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Fires & bushfires, 1911

155 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 8

Fire in Wellington

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 January 1911 · page 4

A fire destroyed a boarding-house in Wellington, New Zealand. Twentyfive boarders escaped through the windows, but two perished…

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The Open Fire

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 6 January 1911 · page 6

A fire is a delightful thing, a companion and an inspiration. If my room were kept warm by some wretched modern contrivance of…

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Disastrous Bush Fire. the Darling One Mass of Flames. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

The Darling bush fire has readied enormous dimensions, devastating the country without hindrance, in many instances the flames leaping hundreds…

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Our Cables Destruction by Fire. London, Sundey

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 2

A great fire has occurred at Winnipeg Nine business [?] were [?]royed, but no lives were lost…

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A Blaring Factory. Fire Disiaster in America. Girls Leap to Death. Thirty Lives Lost

Glen Innes Examiner · Tuesday 17 January 1911 · page 4

Particulars of the above of after, reference to which has already appeared in our cable news, are forwarded by the New York [?]…

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Darling Bush Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 3

ANOTHER messenger who arrived from the scene of the fire, Wentworth, on Friday, states that most of the men are retiring upon Oak Plains for the…

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New Gun to Fire Poison- Ous Gas Bomb

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 20 January 1911 · page 7

Stinkpots and Greek fire, as a means of defence and attack in more or less ancient wars, are long ago discarded on the presumption that…

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Big Bush Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 21 January 1911 · page 7

The largest fire experienced in the Wentworth district was raging on Monday at the southwestern end, in the vicinity of Warriberra and…

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Big Fire at Coraki. Several Buildings Destroyed

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Tuesday 24 January 1911 · page 3

A dISASTROUS fire occurred in Coraki carly on Friday morning. The outbreak commenced in the block of buildings between the…

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Fire Brigades inquiry

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 January 1911 · page 7

Judge Edmunds announced that he had received a typed letter signed Young aud Murray, in which certain statements and allegations were made,…

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Terrible Calamity. Fifty Fire[?] Killed

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 28 January 1911 · page 2

Twenty men died and 53 were injured [?] and [?] were killed including the chief of the [?] brigade, at Chicago in two great…

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Fire on a Mail Steamer

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday.—A fire occurred on the German mail steamer Barbarossa on the voyage from Bremen to Fremantle. A quantity of cargo was damaged…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 3 February 1911 · page 4

A fire on board the German mail steamer Barbadoma two days before reaching Fremantie damaged the cargo tor several Australian ports…

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Fire at the Supreme Court

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 February 1911 · page 5

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon.—A fire at the Supreme Court this morning was, by prompt discovery by officials, prevented from doing serious damage. The fire is attributed to a…

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Fire Alarm

The Inverell Times · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 2

A mild excitement was caused in town at 8.20 last night by the ringing of the fire bell. The scene of the fire proved to be a box of rubbish under…

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Fire at Buenos Ayres. London

Glen Innes Examiner · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 5

A number of warehouses and Customs [?] in the city have been destroyed by [?]. The value of the property is estimated £176,000…

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The Latest. Fatal Fire.—A Pitiful Story

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 17 February 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—A fire occured this morning at Ponsonby near Auckland, New Zealand, in a stop occupied by a family named Porteous. (Two children—Hettie,…

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Fire on a Train.—Loss of Life

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 24 February 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Wednesday.—A fire broke oat on a train while in motion near Perm, several carriages being destroyed. Seven passengers were killed, and 32 received injuries from burns…

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Forest Fires in Canada

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3

IN 'Munsey's Magazine,' Randall R. Howard baa a very interesting illustrated article headed The Ranger at Work,' in which the 'Ranger'…

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Fatal Fire. — 10 Persons Killed

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 7 March 1911 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday.—Negrello's spinning mill at Santo Thryso has been destroyed by tire. The building collapsed, burying about 20 persons, 10 of whom were killed…

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