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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Bush Fires in South Australia

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 3

Bush fires are still raging in South Australia, and miles of country have been swept by the flames…

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Fire at a Biograph

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

DURING a bioscope picture show in the Adelphi Hall, West Maitland, on Monday night, a film ignited. The flames flared up with remarkable rapidity reaching the roof. A scene of the…

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Fire at Parkes. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

A four-roomed cottage, with its contents, near the Phoenix mine, Parkes, was totally destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. There was no…

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Fire in a Motor Garage. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 February 1910 · page 2

Shortly after 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out at the rear of Elliott's motor garage, Castlereagh-street, Sydney. Five valuable motor cars were…

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Fire Tn a Theatre

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

Fifty people were killed by a fire in a theatre at Peru (Russia)…

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Another Garage Fire. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 26 February 1910 · page 4

A fire at a motor garage and engineer's workshop at Newtown this morning destroyed three cars and did damage totalling £1500…

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A Fatal Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 5

During a fire at the residence of Constable Day at North Melbourne, Mrs. Day and her two year old daughter were burnt to death. Two other children were badly burned before…

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Mechanics' Institute on Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

EARLY on Thursday morning, Mr. C. E. Fahey, librarian of the Mechanics' Institute, effected what fireman call a good save, Mr. Fahey informs us that about six o'clock he heard a…

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Incipient Fire in the [?] Institute

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

The Mechanics'[?] had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on Thursday [?] in fact it is somewhat of a marvel, considering the wind…

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A Fatal Fire. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 March 1910 · page 4

A fire broke out in the residence of Constable Day at North Melbourne last night Mrs. Day and her infant daughter, Violet, aged 2½ years, were…

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Fire

The Cobar Herald · Friday 18 March 1910 · page 5

A fire occurred on Wednesday night at Dalton Park, a house belonging to Mr. Joe Arnold being demolished. The premises were…

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Fire at Yokohama

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 3

By a fire at Yokohama, Japan, 500 houses were destroyed and 3000 people rendered home[?]ss…

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The Fire Fiend. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 23 March 1910 · page 2

A disastrous fire has occurred at Yokohama, 500 houses being destroyed and 3000 people rendered homeless…

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The Penr[?]yn Castle Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Saturday 26 March 1910 · page 5

The Marine Court found that the fire on the barque Penrhyn Castle, in Sydney, on February 17t[?], which destroyed a large quantity of cargo, and nearly resulted in the total loss of…

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Fire at a Dancing Room

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 3

Two hundred and fifty lives were lost during a tire at a dancing room attached to an inn in an Hungarian town. The bleziug roof fell in and covered many of the victims…

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A Disastroue Fire. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 30 March 1910 · page 2

A fire destroyed a village inn in Austria while a dance waa in progress. The fire spread rapidly, and egress was barred. Owing to the doore becoming…

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The Fire Fiend. Stringent Regulation As to Burning Off

The Wellington Times · Monday 4 April 1910 · page 4

At a recent meeting of the Macquarie Shire Council, Cr. Wilson drew attention to the danger that was caused by people burning off without complying…

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Fire at Illewong

The Cobar Herald · Tuesday 5 April 1910 · page 3

On Wednesday last a fire occurred at Mr. H. Blarney's Hotel, Illewoug, by which the building and contents were destroyed. The fire…

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Fire at Glen innes. Sydney

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 2

A disastrous fire took place in a row of wooden shops in Gray-street, Glen Innes, at 4 o'clock on Sunday morning, considerable damage being done…

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Fatal Fire in a Laundry. London, Monday night

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 6 April 1910 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at a laundry in Chicago, where two hundred girls were at work. The flames broke out suddenly, and in the panic many…

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