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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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

Will Water Yield Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 7

FLAME is about the last fountain from which we should expect water, yet it yields it abundantly. The product is no more wonderful than sugar, drugs,…

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Telephone Wire on Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 28 November 1911 · page 2

A peculiar case of fire occurred at Tamworth in one of the refreshment rooms near the railway by the discovery of a telephone wire on fire…

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Another Big Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—The Australian Mattress Factory, Old Parramatta-road, Forest Lodge, was destroyed by fire a little before noon to-day. There were 200…

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The Latest. Fire in Tarmworth

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 December 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Thursday Night.—Hays' photographic studio and Elliott's tailor shop, Peel-street, Tans worth, were gutted by fire this morning…

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A Violent Lover. Fires Revolver Shot Girl

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 December 1911 · page 10

A case of attempted murder and suicide [?] at the [?] railway [?] prior to the departure of the [?]…

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Another Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 4

SYDNEY, Monday Afternoon.—Marcus Clark. and Co.'s furniture factory in Church-street, Newtown, was gutted by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at about £1500…

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Fire at Tamworth

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 5 December 1911 · page 2

Tamworth is having its full share of fires of late, another disastrous confiagration occurring about half past 1 on Thursday…

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Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 4

Soon after lunch hour yesterday, a tire broke out in Miss Legge's dress mating establishment, adjoining Known Sing W[?]r's. The outbreak…

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When Fires Are Unconquerable

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 December 1911 · page 5

It is often a source of wonder to onlookers that the rivers oil water which are thrown by a dozen or more fire-engines into a burning building have no…

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Canadian Prairie Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 9

It was threshing time on the prairie, and the splendid crops of wheat and oats had already been cut and were standing in long rows of stooks…

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"Fire!" the Bazaar Catastrophe in Paris

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 8 December 1911 · page 6

All the sellers were very busy in the great charity bazaar m the building erected on its behalf in the Rue Jean Goujon, Paris, on the 4th…

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Fire at Camperdown

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 4

Worsfold's factory at Camperdown was completely destroyed by fire this morning. Three adjoining buildings were also badly damaged…

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When Fires Are Unconquerable

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 December 1911 · page 5

It is often a source of wonder to onlookers that the rivers of water which are thrown by a dozen or more fire-engines into burning building have no…

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Fire in Rouse-street. a Narrow Shave

The Tenterfield Intercolonial Courier and Fairfield and Wallangarra Advocate · Friday 15 December 1911 · page 2

QUITE a commotion was caused in town on Tuesday afternoon about 5 o'clock when it became known that Mr. H. Humphrey's furniture establishment…

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Fire at Kalgoorlie

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 December 1911 · page 4

A fire at Kalgoorlie did damage estimated at £10,000. Three large business premises were completely gutted…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 4

A big fire occurred at Guildford early this morning, the Post Offic[?] The proprietress, Miss O'Connor, [?]ad a miraculous escape, being last asleep…

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