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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Train on Fire. Halifax (Nova Scotia)

Northern Star · Monday 27 February 1911 · page 3

After a train was wrecked at a village in New Germany, the cars caught on fire, and one man was burnt to deaths. Another man was fatally crushed, and five others…

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Bush Fires. Perth

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3

Particulars are coming to hand of disastrous bush fires raging in various parts of Western Australia…

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Fatalities at a Fire. London

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 February 1911 · page 3

Two firemen were killed and one injured by the collapse of a burning floor during a fire at Messrs. Cohen's, the rag merchant's, premises, Banside Southwark, this…

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Destructive Fire. Paris

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 5

A great fashions emporium and some houses at Elbeuf were burnt, the damage amounting to millions of francs…

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Fire at Sea. Brave Conduct of the Crew. Gallant Work by a Young Queenslander

Northern Star · Wednesday 1 March 1911 · page 3

The San Francisco "Chronicle" of January 27 contains an account of the narrow escape from destruction at sea of the steamer Queen when on the voyage from…

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Local and General News. Fire Brigade Inspector

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 2

Major Cracknell, representative of the N S.W. Board of Fire Commissioners, accompanied by Mr. Christie, auditor, arrived in Casino yesterday, and made an…

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Fire at Cinematograph Show. St. Petersburg

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred during a cinematograph exhibition at Hologoe. Ninety persons were burned to death, and 10 others were injured…

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Sensational Fire. Million Dollars' Damage, Minneapolis

Northern Star · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 5

A sensational fire occurred in Minneapolis last night a syndicate block of buildings being destroyed, the damage being estimated at 1,000,000 dollars…

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Fire

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 2

A fire started in the bedroom of Mr. Hy, Scope's residence in Keen-street on Tuesay morning, doing considerable damage. The baby, who is usually sleeping…

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Latest Wires Sydney, Wednesday. Big Fire

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 4

A destructive fire broke out in McDonald's grocery store at Horusby last night at about 10 o'clock. It was fanned by a slight breeze and spread…

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How the Fire Started. St. Petersburg

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

In one house at Bologoe every member of three families numbering 19 were killed in the fire, also an engineer with his wife and their eight children. There have been…

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Disastrous Fire. Nine Buildings Burned. Sydney

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

A disastrous fire occurred at Hornsby at midnight. It started in McDonald's grocery store, which was completely destroyed, together with the Bank of North…

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Fire at Cinematograph Show. Fate of a Hero. St. Petersburg, Tuesday Night

Northern Star · Thursday 9 March 1911 · page 3

The hero at Bologee, where the disastrous fire occurred at a cinematograph show, in which the hall was burned and 120 perished in the flames, braved the flames…

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Fire Visitors

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 10 March 1911 · page 4

ON Tuesday afternoon last, Major Cracknell, one of the members of the Board of Fire Commissioners, Visited Casino, and made an inspection of the fire stations (new…

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Sun Fire Insurance

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

In another column it is notified that Messrs. Mason and Hague have been appointed agents in Lisn[?]re. for the "Sun Fire Insurance Company," which is the…

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Early Morning Fire

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

A fire occurred about 3.30 yesterday morning in a building in Ballina-street, near the river bank which resulted in its practical total destruction. The building…

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The Fire at Tyalgum

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 4

About a quarter to thrce o'clock on Thursday morning a lad named Kennedy noticed that Mr. A. H. A. Fraser's store at Tyalgum was on are He quickly…

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Murrumborrah Fire, Five Bchildings Destroyed, Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 11 March 1911 · page 9

A big fire occurred at Murrumburrah this morning in the business portion of the town. Five buildings were destroyed, nameby, Lazzarini's stores, the "Signal"…

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The Late Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 14 March 1911 · page 2

An inquiry into the cause of the fire by which a double cottage in Ballina-street was destroyed on last Friday morning will be opened, at the Courthouse on Tuesday,…

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Fire at Grafton. Grafton

Northern Star · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 3

James Lowe's residence near the railway station was burned with its contents yesterday morning. The cause of the fire was the explosion of a lamp. The building…

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