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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1912

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Factory Destroyed by Fire. Between 300 AND 400 Men Out of Work. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 2

Foster and Son's bedstead factory, at Ultimo, was completely destroyed by flre this morning. The damage is estimated at about £12,000…

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Factory Destroyed by Fire. Between 300 AND 400 Men Out of Work. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 17 February 1912 · page 10

Foster and Son's bedstead factory, at Ultimo, was completely destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at about £12,000…

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Peculiar Charge. Not Extinguishing Fire. Ex-M.L.A. the Defendant. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. T. W. Taylor, an ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly, was the defendant in a summons case at the North Sydney Police Court to-day, being charged with…

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Peculiar Charge. Not Extinguishing Fire. Ex.M.L.A. the Defendant. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

Mr. T. W. Taylor, an ex-Member of the Legislative Assembly, was the defendant in a summons case at the North Sydney Police Court to-day, being charged with…

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Wee Waa News. (By Wire.) Inquiring Into Recent Fire. Absence of Rain Causes Anxiety. Wee Waa

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

The Coronial inquiry into the cause of the recent disastrous fire here was held on Saturday and occupied the whole of the day, evidence being tendered by fifteen…

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Wee Waa News. (By Wire.) Inquiring Into Recent Fire. Absence of Rain Causes Anxiety. Wee Waa

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 20 February 1912 · page 2

The Ccronial inquiry into the cause of the recent disastrous fire here was held on Saturday and occupied the whole of the day, evidence being tendered by fifteen…

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Great Fire in Texas. Damage Over £2,000,000. Hundreds of People Homeless. Lonson (Texas), Wed. Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

Two million pounds is estimated as being the loss through a fire which started at a hotel and destroyed the residential section of the town…

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Great Fire in Texas. Damage Over £2,000,000. Hundreds of People Homeless. London, (Texas), Wed. Evg

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 23 February 1912 · page 2

Two million pounds is estimated as being the loss through a fire which started at a hotel and destroyed the residential section of the town…

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Fire in Boatsheds. Motor Launches Destroyed. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

A fire at Kerosene Bay early this morning destroyed two boatsheds with their contents including two fine motor launches…

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Fire in Boatsheds. Motor Launches Destroyed. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 24 February 1912 · page 2

A fire at Kerosene Bay early this morning destroyed two boatsheds with their con tents including two line motor launches…

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A Daring Burglar. Caught in the Act. Fires Six Shots and Makes Off. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 3

A burglar entered a residence at Randwick this morning, and he was in the act of rilling a wardrobe, when a boarder, James Thompson, called upon intruder to…

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A Daring Burglar. Caught in the Act. Fires Six Shots and Makes Off. Sidney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 27 February 1912 · page 3

A burglar entered a residence at Randwick this morning, and he was in the act of rifling a wardrobe, when a boarder, James Thompson, called upon intruder to…

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Fire at a Barracks. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A large store-room at the Victoria Barracks was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage in estimated at about £2000…

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Appalling Fire Losses. America's Weekly Bill

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

MADISON (WISCONSIN), Wednesday Evening. Mr. Fitzpatrick, secretary of the National Builders' and Inspectors'…

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Fire at a Barracks. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

A large store-room at the Victoria Barracks was destroyed by fire early this morning. The damage is estimated at about £2000…

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Another Country Fire. Large Portion of Germanton Destroyed. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

A big fire occurred at Gernanton, near Albury, to-day, and destroyed the principal portion of the town. Ten shops were consumed, and several others, including the…

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Another Country Fire. Large Portion of Germanton Destroyed. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 4

A big fire occurred at Germanton, near Albury, to-day, and destroyed the principal portion of the town. Ten shops were consumed, and several others, including the…

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Appalling Fire Losses. America's Weekly Bill. Madison (Wisconsin), Wednesday Evening

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 1 March 1912 · page 2

Mr. Fitzpatrick, secretary of the National Builders' and Inspectors' Association, in an article on Are protection, says the losses of the United States by fire…

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Where the Notes Are Printed. Partly Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 2 March 1912 · page 4

The premises in Melbourne where the Federal Bank notes are printed were partly destroyed by fire this morning, and the contents were severely damaged…

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Big Blaze in Melbourne, Thousands of Pounds Damage. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 5 March 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out in Little Collins-street, Melbourne, this morning, and resulted in the destruction of the greater portion of Messrs. Briscoe and Co.'s [?]ronmongery…

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