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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Tamworth Fire Station

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 28 May 1913 · page 2

The local fire station was recently equipped with an additional two hundred feet of fire hose, the station now having in its possession about 2700 feet altogether. No…

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Fire in Tamworth

The North Western Courier · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

Throsby Ltd. timber yards in Tamworth were damaged by a fire which occurred last night. The cause of the fire is unknown, but it originated…

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Big Blaze in Tamworth. Thorsby's Ltd. Timber Yards Alight. Valuable Machinery and Timber Destroyed. Damage £2000

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

A fire which wrought considerable damage occurred about 6.30 last evening at what is known as the timber yards of Thorsby's, Ltd…

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Big Blaze in Tamworth. Thorsby's Ltd, Timber Yards Alight. Valuable Machinery and Timber Destroyed. Damage £2000

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Friday 30 May 1913 · page 2

A fire which wrought considerable damage occurred about 6.30 last evening at what is known as the timber yards of Thorsby's, Ltd…

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Fire Inqsiries

Manilla Express · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

At the Court House, Tanilla, on Tuesday, an inquiry was held by Mr. J. D. Kennedy, district coroner, as to the origin of the fire which started…

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Timber Yard Fire

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

A visit yesterday to the scene of the fire, which destroyed the timber yard of Thorsby's, Ltd., on Thursday evening, disclosed a sorry spectacle. The wood work of the…

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Timber Yard Fire

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 31 May 1913 · page 2

A visit yesterday to the scene of the fire, which destroyed the timber yard of Thorsby's, Ltd., on Thursday evening, disclosed a sorry spectacle. The wood work of the…

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Fire at Polling Booth. Ballot Papers Destroyed

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 2

Word reached town yesterday that the polling booth at Emmaville was destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning and that the ballot boxes and papers were all…

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Fire at Polling Booth. Ballot Papers Destroyed

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Monday 2 June 1913 · page 2
Also in The North Western Courier

Word reached town yesterday that the polling booth at Emnmville was destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning and that the ballot boxes and papers were all…

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Emmaville Fire

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 2

It is understood that the votes cast for the House of Representatives at Emma[?]le. where the polling booth and its contents including the ballot boxes, were…

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Emmaville Fire

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 3 June 1913 · page 2

It is understood that the votes east for the House of Representatives of Emmaville, where the polling booth and its contents, including the ballot boxes, were…

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Timber Yard Fire. The Probable Cause

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 3

A magisterial inquiry into the cause of the fire which destroyed the timber yards of Thorsby's, Ltd., in Peel-street, Tamworth, last week, was held at the Court House…

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Timber Yard Fire. The Probable Cause

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 4 June 1913 · page 3

A magisterial inquiry into the cause of the fire which destroyed the timber yards of Thorsby's, Ltd., in Peel-street, Tamworth, last week, was held at the Court House…

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Early Morning Blaze. A. E. Robson's Store Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £2500. Suggested that Burglars Caused Outbreak

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

Another disastrous fire occurred in Tamworth in the early hours of Tuesday morning, at the premises of Mr. A. E. Robson, general storekeeper, Peel-street. The…

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Early Morning Blaze. A, E, Robson's Store Destroyed, Damage Estimated at £2500. Suggested that Burglars Caused Outbreak

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 11 June 1913 · page 2

Another disastrous fire occurred in Tamworth in the early hours of Tuesday morning, at the premises of Mr. A. E. Robson, general storekeeper. Peel-street. The…

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Fire Brigade

Manilla Express · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 2

A reply has been received from the Fire Brigades Board giving full information with regard to the formation of a…

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Necessity for Fire Alarms

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 2

The matter of the provision of suitable fire alarms in the municipality of Tamworth has been engaging attention for some time past. At Thursday evening's…

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Emmaville Court House Fire. Coroner's Finding

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 2

The enquiry in connection with the recent destruction by fire of the local Court House on polling day, was held on Friday last before Mr. Chandler as Coroner (says…

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Emmaville Court House Fire. Coroner's Finding

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 14 June 1913 · page 2

The enquiry in connection with the recent destruction by fire of the local Court House on polling day, was held on Friday last before Mr. Chandler as Coroner (says…

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