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New England · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1919

134 stories in New England's papers · page 4 of 7

Anothee Big Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Last night a fire occured in a three-storied stone building in Wynyard Lane, occupied by Messrs. Moss and Co, Fortunately the…

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Big Fire at Armidale Braund's Store Practicably Gutted. Fire Brigade's Good Work

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1919 · page 3

The destructive fire that that occurred at Messrs. F. Braund and Co.'s general store, at Armidale on Thursday evening last is regarded as the biggest that has…

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Fire Enquiry. Building Burnt at Boorolong

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 15 July 1919 · page 4

The P.M. conducted an inquiry at the local Court House yesterday into a fire that occurred at Back Creek, near Boorolong, on the 19th June, when a…

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Fire at Boorolong. Coroner's Inquiry

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 16 July 1919 · page 8

The Coroner (Mr. G. Atkin) conducted an inquiry on Monday into a fire that occurred at Back Creek, near Boorolong, on the 19th June, when a…

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Fire at Armidale. Braund's Store Gutted

Guyra Argus · Thursday 17 July 1919 · page 6

The biggest fire at Armidale for many years, if not absolutely the biggest, occurred on Thursday night, when the general store of Messrs. F…

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Big Fire at Armidale. Braund & Co. Burnt Out

Tingha Advocate and North-Western Journal · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 3

One of the biggest and most disastrous fires in the history of Armidale occurred on Thursday evening, when Braund and Co's…

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Every Day a Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 9

Since the beginning of the year hardly a day has passed on which the Sydney Fire Brigades have not had to attend a fire in the city or suburbs. For the…

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The Boorolong Fire. Coroner Returns Open Verdict

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 2

The Coroner (Mr. G. Atkin) did not return on Monday from viewing the scene of the fire at Boorolong until after we had gone to press…

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Hell Fire Captain Boy's Terrible Voyage. Crew Maltreated

The Inverell Times · Friday 18 July 1919 · page 2

Annals of the sea contain few more horrible tales of cruelty than the story told in Auckland by Leonard Alexander Smithson of his trip from Vancouver to…

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Municipal Fire Insurance

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 July 1919 · page 4

It has often been suggested that the councils should combine in a common, fund and conduct fire insurance. The municipality of Glen Innes has now…

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"Hell Fire" Captain. Boy's Terrible Voyage. Crew Maltreated

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 21 July 1919 · page 2

Annals of the sea contain few more horrible tales of cruelty than the story told in Auckland by Leonard Alexander Smithson of his trip from…

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Beacon Fires

Bundarra and Tingha Advocate · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 1

In these days, when it is possible to that over the telephone with a person [?] of miles away, we have no [?] for beacon fires, but in the old…

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Syndicalism Supreme. Big Fire at Broken Hill Incendiary Bomb the Cause. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 31 July 1919 · page 4

A fire occurred at the Broken Hill South Mine this morning. The flames extended down the shaft and the concentrating bias, and poppet heads were…

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Broken Hill Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 2 August 1919 · page 4

The official estimate of the damage by the fire at Broken Hill is £17,000. The cost of reconstruction will be twice the original cost…

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Another Sydney Fire. Stooks of Leather Burnt. Sydney

Glen Innes Examiner · Monday 4 August 1919 · page 4

The two top floors of the pressurises occupied by J. C. Lodowici and Son were destroyed by fire best night. Large stocks of manufactured leather were…

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Another Sydney Fire

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 4

Sydney, Monday.—Two of the top floors of the premises occupied by Messrs. J. C, Ludowici and Son Ltd.,.York-street, were partly destroyed by…

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Disaster at Broken Hill Big Fire at Mints. Incendiary Bomb the Cause

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 5 August 1919 · page 7

A fire occured at the Broken Hill South mine in Wednesday morning. The flames extended down the shaft and the concentrating bins, and puppets heada…

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Thief and Incendiary. Large Quantity of Skins Stolen. Fire to Conceal Theft. a Dasaedly Act

Glen Innes Examiner · Thursday 7 August 1919 · page 4

A dastardly theft, cunningly planned and executed, and displaying criminal intentions of the worst kind, was reported to the Glen Innes police early…

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Thief and Incendiary. Fire to Conceal Theft

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 9 August 1919 · page 10

A dastardly theft, cunningly planned and executed, and displaying criminal intentions of the worst kind, was reported to the Glen Innes police early…

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Another Serious fire. Fexvate Residence Damaged

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 12 August 1919 · page 4

Another serious fire—the second within a month—occurred at Armidale about midnight on Friday, when the fine town residence, "Sturry," of Mr. C. R…

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