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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1917

231 stories in New England's papers · page 7 of 12

Mice and Fires

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 1 June 1917 · page 3

SINCE the invasion of mice into the district reports have come to hand showing Low houses have narrowly escaped being burnt. Mr. F. Ekert,…

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Adelaide Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 4

The damage bv Hie big fire at Adelaide is estimated at £10,000…

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A Mysterious Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 7

Some extraordinary evidence, was given at an inquiry held at Coraki on, Friday into the cause of a fire that destroyed Mr. M. G. Kable's…

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An Alarm of Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 3

THE local fire syren blew in most alarming fashion just after midday on Friday. Its terrific screech seemed to betoken that half the town at least…

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SOUCHEZ. Germans Feel Shell Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 5

Hauler's correspondent at headquarters states 112 were prisouered from three regiments in yesterday's counterattacks south of Souchez, wherein ilie…

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Fire at Warialda

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

This morning we were informed by telephone that a serious fire occurred at Warialda last night, whereby the Royal Hotel was almost destroyed. The…

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Fire

The Uralla Times and District Advocate · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 5

SATURDAY last dense volumes of smoke were seen issuing from the house sheep shed at the [?]und, Messrs Beaney, M. Cooper and Met[?]…

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Fire in Picture Show

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 June 1917 · page 4

While a show was in progress at Coogee Picture Theatre last flight a fire broke out in the operating box at the back of the dress circle, but…

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Church Damaged by Fire

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 4

The Baptist Church at Parramatta was severely damaged by fire yesterday…

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Another Fire Royal Hotel Partly Demolished Extensive Destruction Narrowly Averted

Warialda Standard and Northern Districts' Advertiser · Monday 11 June 1917 · page 2

Warialda had another visitation of the fire fiend at an early hour on Thursday morning, and the outbreak having occurred in the…

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Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 13 June 1917 · page 4

Goldsmith's timber mill and plant in the Hawkesbury River district were destroyed by fire…

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Fire and Narrow Escape

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 15 June 1917 · page 3

A weatherboard building occupied by John Hamilton, who lives with his wile and son at Mattraville, was totally destroyed by fir at early…

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Fire at Ryde

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 16 June 1917 · page 4

A Are which broke out at Ryde early this morning severely damaged a detached storeroom at the rear of John Delaney's grocery store, and…

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FIRE Port Macquarie Blaze

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 20 June 1917 · page 4

Five shops and dwellings were destroyed by fire at Port Macquarie on Sunday night…

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Bundaberg Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 23 June 1917 · page 4

A Are at Bundaberg, Queensland did damage to the extent of £15,000. REGRDITIKG.—The following recruits have been accepted at Armidale…

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Disastrous Fire at Moree

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 26 June 1917 · page 4

MOREE and district sustained another severe loss when the Moree North-West Cenvaltscent Home, with all its fittings, was completely destroyed by fire at an…

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Fire at Nullamanna

The Inverell Times · Tuesday 3 July 1917 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning at Nullmanna. whereby Mr. J. Mulcahy is a heavy loser. When Mr. Mulcahy…

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Fire at Factory. Brigade's Good Work

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 4

Ricket and Thorpes art furniture factory at Rockdale, together with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is…

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Fire at Sea. Officers and Crew Escape

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 4 July 1917 · page 4

The officers and crew of the steamer Wailotara, which was destroyed by fire in mid-ocean, have arrived at Sydney. They escaped from the burning wreck…

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A Strange Fire

Guyra Argus · Thursday 5 July 1917 · page 7

An inquiry was conducted si Copeton into the circumstance attending a fire on the Inverell-Copeton road, and, as a result, an elderly man named John T. Raddington, a…

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