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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Items of Interest. the Emmaville Courthouse Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 25 July 1913 · page 3

The safe which was located in the fire at the Emmaville Courthouse on election night was opened the other day. The contents, as far as papers…

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Cablegrams in Brief. New York Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 26 July 1913 · page 6

Forty working girls perished in a fire winch destroyed an overall factory in New York One hundred and twenty girls dashed, panic-stricken…

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Big Blaze Averted

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 August 1913 · page 4

Several chops in Oxford-street were badly damaged by fire last night. The promptitude of the brigade averted a big blaze…

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Climbs Spire of Flame. Thrilling Battle with Great Fire on Sloping Roofs

Guyra Argus · Thursday 7 August 1913 · page 4

Much that is praiseworthy was accomplished by firemen in a thrilling battle with fire, which broke out at St. Helens Town Hall. The outbreak occurred at the top of…

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Swept by Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1913 · page 9

A fire destroyed the town of Athabaska-landing, in the far north of Alberta, Canada. Hundreds of people were rendered homeless. The…

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Science Notes and News. Flameless Fire

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 12 August 1913 · page 5

An engineer has discovered a way to obtain fire without flame. His apparatus consists of a porous plate or mass of fire-resisting fragments…

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Bad Bush Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

A disastrous bush fire has occurred at Longreach (Q.). About 25,000 acres of well-grassed country were destroyed…

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State Fire Insurance

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

The Treasurer is well satisfied with the result of operations in the State fire insurance…

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The Fire Station Site

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 August 1913 · page 4

The location of a suitable site for a Fire Station is still a burning question in Armidale. The present posture of affaire has been brought about in a…

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The Local Fire Brigade Station

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 August 1913 · page 3

At Tuesday's local Council meeting, the Fire Commissioners, Sydney, wrote: "With reference to your letter of the 11th ultimo, protesting…

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Hillgrove. Two More Fires

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 3

On Monday night, about 11.30, a fire broke out in a produce room at the rear of Mr. Page's residence, but was extinguished before much damage…

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Council and Fire Brigade. Council in Protest

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 August 1913 · page 8

For some considerable time past the Council and the Fire Brigade have been negotiating in respect to a site for a new Fire Brigade Station. The…

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Burnt Out

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 2

A fire recently occurred at Stannum, the residence of Mr. Leslie Lawson, together with the whole of the furniture and other property,…

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Murder and Fire. Mysterious Tragedy

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 18 August 1913 · page 4

One of the strangest mysteries on record is reported from the town of K[?] in the province of Taranaki (New Zealand)…

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Timber Yard Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 7

Saffragettes fired a timber yard at Bedford, but the fire was [?] [?] extinguished…

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Items of Interest. Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 2

Shortly before 8 o'clock on Friday night the local Are syren sounded the alarm of fire. A high westerly wind was blowing at the time—ideal…

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Fire at Uralla. [By Telegraph.] Uralla

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 August 1913 · page 4

THE main store of Mr. G. A. Chapman's business premises, near the Post Office, was destroyed by fire at 11 o'clock last sight. The bulk store was saved. Mr. Chapman's…

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The Uralla Fire. Uralla

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 27 August 1913 · page 4

Mr. T. E. Bardsley, Deputy-Coroner, conducted an inqniry this afternoon concerning the origin of the fire which destroyed the business premises…

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Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 2

ON Saturday night a large shed and stables, the properly of Mr. M. Stapleton, who resides near Guyra were burnt to the ground. The fire…

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Fire at springwood

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 28 August 1913 · page 4

Four shops were destroyed by fire at Springwood this morning. Nothing was saved. The post office narrowly escaped a similar fate. The damage…

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