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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Large Fire in Glasgow. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 June 1910 · page 5

Ogston Tennat's soapworks at Glasgow have been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £80,000. Extraordinary scenes were witnessed, the…

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Fire at Music Warehouse. Sydney, Wednesday, 11.20. p.m

Northern Star · Thursday 30 June 1910 · page 3

A fire occurred at Aengonhoystcr's music warehouse to-night. Three floors, with the contents, were severely damaged by fire, water and smoke,…

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Illustrated Notes from all over the World Motor-car As Fire-engine

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 2 July 1910 · page 3

One of the latest developments in connection with the motor-car is quite in the line that might have been expected. The power at disposal is so…

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Fire at South Lismore Cottage Totally Destroyed

Northern Star · Thursday 7 July 1910 · page 3

About 18 minutes'to one this morning an alarm of fire was given by the South Lirmore the bell, which, after a few min[?]tes, was taken up at the centrol statien…

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Fire

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 4

AT [?] in on [?] cottage in North [?]…

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Forest Fires in Wisconsin. London

Northern Star · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 3

Destructive fires are raging in the State of Wisconsin, U.S.A., and the inhabitants of the town of Cornucopia have fled after being almost surrounded by the flames…

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Another Fire. Outbreak at Mcfadden's Hotel

Northern Star · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 3

What might have proved a serious fire occurred last evening at McFadden's Hotel, Woodlark-street, but fortunately it was extinguished before any serious damage was…

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Telegraphic News. Fire in North Street. Casino

Northern Star · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 3

About 2.15 this morning the night watchman discovered a fire in an unoccupied building situated in North-street. The watchman gave the alarm, and the fire…

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Fire in a Lumber Yard. Damage. £200,000. LONDON

Northern Star · Friday 8 July 1910 · page 3

Sparks from a locomotive set are to a lumber yard at Arnprior, in Ontario, Canada, and a tremendous conflagration resulted, sawn timber to the value ot 1,000,000…

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Local and General. House on Fire

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 9 July 1910 · page 2

At about 2.30 a.m. on Thursday Mr. Byrne, nightwatchman, discovered a fire in an empty cottage in North Street, next Mr. Saddick's residence. He gave the…

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Excursion Steamer on Fire. London

Northern Star · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 3

A terrible catastrophe was narrowly averted off Rockeway Beach. New York State on wednesday. The steamer Grand Republic cought fire amidships, and…

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Fire in a Timber Yard. Sydney

Northern Star · Monday 11 July 1910 · page 3

The watchman discovered a fire at Saxon and Binns' timber yards. The flames were extinguished before any damage was done…

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Country Fire Brigades

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 2

Up till now the new beard constituted under the recently passed Fire Brigades Act has been busy arranging the details for taking over the whole the service of the…

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Fire at Newrybar

Northern Star · Tuesday 12 July 1910 · page 2

Our correspondent. writes:—On Friday night the hounte occupied by Mr. Geo. Johnson. Hayter's, Creek, Newrybar, was totally destroyed by fire, only a few…

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Fire at Tweed Heads

Northern Star · Wednesday 13 July 1910 · page 5

On Saturday morning, at [?] o'clock, a fire occurred at the Sea View Boardinghouse. Tw[?]d Heads. kept by Mrs. S. Stanley, and the building which…

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Fire at Bangalow

Northern Star · Thursday 14 July 1910 · page 2

Our correspondent wired last evening:— About 7 o'clock this evening Fletcher's stables. situated in the main street, opposite the public school, were discovered to…

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Fire in New Brunswick. London

Northern Star · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 3

A fire broke out at Campbelltown in Northern Now Brunswick, and the flames spread so rapidly that the whole of the town was practically destroyed, only two…

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Fire at South Lismore. the Inquiry

Northern Star · Friday 15 July 1910 · page 2

The P.M., Mr. M. [?]. Fitzhardinge, held an Inquiry yesterday at the Lismore Police Court into the cause of the fire at South premises of Albert Chas. Terry, of South…

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Fires in a Canefield. Brisbane

Northern Star · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 9

A series of firds were discovered an a [?]canefield at Mosman. Q., on Tuesday. and in each case were subdued without much damage resulting. No less then 15…

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Forest Fires in Canada. London, Thursday Afternoon

Northern Star · Saturday 16 July 1910 · page 9

Thirteen forest fires are burning In Montana, and Whitefishtown is seriously Jeopardised…

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