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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Fire on a [?]

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

The st[?] [?] at Liverpool [?] a [?] [?] were [?] [?] in [?]…

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A Fatal Fire. a Woman Burned

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 1 January 1910 · page 6

A fire occured in a four-roomed brick cottage at Ermington early on Christmas morning by which the two inmates, Mrs. E[?]beth M[?]re, a…

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Bush Fire Fiend. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 7 January 1910 · page 4

A bush fire started within half of Tumberumba, and 160 men fighting the flames. They succ[?] in saving their homes after…

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Fire in Tasmania

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 12 January 1910 · page 4

A fire at Linda Valley, Gerrmanston, Tasmania, destroyed a number of buildings The loss, is estimated at £3000…

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Fire in New Zealand

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 26 January 1910 · page 4

The Ruthand Hotel, Wanganui, New Zealand, has been destroyed by fire, as a result of a gas explosion. The insurances total£8200…

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Fire at Burraga

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 29 January 1910 · page 4

A fire at Burraga destroyed several premises in the main street. Heavy rain fell this morning, and there was no further play in…

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Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 4

A fierce bush fire broke out in the Kapunda disctrict, South Australia, three settlers being burnt out. There was no loss of life…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 February 1910 · page 4

The newspaper offices of "The Mirror," at Otago (N.Z.), were destroyed by fire. Frederick, Ga[?]nt, sleeping on the premises, was burnt…

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Fire Brigade Charges

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 4 February 1910 · page 4

Since the new Fire Brigades Act became law there has been a certain amount of apprehension in some quarters as to what the charges un…

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Destroyed by Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 2

Two sheds in the yard attached to Lewis Bros and Co's store, in Peel Street Tamworth, were destroyed by fire on Sunday evening. The contents of one…

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Fire Brigade Inspection

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 February 1910 · page 2

Divisional-Officer Tuck, from headquarters, who is on a tour of inspection, paid an official visit to Inverell during this week and inspected…

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Big Fire in Queensland. Cloncurry in Ruins. Half Business Portion Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £20,000. Brisbane

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 12 February 1910 · page 8

A terrible disaster has overtaken the towin of Cloncurry, a great portion having been completely burnt out…

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Maggie Causes a Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 February 1910 · page 3

Rather an unusual event happened lately (writes a lady correspondent) to a lady who owns a pet magpie. She was sewing quietly in her house…

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The Bush Fire Fiend. Adelaide

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 3

A bush fire devastated vast tracts of land fencing, and stables to Murray bridge district, South Australia…

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Shocking Fatality. Entire Family Perish by Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 2 March 1910 · page 7

A disastrous fire, resulting in the loss of six lives, occurred at Lisburn, County Antrim, during the second week of January, the…

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Fire Brigade Practice

The Inverell Times · Friday 4 March 1910 · page 2

The local Fire Brigade, under the supervision or Captain G. Anderson, carried out a brigade practice lase night (Thursday). The scene of action was…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

A fir broke out in a large warehouse in York-street last night, about half the top floor being burnt out, a good save was effected, by the fire…

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Fire!

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 5

The unwelcome clang of the fire-bell rang out at 10.15 on Friday evening. The cause was an outbreak of fire in a iron shed at the rear of…

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Fire in Boston. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 5

A are occurred at Boston, in which the railway workshops were destroyed and two firemen seriously injured. The damage was 240,000…

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Biograph Fires

The Inverell Times · Saturday 19 March 1910 · page 2

The liability of fires in connection with biograph films has been mitigated to some extent by the invention of non-inflammable films, but a device was…

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