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North West (Tamworth to Moree) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Bush Fires. SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

Large bush fires have burned all round the City yesterday. Miles of fencing have been destroyed and several hundred acres of bush, and four houses were burned…

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Wellington, (N.Z.), Tuesday. Bush Fires in New Zealand

Manilla Express · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

Bush fires round Tianitiki destroyed many houses and out-buildings. In Gisborne much damage was done to mills and houses. Miles of…

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Attack on Enver Bey. Big Fire at Constantinople. Constantinople

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

It is rumored in Constantinople that an attempt was made to assassinate the Turkish general, Enver Bey, and that he was seriously Wounded…

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Attack on Enver Bey. Big Fire at Constantinople. CONSTANTINOPLE,Monday

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 19 February 1913 · page 2

It is rumored in Constantinople that an attempt was made to assasinate the Turkish general.Ebver Bey,and that he was seriously wounded…

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A Huge Blaze. LONDON

The North Western Courier · Friday 21 February 1913 · page 2

Fire destroyed 3,300 buildings in Tokio, rendering 15,000 people homeless…

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Fires

Manilla Express · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

The tea house at Kew gardens was burnt out. 5Two women have been arrested. Fire destroyed 53300 buildings in…

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Big Blaze at Darling Harbor. 500 Bales of Straw Alight. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out to-night at the Union Steamship wharf in a consignment of 500 hales of straw, which had just been landed by the steamer Wakitipu from Tasmania…

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Big Blaze at Darling Harbor. 500 Bales of Straw Alight. Sydney

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out to-night at the Union Steamship wharf in a consignment of 500 bales of straw, which had just been landed by the steamer Wakitipu from Tasmania…

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Big Fire at Tokio. TOKIO

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

A fire at Tokio originated in the Salvation Army Hall. Many schools and institutions were destroyed. The damage is estimated at a million and…

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Big Fire at Tokio. TOKIO

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Saturday 22 February 1913 · page 2

A fire at Tokio originated in the Salvation Army Hall. Many schools and institutions were destroyed. The damage is estimated at a million and…

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Fire at Summer Hill. SYDNEY

The North Western Courier · Monday 24 February 1913 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Summer Hill early this morning. Five shops owned by Hodgson, Smith and Co., drapers and general…

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Queensland Fires. BRISBANE

The North Western Courier · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 2

Five shops at Killarney, Queensland, were burned down yesterday, and other buildings were damaged…

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£30,000 Damage Disastrous Fire at Summer Hill

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 2

Early on Monday morning, the business premises of Messrs. Hodgson, Smith and Co., Ltd., of Summer Hill, near Sydney, were totally destroyed by fire. The…

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£30,000 Damage Disastrous Fire at Summer Hill

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Wednesday 26 February 1913 · page 2

Early on Monday morning, the business premises of Messrs. Hodgson, Smith and Co., Ltd., of Summer Hill, near Sydney, were totally destroyel by Are, The…

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Destructive Fire. MELBOURNE

The North Western Courier · Friday 28 February 1913 · page 2

A furniture factory was completely destroyed by fire at Montague, near Melbourne, last night, the damage being estimated at £7000…

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Fire

The North Western Courier · Monday 3 March 1913 · page 2

On Thursday night the Albion Saw Mills, owned by Messrs. Johnstone and Coventry, situated in the Pilliga Scrub, about 20 miles from West…

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Great Fire in Spain. MADRID

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

A great fire at San Sebastian, Spain, destroyed the theatre, the municipal library, the museum, the academy of music, and several other buildings…

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Great Fire in Spain. MADRID

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

A great fire at San Sebastian, Spain, destroyed the theatre, the municipal library, the museum, the academy of music, and several other buildings…

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Awful Hotel Fire. Twenty People Perish. Inmates Unable to Escape. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

A fire which resulted in a series of fatallties occurred at Omaha, Nebraska, when a hotel was burned to the ground. The hotel was full of guests when the…

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Awful Hotel Fire. Twenty People Perish. Inmates Unable to Escape. New York

The Tamworth Daily Observer · Tuesday 4 March 1913 · page 4

A fire which resulted in a series of fatalities occurred at Omaha, Nebraska, when a hotel was burned to the ground. The hotel was full of guests when the…

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