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Fires & bushfires, 1910

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Ship on Fire. Panic Stricken Passengers. the Boats Rushed. No Lives Lost. London, April 8

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 2

Nine hundred passengers were transferred from the burning steamship Catrnena to the British ship, Kanawha, without loss of life. The Catrnena…

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Fire at Perth

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

A fire broke out at Faulding's wholesale drug warehouse, Perth. Several thousands of Pounds' worth of damage resulted…

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Destructive Fire. Watchman's Dog Poisoned. Suspected Incendiarism. Sidney

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

A fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning in Edwards' timber yard, Camperdown. The flames spread with remarkable rapidity, the whole of the…

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Timber Yard on Fire Damage Estimated at £5000. SYDNEY

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

A destructive fire, which occurred early this morning at Edwards' timber yards, Camperdown, resulted in the premises, stook,' and machinery,…

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Fire on Hospital Hill Mr. T. Burnes loses his alL

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 2

ANOTHER fire has occurred in Gundagai, the loser on tips occasion being Mr. Thomas Burner, a bard-working carpenter, who lived with his wife and…

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Gaol Escapee. Terrorised Community. Six Fires in Town. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 3

The Sash and Door Company's factory, Palmerston North, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The conflagration, which is the sixth in…

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Another Fire. Sixth Within a Week. Auckland

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 April 1910 · page 4

Another fire—the sixth within a week—occurred at Palmerston North thin morning, when the Sash and Door Company's factory was…

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Local and General News Gobbagumbalin Bush Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

A meeting of the Gobbagnmbalin and District Bush Fire Brigade, which was convened for Thursday last, lapsed for the want of sufficient members in…

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Chinese Rising European Missions Burnt Out. Vancouver, April 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

The race riots which commenced at Kwang Shang on Wednesday have culminated in the burning to the ground of the Methodist China International…

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A Gaol on Fire. LONDON, April 14

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

A sensational fire, attended with loss of life, has occurred at the Connecticut County Gaol. The flames were not subdued until…

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Great Fire DAMAGE £175,000. LONDON, April 15

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 2

A great fire occurred at Mandalay, Burmah. A long stretch of business places and dwelling houses were destroyed. The damage is estimated at…

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Fire in Upper Burma. Extensive Damage Done. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 April 1910 · page 5

A serious fire has devastated part of Mandalay, the capital of Upper Burma. A long stretch of business and dwelling houses were destroyed…

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Destructive Fire

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

A fire occurred at about 5 p.m. on Saturday last, which resulted in the total destruction of the residence, together with its contents, of Mr. C. W…

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Farmer's Home Destroyed by Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 April 1910 · page 2

Mr. William Nugent, a resident of Coreinbo[?] for the past twelve years, met with a serious misfortune on Saturday last, his house and…

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Fire in the City. Serious Blaze Averted. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 23 April 1910 · page 2

Shortly alter 10 o'clock to-niglit a fire destroyed the stock of Stanford and Pelley's, paint brush manufacturers, McClelland Place, Goulburn…

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An Extensive Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

A fire tit Lake Charles, a leading town of Louisiana, U.S.A., caused damage sot down at two million dollars. Two thousand people have been…

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Big Fire in St. Petersburg

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

A fire at Nikotai railway terminus, St. Petersburg, destroyed food, hay, and other merchandise valued nt £100.000. |…

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Destructive American Fire 2000 People Homeless. London, April 25

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Tuesday 26 April 1910 · page 2

A destructive live occurred at Lake Charles, in the State of Louisana. Two thousand people have been rendered homeless, and the damage done is…

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Destructive Fire. Three Thousand Out of Employment. Vancouver, May 4

Wagga Wagga Advertiser · Thursday 5 May 1910 · page 2

The Pittaburg Plate Glass Company's Works, Ford City, was destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at £200,000. Out of a population of 5000, 3000 have…

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Series of Fires. at a Goulburn Hotel

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 6 May 1910 · page 2

An extraordinary series of fires occurred at the Railway Hotel, Goulburn, last night, on three separate occasions…

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