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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

125 stories in New England's papers · page 6 of 7

The Brussels Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 17 September 1910 · page 8

Britain's renunciation of claims for compensation arising out of the recent fire at the International Exhibition at Brussels is warmly appreciated…

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Fire in Belgravia

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 20 September 1910 · page 2

Deep feelings of fear and excitement were experienced by the residents when the fire station bell rang last night at 9.10 p.m. Several citizens, who were…

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Fire in Lawrence-street

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 27 September 1910 · page 2

About 6 o'clock this morning the Fire Brigade were called into active service to deal with a fire in the premises occupied by Mr. J. M. Pestell,…

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Another Disastrous Fire House and Home Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 2

About 8 o'clock last night the Fire Brigade were summoned to a fire in Chester-street, Belgravia, which proved to be a dwelling occupied by Mr. Frank…

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The Heroine of the Mill, a Lancashire Man's Revenge. All Rights Reserved. PART 13. Chapter Xvi. the Fire at the Mills—dick in Peril

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 30 September 1910 · page 5

Kate had fully explained matters to her mother, and tried all she could to prevail upon that lady to go home and leave her one night…

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Trains and Bush Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 22 October 1910 · page 9

The evidence has concluded in the case of Mrs. Watson against the Railway Commissioners, in which she claimed £400 for damages alleged to…

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Our Wires. Destructive Fire. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 28 October 1910 · page 4

The [?] of [?] and [?] George street, have [?] destroyed by fire The damage is [?] at several thousand pound…

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Fire Board On Tour

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

The members of the New South Wales Fire Brigades Board will leave Sydney on a tour of inspection of northern stations to-night (Tuesday)…

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Fire at Tamworth, Estimated Loss About £1000

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 8 November 1910 · page 2

About 8.20 o'clock on last Friday night the Joinery Works of Mr. A. Thorsby were found to be on fire. The huge volumes of Mick smoke, made…

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Protecting the Orchard Danger of Late Frosts. Smudge Fire System

Guyra Argus · Thursday 10 November 1910 · page 5

"Several years ago" (writes an American orchardist) "after the fruit crop was damaged by a late spring frost, I thought there certainly ought to be…

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Fire Brigade Commissioners. Inspection of New Fire Station Site. Probable Improvements

The Inverell Times · Friday 11 November 1910 · page 2

On Wednesday afternoon last the Fire Brigade Board of Commissioners who had been appointed to inquire into the conditions of provincial Fire…

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A Lake on Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 November 1910 · page 4

The Lake of Waterloo is a phosphorescent sheet of water 1000 feet long, near Nassau, in the Brahamas. At night it is like a sheet of living fire if the wind is…

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A Lake on Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 November 1910 · page 3

The Lake of Waterloo is a phosphorescent sheet of water 1000 feet long, near Nassau, in the Brahamas. At night it is like a sheet of living fire if the wind is…

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A Lake on Fire

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 21 November 1910 · page 5

The Lake of Waterloo is a phosphorescent shoot of water 1000 feet long, near Nassau, in the Brahamas. At night it is like a sheet of living fire if the wind is…

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Scientific Notes. Rise to Fire a Shell

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 25 November 1910 · page 7

A writer in the "Army and Navy Chronicle gies the cost of the chief parts of a modern British battleship. The two main street guns, he states,…

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A Sunday Morning Blaze. Fire at Kwong Sing War's. Wighting the [?] Firnd Against Tremendous Odds a Splendid Save Effected

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 2

A big percentage of our [?] were awakend from their [?] on sunday morning by the clarging of the fire-bell, and in a short space of…

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Fire at Dorrigo. Several Buildings Destroyed

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 2

A most disastrous fire wrought terrible ruin in the thriving township of Dorrigo yesterday (Monday) morning. From what we can learn the first alarm…

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Fire at Glen Innes. Damage Estimated at £700

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 29 November 1910 · page 2

Our Press wires of to-day included a startling statement that a Chinese storekeeping business had been burnt clean out assessing the damages at…

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The Glen Innes Fire

The Inverell Times · Friday 2 December 1910 · page 2

Thus the Glen Innes "Guardian." Once again the fire fiend has given us a warning, and surely after the experience of Sunday morning the necessity…

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