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Dubbo & the Western Plains · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Picture Show Fire. Melbourne

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 2

The two girls, Daisy Jose and Nellie Woods, and the boy, [?] Renwood, victims of the Geelong picture fire, are still in a precarious condition. Claude…

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Local and General. a Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 2

On Wednesday, 5th inst., a fire broke out in a house owned by Mr. James Gordon, known as "The Gardens," near Dubbo. It apears from what can be…

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Victims of a Films Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 12 July 1911 · page 3

The three victims of the Geelong films fire are in a precarious condition, and their recovery is considered hopeless…

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Fire Inquiry

The Cobar Herald · Friday 14 July 1911 · page 6

The Coroner for tho district, Mr A mott, P. M., held an inquiry at the Courthouse, Canbelesgo, on Thursday afternoon, touching the cause of a fire…

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The Fire

The Western Herald · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 6

For at least five years Cyrus Laird had resided at the exclusive Beauchamp Hotel, and had any one demanded of the hotel employes an account of his…

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Forest Fires in Canada. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 4

Thirty persons perished by forest fires in Northern Ontario. The towns of Cochrane, South Porcupine and Pottsville were destroyed, and the town…

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Motor Car on Fire

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 2

On Sunday morning whilst a member of the well-known firm of Tilloch and Co., Sydney (who, with a party, is motoring from Sydney to Coonamble),…

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How Fires Start

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 22 July 1911 · page 4

There is no more stereotyped string of words in the English language than "the origin of the fire is a mystery." To some extent the frequent use of the…

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The Forest Fires

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Wednesday 26 July 1911 · page 4

THE fire in the Porcupine district (Torcato) last week, was the worst in the history of Ganada. The death list is over 300, and the lose of property amounts to…

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Fire at Mumbil

The Wellington Times · Thursday 27 July 1911 · page 4

A disastrous fire took place at Mumbil early on Monday morning, resulting in the total destruction of the residence at the public school. It was at about…

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The Mumbil Fire. Inquiry by the Coroner

The Wellington Times · Monday 31 July 1911 · page 3

The fire early on Monday morning by which the residence at the Mumbil public school was destroyed was the subject of an inquiry by the coroner…

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Fire at Gilgandra

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 4

On Monday night just about the witching hour a fire broke out in the house of Mr. T. Wrigley, Gilgandra. Damage to the extent of £40 was done…

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A Disastrous Fire. London

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 4

Spontaneous combustion of fireworks stored in a mud-bath at Pyrmont, Prussia, caused the destruction of the Royal Kurhaus and Hotel. The…

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A Serious Fire Av[?]d

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 4

What might easily have been a serious conflagration was narrowly averted at the residence of Mr. C. E. Oslear, our worthy Police Magistrate,…

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Destructive Fire

The Western Herald · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

About 7 o'clock on Wednesday night last the clanging of the fire bell gave indication that a fire was in evidence in the vicinity of the town. The…

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Latest Telegrams. International. London, August 14. FIRES

The Western Herald · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 2

A great fire occurred at Kostroma, Middle Russia, and resulted in the destruction of 300 houses. Twentyeight inhabitants were killed, and 50…

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Burglars Cause a Fire. Temora

The Dubbo Liberal and Macquarie Advocate · Wednesday 16 August 1911 · page 2

Burglars caused a fire here, the damage from which is estimated at £2500. Mr. W. Nixon's stationery and fancy goods shop was totally…

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Fearful Fires

The Cobar Herald · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 3

Two enormous fires, involving heavy loss of life and great destruction of property, occurred at St. Petersburg on Sunday last. An…

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Burglars Cause Fire

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 8

MR. W. NIXTON'S stationery and fancy goods premises and contents at Temora were totally destroyed by fire at about midnight on Sunday. The outbreak is…

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Disastrous Fire at Hesse. London

Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

The large cycle and as wing machine works at Hesse were destroyed by fire. Twenty thousand cycles and twenty thousand sewing machines were destroyed. The damage is…

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