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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

156 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 8

Fire in Sydney

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 21 August 1907 · page 4

A big fire occurred in Sussex street at midnight, the premises occupied by Dudley and Co, C. A. Murray and Turner and Co. being totally…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 4

Bush fires are raging outride Charleville, Queensland…

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Destructive Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 4

The damage done by the fire at Corowa woolshed is estimated at £5,000, and over 80 men have been thrown out of work…

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Coal Hulk on Fire. SYDNEY

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 6 September 1907 · page 5

A FIRE occurred last night in the North Coast Steamship Company's coal hulk Coorong, which was lying in Darling Harbour. The after part of the vessel was well alight…

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Cablegrams. London, Thursday. Disastrous Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 4

Nine timber-sheds were burat it Antwerp, the damage being estimated at £400,000. Later/…

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Railway Station Destroyed by Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 3

The Narrabri railway station buildings, comprising the parcels office, ticket office, and operating rooms, vestibule, and ladies' waiting room,…

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Fire at Narrabri. Railway Station Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 September 1907 · page 8

[?] Sunday night, at out 9.30 the railway station was [?] destroyed by [?] It is the usual [?] for the right officer to be on the premises…

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Fire at Baagalow. SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

ANOTHER large fire occurred this morning at Bangalow. Eight buildings were completely destroyed, including of Messrs. Johnson and Co., general storekeepers…

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Telegrams. Monster Fire. Murwillumbah Destroyed. 59 Buildings Razed. Sydney

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 2

THE township of Murwillumbah on the Tweed River was practically destroyed by fire this morning. 59 buildings were consumed, including…

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Terrible Fire. Murwillumbah Destroyed. 60 Buildings Consumed. Sydney. Thursday night

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 9

The town of Murwillumbah, situated on the Tweed River, was destroyed by a fire which broke out there last night…

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Another Big Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 4

A fire took place on Monday morning at Bangalow, which is on the Grafton-Tweed railway line, about midway between Lismore r[?]d Byron…

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The Murwillambah Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 4

The work of clearing away the debris at Murwillumbah has commenced at many places. A number of business houses have…

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Murwillumbah Destroyed by Fire. Sixty Buildings Gutted. Damage Estimated at £100,000

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 4

The picturesqae town of Murwillumbah, situated on a fertile plain on the banks of the Tweed River, was destroyed by a fire which broke out…

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Big Blaze at Bangalow

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

At 4 a.m. on Monday a disastrous fire took place at Bangalow in Glaister's Buildings, occupied by Fitzgerald, butcher; Miss Gi[?]…

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The Great Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 3

FURTHER particulars received In regard to the fire which devastated the principal portion of the town of Murwillumbah on Sunday show that the…

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Destroyed by Fire and Water. LONDON

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

A FIRLE in a mine at Kotara, Japan, destroyed one hundred houses. While efforts were being made to extinguish the flames the mine reservoir burst and flooded the…

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Great Blake. Murwillum[?]ah Destroyed by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

SOON after we want to press on Monday a wire flashed through giving particulars of a terrible conf[?]gration on Sunday night at Murwill[?]bah, which one time centre of…

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Monster Fire. Murwillumbah Destroyed. 59 Buildings Razed

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 20 September 1907 · page 5

As briefly mentioned in our telegrams last issue, the town of Murwillumbah was practically destroyed by fire on Sunday night last. The disastrous confiagration…

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Murwillumbah Destroyed by Fire

The Walcha News and Southern New England Advocate · Saturday 21 September 1907 · page 2

On Sunday the thriving and prosperous township of Murwillumbah, Tweed River, was destroyed by fire. The principal business portion…

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Destructive Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 25 September 1907 · page 4

Alarming reports have been received from Lawson to the effect that bush fires are approaching the residential area of the town, which was…

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