Fires
Two outbreaks of fire occurred in Armidale on Friday—one during the afternoon about 2 o'clock, and the other in the evening about 9 o'clock. The first proved a…
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Fires & bushfires, 1911
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Fire in Byron-street. Mr. C. Murray's Offices in Flames
On Tuesday night last at about five minutes past eleven o' clock the Fire Brigade received a call to a fire in Mr. C. Murray's auctioneering offices and…
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The old story of the mischievous boy the sheep and the wolf is re-called by some recent fire-fighting episodes in Armidale. Twice now within a week or so the local…
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The inquiry in connection with the above was continued before the P. [?] yesterday at 2.30 p.m. Thomas Mather, on oath,…
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On Friday last Mr. W. H. Cope, member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of N.S.W., paid Glen Innes a visit, and went thoroughly into…
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LONDON, Wednesday Night.—The Customs House at Buenos Ayres, filled with merchandise, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £250,000…
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THE ferry steamer Kaludah was discovered on fire alongside Gladesville Bridge wharf at 5 o'clock this morning. A few minutes later the mooring…
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At Fuhistien the Chinese city adjoining Ha[?] the outbreak began to increase steadly until the deaths averaged over 150 a day, Official…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A terrible conflagration, resulting in the death of 150 persons, mostly girls, occurred in the heart of New York City. The fire broke out in a triangle…
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A hundred and fifty persons, most of them girls, are dead, as the result of a terrific conflagration at the Triangle Shirt-waist Company's…
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LONDON, Wednesday Night. —The State Capitol of Albany, New York, has been partially destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000, and priceless…
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London, Wednesday Night.—In connection with the recent terrible tire in New York at a shirt waist factory, in which some 150 lives were lost, it is stated that the doors,…
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Bawden's [?] premises at Adelaide have been burnt down. The loss is estimated at about £35,000…
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Mr. Robert Reardon, of Shamrock Hill, Victoria, found his house on fire, and went to a well close by for a bucket. He fell into the well, containing 6 feet…
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Modern industries give liability to fire where water is not only ineffective but dangerous as an extinguisher, and the use of sand is among the…
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The Fire Brigade have announced their intention of holding their Annual Ball in aid of the funds on May 10.h in the Inverell Town Hall…
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Some of our more superstitious residents aver that three fires always occur in Armidale in quick succession if one outbreak be reported. However that may be, the cycle…
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LONDON, Sunday Night.—A fire at Yoshiwara, Tokio, Japan, destroyed 5000 houses, 6000 women being rendered homeless…
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THE report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the administration of the Fire Brigades Board was made public on Friday…
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A young man, Leslie Neil, while cooking at Bald Blair yesterday morning fell into the fire and was very seriously burnt abont the arms…
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