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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1916

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Fire at Lever Bros

The Inverell Times · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 4

A fire broke out at Lever Bros. last night. One building was gutted causing damage to the extent of about £5000…

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Armidale New Fire Station

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 3

At Tuesday's Council meeting the Mayor said supt. [?]arrar, of Sydney, was in Armidale [?] week-end, and he (Mr. Farrar) told him now was…

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An Outbreak of Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 September 1916 · page 2

The shrill warning of the local fire whistle Bounded about 3 o'clock on Tuesday afternoon, and the usual round of excitement followed. The…

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Fire at Balmain. £5000 DAMAGE

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 September 1916 · page 4

A fire at Lever Brothers' factory at Balmain last night caused damage to the extent of £5000…

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Food Disorders in Vienna. Troops Refuse to Fire on Women. (Reuter's Telegram). London, Friday Morning

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 September 1916 · page 5

There are food disorders at Vienna. The regiment refused to fire on the women demonstrators, and were sent to the Transylvanian front. The…

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The Reutherglen Bug. Smoke fires the Best Protection

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 22 September 1916 · page 1

Rubbish in the orchard encourages pests, and among them the destructive Rutherglen bug, which caused the loss of many hundreds of pounds…

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Science Notes. Cigarettes and Fires

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 30 September 1916 · page 4

Daring the past year it is reported that there were 1,306 fires caused by cigars and cigarettes carelessly thrown away, in Now York alone. The average…

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Big City Blaze

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

Shortly before 3 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire was discovered in Beard, Watson's furniture emporium, George Street, and did considerable…

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Delungra Doings. Early Morning Blaze

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 4

At 3.30 a.m on Wednesday morning the residents of Delungra were startled by the loud cry of fire. The morning was pitch dark, and rain was falling…

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More Fire Aiarma X[?]

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 3

C[?] We[?] of the A[?] wire B[?] the [?] let[?] the [?] [?] of fire C[?]…

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The Delungra Fire. Evidence at the Inquiry

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The Coroner, Mr. W. le Brun Brown, held an inquiry at the Delungra Hotel yesterday afternoon into the recent disastrous fire which occurred at the…

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Another City Fire. Grace Bros. Furniture Store Burnt

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 October 1916 · page 2

The depository furniture store belonging, to Grace Bros. at Forest Lodge, was burnt out last night. The store was filled with furniture. of…

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Another Sydney Fire. Furniture Warehouse Destroyed

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 October 1916 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred at a late hour last night in a large four-storied building occupied by Messrs. Grace Bros as a furniture depository at…

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[?] of Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 10 October 1916 · page 3

Between [?] end it offered on There has right a are [?] out at the residence of Mr. T. Pick[?] [?] ated show is miles from Armight…

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Big Fire at Goondiwindi

The Inverell Times · Friday 13 October 1916 · page 4

A fire, which started early, yester-day morning in a fruiterer's shop at Goondiwindi (Q.), spread rapidly and destroyed seven shops and Lucases'…

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Fires in Queensland

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 14 October 1916 · page 4

Numerous fires believed to be the work of an incendiary gang, have broken out in several of the sugar districts in Queensland…

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Latest Telegraphic News Wheat Stack Fires Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 19 October 1916 · page 4

Another arrest has been made at Lockhart in connection with the wheat stack fires. The accused is Georgo Thompson, a resident of Lockhart, and…

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Newspaper Office Destroyed by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 26 October 1916 · page 4

The "News" office at Port Macquarie was destroyed by fire this morning…

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"Another I.W.W. Fire."

The Inverell Times · Friday 27 October 1916 · page 4

There were a number of sensational features in connection with the fire at John Connell and Co.'s Sydney, on Tuesday night. Although…

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More Fires in Sydney. Sydney

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 30 October 1916 · page 2

Three fires started at the Victoria Barracks early this morning. All were extinguished. Two men were seen scaling the wall. One was…

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