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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1903

131 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 7

A Great Fire. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 May 1903 · page 5

BY a forest fire the town of Kimball, Wisconsin, U.S., has been destroyed, together with millions of feet of timber…

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Fire Brigade's Bill

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 May 1903 · page 3

The Premier to-day promised a deputation that he would introduce a comprehensive Fire Brigade's Bill next session…

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Shooting on the Sen. The Best Time to Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 May 1903 · page 2

Neccesarily the deck of a vessel at sea offers a much less satisfactory platform from which to shoot than the solid foundation provided in a land fort, since even…

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Fire Protection

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1903 · page 2

THE Sydney Harbour Trust is evidently fully alive to the necessity of effectually protecting the shipping and waterside ware houses and other premises adjacent to…

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Cablegrams. London Monday. Disastrous Fire at Ottawa. Damage Estimated at £300,000

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 May 1903 · page 5

A great fire has occurred at Ottawa. Three hundred houses were destroyed, and thousands o f people are homeless…

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Destructive Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 5

A great fire in Manilla destroyed 2000 native dwellings, and 8,000 persons are rendered homrless…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 May 1903 · page 4

AT a recent meeting of the Armidale Fire Brigade, the matter of financing the forthcoming inter-State demonstration at Armidale was deals…

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Disastrous Fire

The Inverell Argus · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

Another disastrous fire has occurred in Inverell, but fortunately there was no loss of life this time. The scene of the latest conflagration…

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Fire at Inverell

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 29 May 1903 · page 2

A FIRE occurred on the outskirts of the town on Tuesday night, resulting in the destruction of the private residence of Mr. Harry Thomas, a member of the firm of…

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An Awful Fire. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 2 June 1903 · page 5

A QUANTITY of burning timber afloat on a river fired North Topeka in Kansas. 30 people are already dead, and there are 500 beyond rescue, as…

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FIRE At Eton College

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 June 1903 · page 4

A fire broke out at the residence of P. S. Kindersley, one of the masters at Eton College. Great difficulty was experienced in…

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Fire at Eton College. London, June 1

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 5 June 1903 · page 4

THE residence, of Mr. R. S. Kindersley, M.A., one of the masters of Eton College, was discovered to be on fire this morning, and was gutted…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 4

The Armidale Fire Brigade appeals to the public of the district far monetary support in connection with the proposed inter-State competition, for…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration. Public Meeting

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 6 June 1903 · page 3

A public meeting was held in the Town Hall on Friday night, the Mayor (Ald. Watson) in the chair, when the matter of arranging for the…

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Forest Fires in America. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 5

FOREST fires are still raging in the North Atlantic States, extending to Washington, and can be observed at a distance of 600 miles at sea. William…

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Fire Brigades Competition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 4

A PUBLIC meeting convened by the Mayor was held at the Council Chambers on Thursday night for the purpose of deciding whether or not the great inter-State fire…

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Fire Brigades Exhibition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 June 1903 · page 4

IT is difficult to understand the lack of commercial instinct and the apparent apathy of many of the business men of Armidale in regard to almost every…

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Floods and Fire. Appalling Disaster

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 June 1903 · page 4

It is estimated that 23,000 people are homeless in Louisiana, as the result of floods caused by the bursting of a waterspout. Only the tops of…

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Fire Brigades Competition

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 12 June 1903 · page 4

A MEETING of the committee elected to carry out the arrangements in connection with the inter-State fire brigades competition proposed to be held in Armidale in…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 13 June 1903 · page 5

A large block of buildings was totally destroyed by fire at Hughenden, Queensland, yesterday, the damage being estimated at £6000…

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