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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1909

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To Prevent Fire Spreading

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 6

An export tolls us that slow combuision of buildings can he scoured by carefully whitewashing the Inside and outside with fireproof material laid on with a brush…

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A Soapworks Fire. Brisbane

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 June 1909 · page 5

Kitchen and Sons' soap and candle works at Bulimba, Queensland, has been partially destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £10,000…

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Casino Fire Alarms. Police Court Proceedings. Hight-Watchman Campbell before the Court

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 11 June 1909 · page 4

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Casino Fire Cases. Night Watchman Committed for Trial. Thursday, June 10. Before Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge, P.M.

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 June 1909 · page 4

A. D. Campbell, on remand, was charged with having set alight to premises adjoining Walsh's hotel in Walker-street, the property of James…

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Fire Inquiries. the North Lismore Conflagration

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 June 1909 · page 2

Before the District Coroner, Mr. M. H. Fitzhardinge. P.M., yesterday. a magisterial inquiry was held in connuction with on outbreak of fire which occurred at a…

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Millionaires. Red Cross Work at a Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 June 1909 · page 9

An Impromptu "Red Cross corps," composed of some of the best-known New York millionaires and their wives, clad in dressing-growns, was called to…

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Fire at Bexhill. Boiling Down Premises Destroyed

Northern Star · Saturday 19 June 1909 · page 4

The boiling down establishment in connection with the butchering business of Mr. P. Yeager, at Bexhill was totally destroyed by fire early on Thursday night…

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Fast Battleship Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 26 June 1909 · page 2

The sccret of Vice-admiral Sir Percy Scott's invention for laying battleship guns and greatly increasing the average accuracy of their fire has so far been well…

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Fire Near Morpeth

Northern Star · Thursday 1 July 1909 · page 2

By the fire on Monday at Berry Park, near Morpeth, Mr. Barnabas Turner, who is said to have been 100 years of age, was burned to death. All the other inmates…

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Destructive Fire. Four Shops Burned Down. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 2 July 1909 · page 3

Four shops were totally destroyed by fire at Marrickville this morning. The damage amounts to several thousand pounds…

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Large Fire in Canada. London, Sunday Afternoon

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 3

A large section of the town of Cobourg, in Ontario, Canada, has been burnt. The damage amounts to half a million dollars…

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Store Robbed and Then Set on Fire. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 6 July 1909 · page 3

Fielder's store at Wallagamba, Victoria, was robbed and then set on fire, kerosene being poured about the shop and then lighted. The outbreak was discovered in…

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Wireless Telegraphy. Great Fire at Swatow

Northern Star · Friday 9 July 1909 · page 2

A telegram to the "S.M. Herald" on Monday from Port Darwin says: The steamer Empire brings Chinese files to June 22. Urging the Installation of…

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Fire at Toowoomba. Drapery, Establishment Destroyed. Damages £18,000. TOOWOOMBA,.Friday

Northern Star · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 7

Pigott and Company's drapery establishment, one of.the largest in the city, was to-day completely destroyed by fire. In about ten minutes ofter the fire was…

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Cowards at a Fire. Men Who Stood by White a Woman Was Burning

Northern Star · Saturday 10 July 1909 · page 2

A remarkable story of men who stood idly, by while a woman was being practically burned to death in bed was told at an inquest in Dublin on the body of Esther…

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Fire at Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Monday 12 July 1909 · page 2

At 7 oclock on Friday night a fire broke out in the front portion of W. Sebbenss cycle depot, in the busiest portion of the main street. Pearces fruit shop and…

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Fire at Murwillumbah

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 14 July 1909 · page 3

At 7 o'clock on Friday night a fire broke out in the front portion of W. Sebbens' cycle depot, in the busiest portion of the main street of…

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Fire on a Steamer. London

Northern Star · Monday 19 July 1909 · page 3

The North Germon Lloyd steamer Bakum hound from Bremen and Natal to Australia, has arrived at Mauritius. After leaving Natal a fire broke out among the…

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Steamer on Fire. Dynamite Cargo Jettisoned. Sydney

Northern Star · Tuesday 20 July 1909 · page 3

The steamer Barkum, from durban, bound for Fremantle, has put into Mauritius on fire. A consignment of £10,000 worth of…

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