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Fires & bushfires, 1902

185 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 10

Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xxx. the Ruminations of Ruth Roberts

The Inverell Times · Saturday 12 July 1902 · page 7

The effect produced on the mind of Ruth Roberts when Madge Worsley left herstanding at the corner of Upperheadrow, was a cartons one. By her abrupt…

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A Bundaberg Blaze

The Inverell Times · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 5

A big fire has occurred in Bundaberg, several business premises being destroyed…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xxxiii. Weaving the Net

The Inverell Times · Saturday 19 July 1902 · page 7

Before Cecil left Bedford-place he gave careful instructions to the landlady, Mrs. Jenkins, that no one except the doctor was to be allowed to see Madge…

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A Gigantic Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 July 1902 · page 5

A terrible fire has occurred at Ecuador, South America. The Railway Station, Custom. House, and 90 blocks of buildings in the…

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Destroyed by Fire. FORBES, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1902 · page 5

A WOOL scouring works and machinery, near Forbes, was destroyed by fi[?] this morning. There is no clue to how the fire originated. The place was unoccupied,…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations Chapter Xxxvi. Hopes and Fears

The Inverell Times · Saturday 26 July 1902 · page 7

When Ruth Roberts left, Madge's lodgings, her first impulse was to go straight to straight to Jim Cranston's home and tell what she had just learned. But on second…

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Queen Victoria-street Fire. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 August 1902 · page 5

THE verdict at the inquest on the deaths which occurred in connection with the fire at the Electric Light Company's Works, Queen…

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On Fire at Sea

The Inverell Times · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 5

The Italian barque Pasquale Laura has arrived at Adelaide from London with her cargo on fire and her crew starving, they being unable to get at the provision. The…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations Chapter Xxxix. an Announcement in the "Pink."

The Inverell Times · Saturday 2 August 1902 · page 7

Although Cecil Warpley had no desire to become the husband of Alias Clara Morris, the father of that immaculate young lady had revery wish to see his…

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A Fatal Fire

The Inverell Times · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 5
Also in The Armidale Chronicle

Daring a fire at the residence of a Mr. Roy at Otago, New Zealand, two of his sons perished in the flames…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xlii. Jim. Cranston Consults a Detective

The Inverell Times · Saturday 9 August 1902 · page 7

There is no bettor known figure in Leeds legal circles than Tom Lowther, private detective and prince of good fellows. Tom's burly figure looms large…

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Beacon Fires

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1902 · page 2

On Saturday night the surrounding hilltops were aglow with the Beacon fires. The signal for lighting was given by the igniting of the heap arranged on the top of Martin's Look-out, and in a few…

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Attempt to Fire a School

The Walcha Witness and Vernon County Record · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 3

An inquest was held at the Public School, Yarrowitch, on the 13th inst., as to the cause of a fire at the Public School. Before the Coroner, Mr. M…

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Through the Fire; the Tale, of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xlv. How Madge Arranged Her Surprise

The Inverell Times · Saturday 16 August 1902 · page 7

Those who had come to the wedding of Cecil Warpley never expected the ceremony to end in a tragedy, though, if the truth were told, they were not sorry to…

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Fire Brigade

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 August 1902 · page 2

AT the conclusion of Friday night's practise the members of the Fire Brigade held a meeting, presided over by Captain Sully, and considered a communication from the New South Wales Volunteer…

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Celestial Flashlights. Stars That Blaze Up Suddenly and Then Die Out

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 20 August 1902 · page 7

The a[?]ropt appearance of a star where none was seen before and its disappearance shortly afterwards have always been the cause of profound amazement both to the…

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Through the Fire; the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xlix. Nemesis

The Inverell Times · Saturday 23 August 1902 · page 7

The frenzy of passion which tempts a man to murder usually robs the deed of much of its terrors, for at that moment when madness prompts one human…

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Fire at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1902 · page 5

A FIRE occurred at Newcastle this morning at Ingall's drapery establishment, Newcastle. The cause of the fire is unknown. The damage is…

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Fire in Asia Minor. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 September 1902 · page 5

A THIRTY-TWO hours fire totally destroyed an opium works in Karahissiar, Anotobia (Asia Minor)…

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