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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1902

185 stories in New England's papers · page 10 of 10

Fortunes Made by Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 December 1902 · page 6

QUITE recently a Russian tallow manufactory in Bermondsey took fire. The blaze was complete, resulting in the absolute gutting of the premises,…

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Fire at Forbes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 December 1902 · page 5

The Railway Hotel at Forbes, together with an adjoining shop, were destroyed by fire last night. The outbreak was due to the bursting of a…

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A Great Fire. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 December 1902 · page 5

A GREAT fire has occurred at the Scottish Cold Storage Company's premises, Glasgow. The damage is estimated at £10,000…

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A Fire King Dead

The Inverell Times · Saturday 13 December 1902 · page 2

Mr. James Shand who for many years occupied a senior, position in the firm of Shand, Mason and Co., fire appliance manufacturers died at…

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From South Africa. British Soldiers Under Fire

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 17 December 1902 · page 2

Already the Pom-pom is trotting out of the farmhouse enclosure and the squadron of Dragoons extending on the plain beyond. The face of…

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1903 Inter-State Fire Brigade Competition

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 31 December 1902 · page 4

IT is pleasing to note that the efforts of the local Fire brigade to have Armidale selected as the locality for the 1903 Inter-State Fire Brigade…

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