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Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Forest Fires in America. Eight Towns Devastated. London

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 2

EIGHT towns in America have been devastated by forest fires. 30 people were killed, and a million dollars' worth' of damage done…

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Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 29 May 1906 · page 2

MR. T. LYNN, SEN., at Graham's Valley, was a heavy loser through fire last week, On Tuesday evening the family retired to rest at 11 o'clock. About an hour later, Mr C. Brydon, who was…

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HILLGROVE v. Fire Brigade

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 30 May 1906 · page 4

Hillgrove and the newly-created Armidale Fire Brigade team met on the local Sports Ground on Saturday, the latter proving victorious by six…

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Disastrous Fire. LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1906 · page 5

ARMOURS elevator at Chicago has been burnt down, and one million bushels of grain destroyed. The following land was applied for at the…

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Destructive Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1906 · page 4

The carriage factory and store of D. Marsh, together with a row of dwellings, at Geraldton (W.A.), were destroyed by fire. The damage is…

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Fatal Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 4

A man was burnt to death by a fire which occurred in a boarding-house at Wanganui, New Zealand. Several other persons had narrow escapes. The keeper of the house…

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Fatal Fire. AUCKLAND

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 June 1906 · page 5

DURING a fire yesterday at a boardinghouse in Wanganui (N.Z.), a man was burnt to death and several other persons bad very narrow escapes. The boarding-house keeper…

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Steamer Fires. London

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 2

The damage on board the steamer Gothic, which was beached at Plymouth on Thursday in consequence of an outbreak of fire, is estimated at over £200,000. None of the…

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Fire Raising

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 2

AT Inverell on Saturday morning a sensation was caused when it became known that an attempt was made at midnight, by some person or persons unknown, to set fire to the office and auction…

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Fire Extinguisher. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 5

THE fire on the New Zealand steamer, the Waimate, was kept under for 10 days by the use of a patent fire extinguisher, thereby enabling the vessel to proceed to London…

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Cablegrams. Fire on the Gothic. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 June 1906 · page 5

THE damage by fire on the steamer Gothic is estimated at over£200,000. None of the most carge was affected. [The gothic was on a voyage from Wel…

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Fire on a Steamer. London

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 June 1906 · page 7

Two fires occurred in the cargo of wool on board the steamer Gothic, from New Zealand, after leaving Teneriffe…

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Are Fires in a Bedroom Healthy

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 2

THERE is considerable diversity of opinion as to whether s fire is derirable in a bedroom In cold weather. Generally speaking,a fire daring the…

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Great Fire. LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1906 · page 5

THE magnificent docks at Baltimore (U.S.) have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £160,000…

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Fire at Newcastle

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 2

A fire broke out in Earn Bros.' premises Newcastle, this morning. The stock was damaged to the extent of £3000 and the building £700…

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Fire at Newcastle. NEWCASTLE, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 June 1906 · page 5

A FIRE broke out at Earp Bros.' warehouse this morning, and stock valued at £2000 was damaged…

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A Fire at Molong. Extraordinary Occurrence

The Inverell Times · Wednesday 27 June 1906 · page 5

A fire broke out in Domeny and Sons' drapery establishment at Molong early on Sunday morning, which, together with the premises of G. Bauer, stationer and…

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Fires in Wool Cargoes

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

The Underwriters have urged the Board of Trade to approach Lord Elgin, Secretary of State for the Colonies, with a suggestion that the Government should institute an…

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Molong Fire: Open Verdict

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 July 1906 · page 4

The inquiry into the circumstances of the recent mysterious fire at Molong concluded on Saturday night One witness swore that Domeny asked him to go to court and say…

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Fire in a Church. LONDON. Wednesday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 July 1906 · page 5

A DISASTHORS fire destroys St. Michael's Church, Hamburg. The steeple, which was 430 feet high. collapsed and fell into the street, setting fire to several of the…

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