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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Bush Fires

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 5

Big bush fires are raging at raging at Jerula Station, near Cowra, miles of country being swept. In the Burrowa district also several thousand of acres, including valuables…

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Military Tournament. Camp Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 4 January 1907 · page 2

There was a glare of [?] in tho main street early on New Year's Eve, and in a few momenta following strains of the local Band, down north end way, intimated that…

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Bush Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

A bush fire destroyed several wheat fields in the Temora district…

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Fire at Portsmanth

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 January 1907 · page 4

A great fire at Portsmouth destroyed the camp equipment of the southern command, the damage representing many thousands of pounds…

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Bush Fires

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 January 1907 · page 2

A bush fire near Germanton has destroyed about 400 acres of grass. Two men have been arrested on suspicion of causing the fire. Another fire, which is…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 4

A bush fire destroyed nearly 10,000 acres of grass on a station nine miles from Condobolin. It is believed 200 sheep perished…

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Disastrous Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 9 January 1907 · page 4

A great fire destroyed the Chinese quarter at Bankok, Siam, the damthe damage being estimated at £580,000…

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Bush Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 8

Fire have swept thousands of movies [?] country in the long [?] the front of one [?] Wednesday was estimated to…

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Short Fire Escapes. Thirty Victims

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 January 1907 · page 3

The danger of tall apartment buildings was Illustrated by a terrible fire at Kansas city early on the morning of 25th October. The fire started in the…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

Firm swept a thousand acres of splendid grass country in the Longreach district. The front of one fire on Wednesday was estimated to…

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Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 4

The steamer Netherton, which canght fire with a loading of oil for Sydney at Sumatra, is a total loss. The outbreak is attributed to an…

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Fire at Tamworth

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 5

Neal and Ferry's shop and contents was totally dertroyed by fire at about 5 o'clock this morning. The adjoining buildings were saved…

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A Mad Youth's Freak. He Fires Flat Buildings

The Uralla News · Saturday 12 January 1907 · page 3

Late on the night of 9th November, the New York police arrested a youth named Frank Morris, who is accused of attempting to burn a large block of…

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Big Fire in Tamworth. Messrs. Neal and Ferry's Burnt Out

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 15 January 1907 · page 4

A disastrous the occurred in Peel-street, Tamworth, carly on Friday Morning, the premises of Messrs. Neal and Ferry, together with the contents…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 January 1907 · page 4

Big bush fires are raging in the Whitton district Many homesteads are in danger, the flames being helped by a strong wind…

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Bush Fires

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 January 1907 · page 7

Fires in the Charleville district (Q.), has done much damage. Over a thousand shoep on one station have perished. A woman and two children took refuge…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 19 January 1907 · page 4

Fires in the Charleville district have done much damage. Over 1000 sheep on one station perished…

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Extensive Bush Fires. in Queensland

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 22 January 1907 · page 3

Busn fires still prevail in the Longrcach and adjoining districts, and many losses are reported. For the Inst fortnight a large fire has been burning on Cowley…

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Bush Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 23 January 1907 · page 4

A fire at Kiltie, near Koorawatha, consumed about 100 acres of wheat…

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Burgalr and Fire Alarm

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 25 January 1907 · page 3

A firm in London are introducing an electric automatic metropolitan police whistle, slightly penetrating through the wall protected by an air-brick, with wire…

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