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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

299 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 15

Stockton. Fire Brigade Board

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 5

Mr. Pitt, president of the Fire Brigade Board, accompanied by Mr. Gorman, district superintendent, met the local fire brigade, and the members of the local…

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Fire at Dunkirk. Australian Wool Destroyed. Paris

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 5

A fire seriously damaged goods landed at Dunkirk from the Clan Far[?]har, which sailed from Sydney on February 15th…

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Fire in Newcastle

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

At half-past eight o'clock last night the headquarters station of the Newcastle Fire Brigade received a call to the coach factor of Messrs. Rees Brothers,…

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Fire in Sydney. Extensive Damage. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 29 April 1911 · page 5

Early this evening a fire broke out on the premises of E. W. Forbes and Son Limited, furniture manufacturers, Parramatta-road, Camperdown,…

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Cessnock Fire Brigade

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 1 May 1911 · page 7

Sir,—As the establishment and maintenance of a fire brigade is a necessary essential in any town, particularly in cases where the majority of buildings are of a…

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The High-street Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 6

Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M., acting coroner, held an inquiry at the West Maitland Courthouse, yesterday, into the circumstances of the fire which occurred…

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Fire at Crewe House. Incendiarism Suspected. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 2 May 1911 · page 5

Another fire has occurred at Crewe House, Curzon-street, the residence of Lord and Lady Crewe. Incendiarism is suspected…

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Fire in Bangor. Thousands Homeless. New York

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 3 May 1911 · page 5

A great fire occurred at Bangor, in Maine, in the United States, yesterday, and thousands of persons are homeless in consequence…

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Coal Mine on Fire. Miners Entrapped. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 8 May 1911 · page 5

A mine at Negaunee, in Michigan, United States, is on fire. Five men are known to be dead, and others are entrapped…

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Canadian Forest Fires. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 5

Owing to forest fires, scores of settlers are homeless in Prince Albert, the chief settlement of the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada…

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Fire in Japan. Much Loss of Life. Tokio

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 5

A great fire is raging in the town of Yamagata, in Japan, and thousands of buildings, including banks, schools, law courts, shops, and private houses…

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Fire in Edinburch. in the Empire Theatre. Seven Persons Killed. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 11 May 1911 · page 5

A terrible tragedy occurred at the Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh last night. During the last act of the…

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The Theatre Fire. Nine Bodies Found. Musical Conductor's Bravery. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 12 May 1911 · page 5

The bodies of nine dead have been found in the burned ruins of the Empire Palace Theatre in Edinburgh, and it is feared there were more…

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The Edinburgh Fire. Another Death. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 5

The body of the man which was recovered from the ruins of the Empire Palace Theatre, and which was believed to be that of the performer…

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The Kirin Fire. Work of Incendiaries. Harbin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 15 May 1911 · page 5

Three thousand houses were destroyed by the fire at Kirin, Manchuria, among them being the Consulates. One hundred thousand people are…

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Fire in London. Thrilling Escapes. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

A great fire has occurred in Cecil Court, Saint Martin's-lane, Westminster An explosion took place in the…

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The Kirin Fire. Enormous Damage. Pekin

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 19 May 1911 · page 5

The damage by the fire at Kirin, Manchuria, is estimated at £4,000,000. The buildings destroyed included 15 banks, 4000 shops, and 8387 houses…

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Fire in Kansas City. Vancouver

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 20 May 1911 · page 5

A fire in the stockyards in Kansas City yesterday resulted in the release of 7000 mules, which stampeded the streets of the city…

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Sir Tatton Sykes' Home. Destroyed by Fire. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 25 May 1911 · page 5

Stedmere, near Malton, Yorkshire, the historic home of Sir Tatton Sykes, Bart., has been destroyed by fire…

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Fire in Melbourne. Much Damage Done. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 26 May 1911 · page 4

At about three o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Watson's Buildings, six stories high, in Flinders-lane. Though the building is of blue stone, it…

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