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Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Ship on Fire Two Officers Burned. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 12 August 1911 · page 4

The steam collier, Wallarah, was found to be on fire at Catherine Hall Bay this morning. The outbreak occurred in the cabin, amidships. The…

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Heat Wave. Forest Fires in Germany. Berlin

Daily Advertiser · Monday 14 August 1911 · page 2

The heat experienced here at present is unprecedented since 1848, The Rhine is at its lowest for a century and forest and beat fires are…

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Fires in Russia

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

A great fire at Kestroma, in middle Russia, resulted in the destruction of 300 houses. There were 28 inhabitants killed, and 50…

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Big Fire at Temora. Caused by Burglars. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

Mr. W. Nixon's stationery and fancy goods premises, with the contents, were totally destroyed by fire at midnight. The outbreak is attributed to burglars…

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Disastrous Fire. 800 Houses Burnt. Many People Killed. St. Petersburg

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

A great, fire at Kestroma, Middle Russia, resulted in the destruction of 800 houses. Twenty eight of the inhabitants ware killed and fifty…

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Fire at Temora. Caused by Burglars. Attempt to Explode Safe. Temora

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 15 August 1911 · page 2

Nixon's stationery and fancy goods premises, Temora, with the contents, were totally destroyed fire ft midnight The outbreak is attributed to…

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Strange Fire on a Collier. Officers Severely Burnt

The Worker · Thursday 17 August 1911 · page 27

James McConachie and John McGuire, first and second officers at the steamer Wallarah met with severe injuries at Catherine Hill Bay last Friday morning…

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Attack on Prison Van. Troops Fire on the Mob. Two Carters Shot. Desperate Fights with Police

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 17 August 1911 · page 2

A police report of yesterday's riot at Liverpool states that it was purely an Attack on the police in ft district where disorder is chronic and liable to…

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Coney Island Blaze. Pleasure "City" on Fire. Escaping Lions Shot Dead in the Streets. Thrilling Scenes

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 18 August 1911 · page 3

Fire early on Saturday destroyed a large part of the side show end of Coney Island. the famous seaside resort near New York, where thousands of people fo daily by…

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Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

The District Superintendent of Fire Brigades is in town. This morning, in company with Captain Richardson, he inspected and…

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The Murrumburrah Fire

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

THE Murrumburrah fire case, of which such a lot has been heard recently, was brought to a conclusion at Yass on Friday, before…

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Murrumburrah Fire Case. Mather Discharged. Yass

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

The Yass Quarter Sessions, presided over by Judge Docker, were concluded last night. In the case in which Robert Mather was charged with setting fire…

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The Temora Fire. an Arrest Made. Temora

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 3

Constable Sullivan yesterday arrested a youth, Arthur George Doyle, in whose possession he found anew breechloading gun and repeating rifle. Doyle…

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Fire at Young. Three Weatherboard Shops Destroyed. Young

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

A half-past 12 this morning a fire broke out in some wooden shops situated in Burrows-street, near the Royal hotel, demolishing Mr. Cabe's…

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Bloodshed in Wales. Troops Fire on Mob. Spectators Killed

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 22 August 1911 · page 2

Scenes of violence and bloodshed vere witnessed on Saturday in Wales. A train was entering Lianeily, when a mob standing on the slopes beside…

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Opaque Darkness. Fire in a Mine

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 8

I had known darkness before—the darkness of the mine, darkness that meant a complete absence of light—but here was an opaque darkness, a…

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News by Wire. Big Fire. Sydney

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 23 August 1911 · page 3

Seven shops were destroyed by fire at Mullumbimby last night. The loss is estimated at £8,000…

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Fire Brigade

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 25 August 1911 · page 4

Mr. John Graham, the District Superintendent of Fire Brigades, who was in town on Tuesday last for the purpose of inspecting the local fire…

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Forest Fires. a Serious Outbreak. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 2

Immense forest fires are raging at St. Johns, in Newfoundland, threatening the pulp mills in the Exploit River district. The workmen in…

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Two Fires. an Exciting Escape. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 28 August 1911 · page 2

Sivewright's general store, at Weston, near Maitland, was destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £1500. The inmates escaped iu their…

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