapours, and fire heat almost always produce a red shining…

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Fires in Russia

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 August 1901 · page 5

A forest fire in Russia caused £10,000 worth of damage…

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A Mine on Fire. No Particulars to Hand. Sydney, Monday Night

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 3 September 1901 · page 2

NEWS has just been received that the Pinnacle Mine, near Broken Hill, is on fire, but no, particulars have yet been received…

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A New Fire Extinguisher

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 10 September 1901 · page 3

"Kilfyre," a new thing in the fire extinguishing business, which has been introduced on to the Sydney market, was subjected to a test at the…

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A Mirror Fire-place Screen

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1901 · page 1

Get an old bed-room looking-glass ; it may have been discarded on account of cracks, or dark spots on it (the latter owing to the quicksilver at the back…

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Telegrams Sydney, Friday. Those Trams. Outbreak of Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 September 1901 · page 5

At nine o'clock last night the whole electric tramway service of the city and suburbs was stopped, owing to the outbreak of a fire on the switch…

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Fire near Young. YOUNG

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 5

A WOOLSHED, belonging to Mr. Watson, near Young, was burned down. Incendiarism is suspected…

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The Fire at Hordern's. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 24 September 1901 · page 5

A MOVEMENT is on foot to assist the relatives of the men who lost their lives in the Palace Emporium fire…

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A Theatre on Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 1 October 1901 · page 2

THIS happened recently, and a panic was only averted by the presence of mind of one of the actors. He was taking the part of a comic sailor When the fire broke out, and…

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A Rapid Fire Pistol

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Tuesday 8 October 1901 · page 1

The latest and most formidable small arm is the pistolet. Available either as a revolver or magazine rifle, it has been pronounced a success after the severest…

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