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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

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Big Fire at Ulmarra

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 31 March 1906 · page 2

A FIRE broke out in the early hours of Wednesday at Ulmarra. Incompletely destroyed the store aud dwelling of J. Retallick, also M. Brennan's Exchange…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Grand Central Hotel Ablaze. CAMAGE £100,000. SYDNEY

Northern Star · Monday 2 April 1906 · page 2

A serious fire occured early this morning in a block of buildings extending [?] Clarrence[?] to kent[?]streeet. It started on the p[?]es [?] by Edwards,…

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Big Fire in Sydney. £260,000 Damage. Sydney

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 3 April 1906 · page 3

A most di[?] fire broke out in Kent-street early this morning, and extended through to Clare[?]-street. The business premises of Edwards…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Estimated Damage £100,000

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 2

A SERIOUS fire broke out in Edwards Dunlop and Co's. stationery warehouse at 2 o'clock on Saturday morning. When it was discovered the flames…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Great Devastation of Buildings and Stock. Grand Central Hotel Ablaze, But Saved

Northern Star · Wednesday 4 April 1906 · page 5

At half-past 1 o'clock on Saturday morning the quietness of the city was brokenby the sudden clamor of fire-bells, and the big brigades racing from…

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Big Fire in Sydney. Sydney

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 6 April 1906 · page 5

A GREAT fire has taken place in the city. Edwards, Dunlop and Co's. warehouse, James Stedman's confectionery factory, and several smaller premises, extending from…

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A Big City Fire

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 9

A great fire occurred in the city at 10 minutes to 2 o'clock this morning, find resulted in the destruction of a number of large business establishments…

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A Parrot's Experience at Sydney Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 3

A valuable green parrot on Saturday morning had a very close call from death in the fire. The bird arrived from New Zealand on Friday afternoon, and was to be…

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A Launch Destroyed by Fire

Northern Star · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 3

The Australian Dairying Coy's, launch Tilly May, which was lying at the factory wharf, Purfleet, Manning River, was burnt to the water's edge early on Thursday…

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A Gas Well on Fire

Northern Star · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 3

Tho great gas well five miles west of Cancy, Kans., in Indian Territory, which has been burning since February 5, continued to roar with unalsated fury a month…

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Cattle Ship on Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 14 April 1906 · page 3

Fire was discovere din the forehold of thesteamer Duke of Leinster some time after the vessel left Dublin for Manchester. There were 294 head of cattle penned in the hold…

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"Ghosts" at Windsor Castle. Sentry Fires Ball [?]Artridge at Stone Elephant

Northern Star · Wednesday 18 April 1906 · page 3

Two of the most striking features of the beautiful sunken flower garden which was laid out by direction of George IV. on the cast terrace at Windsor Castle are two…

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Fire at Tatham

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 5

Tatham sawmill, on the North Arm. owned and worked by Messrs. Pidcock Bros.. was totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning last. The outbreak…

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Great Earthquake at San Francisco. Half the City in Ruins. Thousands of People Killed. City Now on Fire. Whole Place Doomed. London

Northern Star · Saturday 21 April 1906 · page 5

A great earthquauke has occurred at San Francisco., It is reported that thousands of deaths have taken place, and half the city is in ruins…

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Casino Fire Brigade

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 24 April 1906 · page 2

THE bell for the Casino Fire Brigade Station was successfully hoisted on Saturday on an iron frame work, which is placed on a wooden frame work. From…

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Bush Memories. the Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 4 May 1906 · page 9

"R. L. O." writes in the "West- minster Gazette":— "Districts in Victoria are being swept by bush Tires. Many lives have…

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Fire at Kyogle

Northern Star · Monday 7 May 1906 · page 2

Shortly before going to press a message reached us to the effect that a disastrous fire occurred at Kyogle this morning at three o'clock. The fire started at the…

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Destructive Fire at Kyogle

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 8 May 1906 · page 2

ABOUT 8 a.m. on Monday morning we received .the unwelcome news that a destructive, fire' in the main street, at Kyoglo had carly that morning…

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Fire at Kyogle

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 May 1906 · page 5

Early on Monthly morning a destructive fire in the main street at Kyogle completely gutted six business places and residences. The fire originated in a shop occupied by…

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Kyogle Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 May 1906 · page 4

THE fire started at about 2 a.m. on Monday, in the premises occupied by J. Amps, who carried cm business us a, tailor. The flames quickly spread into…

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