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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Fire at Dalby. Block of Buildings Threatened. [?]

Northern Star · Wednesday 2 April 1913 · page 5

A Serious outbreak of are occurred here this morning about 4 o'clock, as the result of which the shop and dwelling house occupied by Mrs. Wood, stationer (owned bv…

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Fire on S.S. Atti[?]a. Rome

Northern Star · Thursday 3 April 1913 · page 5

The Attila, from Sydney, has arrived [?] Bari with No. 1 hold cargo damaged [?] fire and water…

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Redfern Fire. Sydney

Northern Star · Friday 4 April 1913 · page 5

Sperman's livery subies, Redfern were destroyed by fire this morning, and the horses had a narrow escape, being removed just in time…

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Fire on a Steamer. Sydney

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 7

A fire broke out a tRalmain this morning on the new steamer, Hall Caine. The stokehold and deck fittings were considerably damaged before the flames were…

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Turf Fire. a Characteristic Irish Hearth

Northern Star · Saturday 5 April 1913 · page 8

The announcement that a London gentleman requires a million blocks of peat, suggests that now the turr of the muchmaligmed bog seems coming. Turf is…

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Mrs. Pankhurst's Water [?]. a Petrol Fire Frustrated. London

Northern Star · Wednesday 9 April 1913 · page 5

Mrs. Pankhurst, has tasted only water since Thursday. Suffragettes, having used petrol to the building, fired an intenanted house at…

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Cooking Without Fire. Wonderful New Invention

The Richmond River Herald and Northern Districts Advertiser · Friday 11 April 1913 · page 2

Every person concerned in his cooking of food knows how much time is spent in watching the food and guarding against burning, boiling over, and under-cooking…

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Fire!

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 12 April 1913 · page 6

Michael (who has been keeping up the previous night, and who[?] head is not quite clear at church time next morning): "An' phwat…

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Mails Destroyed. Fire on Steamer. Wellington (N.z.)

Northern Star · Monday 14 April 1913 · page 5

During the voyage of the steamer Makaum, from Sydney to Auckland, a fire broke out in the held where the mail matter Was stored. All hands were, at once…

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The Recent Fire

Northern Star · Tuesday 15 April 1913 · page 8

Further contributions have been received by Captain Wotherspoon, Lismore Fire. Brigade, in recognition of the meritorious work done at the recent Woodlark-street…

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Losses by Fire

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 2

Astounding figures have recently been published by the United States of America Government concerning the comparative losses by fire in North America and the…

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Fire Inquiry. an Adjournment Made

Northern Star · Wednesday 16 April 1913 · page 5

An inquiry was opened at the Lismore Court House yesterday, before Mr. A. J. Peisley, District Coroner, into the circumstances surrounding the fire which took…

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The Greenridge Fire. Coroner's Enquiry

The Richmond River Express and Casino Kyogle Advertiser · Friday 18 April 1913 · page 8

On Wednesday morning last Mr. A. J. Plesley, P.M. and Coroner, held an enquiry into the cause of the fire which totally destroyed the…

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The Greenbridge Fire. Coroner's Inquiry

Northern Star · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5

On Wednesduy morning last Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M. and Coroner, held an inquiry into the cause of the fire which totally destroyed the Greenridge wine shop on the…

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The Greenridge Fire. Coroner's Inquiry

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 8

At the Court House on Wednesday the Coroner (Mr. A. J. Piesley, P.M) held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire which occurred…

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In Praise of Fire Fighters

Casino and Kyogle Courier and North Coast Advertiser · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 5

Mr Justice Heydon, deciding in the Industrial Court an application by the Fire Brigade Employees' Union for a variation of the award, spoke in…

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Hotel on Fire. New York

Northern Star · Saturday 19 April 1913 · page 7

A fire, destroyed a hotel at Malone City, and seven of the occupants were burned. One woman escaped by jumping on to a pile of lumber from the third story, and…

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New Fire Bell

Northern Star · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 4

The low level of the big bell at the Fire Station has been the cause caustic comments on many occasions, owing to its sounding qualities being considerably…

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Fire at Dorrou[?]by

Northern Star · Monday 21 April 1913 · page 4

On last Thursday night, between ten and eleven o'clock, a fire occurred at Dorroughby, by which a setable, a quantity of harness, and other material contained in…

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Woodlark-street Fire. Application to Restore Buildings

Northern Star · Tuesday 22 April 1913 · page 4

At a meeting of the Lismore Council a fortnight ago applications were received from Mr. F. J. Board, architect, on behalf of Mr. N. J. Simmons and Mr. John…

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