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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 15

Cinematograph Fire. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 5

At a fire at a cinematograph performance at Les Marches, in the department of Drome in France, 35 persons were killed or injured…

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Fire at Arnott's Factory. Brigade Makes Good Save

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 5

Shortly after half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night, an outbreak of fire was discovered in the biscuit factory of William Arnott, Limited, in…

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The Brussels Fire. Caused by Carelessness. Brussels

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 5

The Commission of experts have decided that the fire at the recent exhibition was not due to spontaneous combustion or incendiarism, but…

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Fire in London. Two Firemen Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 5

A fire occurred on the premises of Messrs, Cohen and Company, bag merchants, in Southwark, in London, this morning…

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Fire Brigades' Control. Municipal Conference

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3

A conference of municipal and shire councils was held in the Council Chambers, Newcastle, last night, to deal with matters in connection with the working…

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Fire at Elbeuf. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 5

A destructive fire occurred at Elbeuf, near Rouen, yesterday, the Great Fashions Emporium and some houses being destroyed. The damage is…

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A Fatal Fire. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 5

Th upsetting of a lamp set fire to a skaters' pavilion in which 29 workmen were sleeping, and 15 were burnt to death…

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Fire Brigades Act

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 2 March 1911 · page 4

A good deal of dissatisfaction exists in municipal circles in the Newcastle district concerning the administration of the Fire Brigades Act. In…

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Fire in a Mill. [?]En Persons Killed. Lisbon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 6 March 1911 · page 5

M. Negrello's spinning mill at Santo Thyrso, in Portugal, has been destroyed by fire. The building collapsed burying…

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Northern Fire Brigades. Meeting in Hamilton

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 4

A meeting of members of the Northern Fire Brigades' Association was held in the Hamilton station, last night. Captain G. H. Tudor, the vice-president, was…

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A Fearful Fire. at a Picture Show. Great Loss of Life. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

A fearful disaster occurred at the village of Bologoyo, in the Government of Novgorod, in Russia, during a cinematograph entertainment…

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The Fifeshire Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 4

From further particulars that have come to hand regarding the fire on the F.H.S. liner Fifeshire, at Avonmouth, a few weeks ago, it seems that immediately on arrival at…

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Bologoe Fire. the Victims Deceived. St. Petersburg

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 5

In one house in Bologoe, in Russia, every member of three families, numbering nineteen, were killed by the fire at the cinematograph show, and…

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Another Show Fire. Fifty Persons Injured. Lisbon

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 5

A fire occurred on Tuesday night at a cinematograph theatre at Abrantes, 84 miles from Lisbon. In the panic which ensued 50…

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Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 13

Sir,—I think that all must agree that fire brigades are necessary institutions, that much good has been done by them in the past in saving property, and in…

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The Auckland Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 3

The inquest on the bodies of the two children who were roasted to death at the recent Auckland fire was concluded yesterday. A witness who was present at…

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A Town on Fire. in Northern Alaska. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 5

Douglas Town, situated on Douglas Island, Juneau, in Alaska, is on fire. The temperature is below zero. Volunteers are unable to cope with…

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Central Fire Brigade. Ordered to Disband

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 13 March 1911 · page 5

The Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales have decided to disband the Newcastle Central Fire Brigade, which has its headquarters in…

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Central Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 7

Sir,—Will you allow me space to correct some remarks in connection with your article in this morning's issue relative to the affairs of the Central Fire…

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Fire Brigades' Association. Conference Resumed

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 4

The conference of representatives of the shire and municipal councils of the Newcastle, Maitland and Morpeth districts, called to consider the question of…

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