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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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The Northern Star. Published Daily. Friday, March 17, 1911. Fire in Keen-street

Northern Star · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

An alarm of fire was given early yesterday morning at a house in Keen-street, nearly opposite the Prcebyterian Church, occupied by Mrs. Batten. The damage…

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Fire at Cinematograph Show

The Byron Bay Record · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 11

A cinematograph lire occurred at Bologoe, resulted in 90 of the audience being incinerated, while 50 others were injured…

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New Fire Station. Completion of Building

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 8

The erection of the new Casino Fire Station, located near the Town Hall premises in Walker street, is now practically completed, and constitutes…

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Fighting Fire with Sand: Good for Your Garage

Northern Star · Saturday 18 March 1911 · page 3

Modern industries give liability to fire where witter is not only ineffective but dangreous as an extinguisher, and the use of sand is among the substitutes. The new…

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Fire in Magellan Street

Northern Star · Tuesday 21 March 1911 · page 3

A fire occurred shortly after one o'clock yesterday afternoon in the stables at the rear of the head establishment of the Lismore Butchering Co., in Magelian-street…

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Fires. Sydney

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 5

The public school at Ilazeigrove, near Oberon, was totally destroyed by fire. Nothing whatever was saved. The origin of the fire is unknown…

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The Ballina-street Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 22 March 1911 · page 4

The District Coroner, Mr. C. F. Butler, F.M., held an inquiry yesterday into the origin of the fire in Ballina-street on the morning of Friday, March 10, by which a…

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Disastrous Fire. Cottage Gu[?]tted

Northern Star · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 2

A fire which occurred at South l.ismore early thin morning completely gutted the resldence of Mr. W. Englert, the well-known tailor and outfitter. The residence was…

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Fire at Uki. Murwillumbah

Northern Star · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 3

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out In J. F. Ryder's store, Ukt, between the ceviling and the roof. The outbreak was discovered in time and suboued by the…

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Fire on a Ferry Boat. Steamer Destroyed. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 24 March 1911 · page 3

The Kaludah, of 137 tons, the latest addition to the fleet of the Parramatta River ferry Steumers, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The fire starteil while…

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Customs House Fire. Buenos Ayres

Northern Star · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 9

The Customs House fire resulted in £500,000 damages. The repeated dock fires are causing uneasiness…

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Milling Works Burned. Big Fire at Pyrmont. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 25 March 1911 · page 9

A big fire occurred at Prymont early this morning, Darcy's milling works being completely gutted. When the brigades reached the scene the…

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Steamer on Fire. Vancouver

Northern Star · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

A steamer is on fire on the Californian coast. She sent a wireless call for assistance, and steamers have been sent on from San Francisco…

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Cinematograph Show Fire. Paris

Northern Star · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

A fire occurred at a cinematograph theatre in Lille after the performance. A family of live living on the premises perished in the conflagration…

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Terrible Fire. Factory Burned Down. Fearful Loss of Life. New York

Northern Star · Monday 27 March 1911 · page 3

A fire which resulted in a fearful loss of life broke out yesterday in a triangle of premises in Washington in a place used as a factory by the Shirt Waist (Blouse)…

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Customs House Fire. B[?]enos Ayres

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

The fire reamining in the customs warehouse has been suppressed, but there is evidence that it was caused by criminals, who were very determined in their efforts…

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The Factory Fire. Victims Mostly Strike Breakers. New York

Northern Star · Tuesday 28 March 1911 · page 3

The majority of the 150 victims of the fire at the blouse factory were Italian and other foreign girls who had filled strikers' places…

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The New York Fire. Dramatic Incidents. New York

Northern Star · Wednesday 29 March 1911 · page 5

At the New York blouse factory fire, two partners in the firm, Harris and B[?]anch, escaped across the roofs of the adjoining buildings after rescuing their two…

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Fire Victims Funerals

Mullumbimby Star · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 4

Labor Unions in New York have ordered the suspension of all work on Thursday and Friday during the funerals of the fire victims, when a…

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Latest Cablegrams. New York Fire. New York

Northern Star · Thursday 30 March 1911 · page 3

It is offcially stated that the Labour Unions are planning a nightly demonstration of protest against the fire trap conditions discovered following the recent fire…

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