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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Fires at Sea. Crew's Thrilling Escapes. Ship's Deck Blown Up

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 February 1907 · page 11

Two thrilling stories of the sea were reported early in December (says the "Daily Express"). In one case the Spanish steamer E1 Salto put into…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 February 1907 · page 4

Fires are still burning in the Charleville district. A large area has been devestated. The selectors are shifting their stock…

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Fires at Sea. Crews' Thrilling Escapes. Ship's Deck Blown Up

Guyra Argus · Thursday 21 February 1907 · page 8

Two thrilling stories of the sea were reported early in December (says the "Daily Express"). In one case the Spanish steamer El Salto put into…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 4

A fire occurred in the Queensland Court of the A.N.A. Exhibition in Mel ourne, the cotton and wool exhibit being partially destroyed. Only…

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"Boys, Keep Up the Fire."

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 23 February 1907 · page 3

When old Winter was doin' his level best--Winds [?]owlin' higher an' higher, The old man would say,…

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Ship on Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 February 1907 · page 2

The ship Carnarvon Castle, bound from Liverpool to Melbourne with a general cargo on board, took fire in the Indian Ocean on January [?]. After balling with the falmes…

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Fire on a Ship

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 March 1907 · page 2

The ship Kanowns was found to be on fire at the Melbourne Wharf on Saturday night. The flame were subdued by completely [?]ing one of the holds with water, It is…

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A Great Fire. Auckland, N.Z., Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 March 1907 · page 5

LAST night a serious fire was raging at the Belfast freezing works near Christchurch…

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Fire in Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

Harris's furniture factory at Darlington, Sydney, was totally destroyed by fire this afternoon…

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Control of Fire Brigades

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

A Bill providing for a Central Board of Control of fire brigades throughout the State is being prepared. Provision is to be made for…

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Telegrams. Sydney, Friday. The Fire Fiend

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 March 1907 · page 4

Bush fires are raging in the Longreach (Q) district. About 100 miles of country is on fire, which constitutes the biggest conflagration yet…

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Fires at Ballarat. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 March 1907 · page 5

Two residences at Ballarat were burned down early on Saturday morning, the inmates having sensational escapes. One woman was rescued from the flames in a…

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The Fire Brigade Visit of Captain Webb

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 15 March 1907 · page 2

CAPTAIN WEBB, Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, visited Tenterfield on Wednesday last and during the day waited on the Town Clerk, who took…

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Fire Brigades

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 8

AT the Town. Hall on Saturday forenoon an official welcome was extended by the Mayor, on behalf of the Fire Brigade Board, to Mr. Superintendent Webb, of the Metropolitan…

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Fire at Bingara

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 March 1907 · page 4

A fire broke out last night at Fader and Company's bulk, stores, Bingara. The damage is estimated at £2000. The building and the whole of the…

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Montreal Horror. Canada's Most Awful Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 3 April 1907 · page 7

Details of what has been described an Canada's most awful fire, in which 17 little children and their teacher, Miss Maxwell, were burned to death,…

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Fire! MELBOURNE, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 5

DURING the Australian Natives' Association competitions in Collins-street on Saturday night a fire occurred in Little Collins street, the glare being…

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Destructive Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 9 April 1907 · page 2

A FEW evenings [?]wek Mr. Samuel, O'Hara, of Strawberry Hills, met with a serious loss through the destruction by fire of a large shed and its contents. The building contained 16 tons of hay and…

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Steamer on Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 4

A steamer, with sixty passengers on board, caught fine on the Hudson River. She steamed into a private dock, and all the passengers were…

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Fire in Melbourne. Exciting Scenes

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 10 April 1907 · page 3

A fire that looked like developing into a big blaze in the heart of the city broke out on Saturday night, just as the theatres were emptying, at a…

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