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Riverina · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Great Fire in Stamboul. 200 Houses Burnt. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 24 October 1911 · page 3

Some 200 houses and shope at Stamboul, also a mosque, wets burned down. The damage is estimated at £200,000…

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Destructive Fire. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Crow's Nest, North Sydney, early this morning. Three shops were gutted and three others badly damaged. The loss…

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Mother's Madness. Sets Fire to House. Family Burnt to Death. New York

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 25 October 1911 · page 2

At Braddock, New Jersey, to-day, apparently while insane, Mrs. Johnson locked herself and her six children in their home which she then set…

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The Fire Brigades Union

The Worker · Thursday 26 October 1911 · page 31

Dear Worker,—In view of the fact that unions have been prevalent for be long in this, from a working, man's point of view, ideal…

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Another Big Blaze

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 27 October 1911 · page 2

The chief section of last night's fire was in premises known as Anthony Hordern's old ironmongery, store, now occupied by Moorfoot…

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Fire at Henty

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred on Wednesday night at the residence of Mrs. John Graham's, about two miles from Henty. The house and the whole of…

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Fire Seen from Train Passengers Give Alarm. Henty

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 28 October 1911 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred last night at the residence of Mrs. John Graham, about two miles from Henry. The house and the whole of the…

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Fire at Hay. HAY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 November 1911 · page 2

A fire occurred on the premises of Mr. J. Scott, grocer. A boy named Albert Semlitzsky went out at the back of the store, and accidentally set…

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After the Fire

The Worker · Thursday 2 November 1911 · page 21

When that happened which had been so long in happening and the world hit a black, uncharted star, certain tremendous creatures out of some other world came…

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Gobbagumbalin Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 2

A general meeting of representatives of the Gobbagumbalin Bush Fire Brigade was held at the Wagga School of Arts yesterday afternoon…

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Disastrous Fire. WASHINGTON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 November 1911 · page 3

A fire destroyed the Imperial Powder Company's factory. Seven girls perished in the flames. There was no explosion and the cause of the fire is a…

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Gobbagumbalin and District Bush Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 2

A general meeting of delegates in connection with the Gobbagumbalin and District Bush Fire Brigade was held at the School of Arts on Thursday…

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Disastrous Fire. Chinese Area Swept. Vancouver

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 November 1911 · page 4

A fire at Manilla swept the Chinese quarter and did damage estimated at a million dollars. The American soldiers assisted in saving the business…

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Mangain Rush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 8 November 1911 · page 2

The annual meeting was held in the hall on November 4th. Mr. J. L. Balser was in the chair. About a dozen members were present. The…

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Woolshed Destroyed by Fire Melbourne

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 9 November 1911 · page 5

A fire on Langi Kae Kae Estate, at Trawalla, destroyed the woolshed and 25 bales of wool. One hundred sheep were burned to death. The damage…

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Justifiable Homicide Crookwell Tragedy. Son Fires in Self-defence. Goulburn

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 November 1911 · page 3

The inquiry into the Crookwell tragedy, which resulted in the death on Thursday from gunshot wounds of John Edward Broderick, a farmer at…

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Summer Fire Dangers

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 4

Under the Careless Use of Fires (Amendment) Act, 1906, a proclamation has been "gazetted" prohibiting in the municipality of Wagga the sale,…

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Enormous Damage by Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 7

News has readied Shangai that as a result of the fire at Hankau, caused by the dropping of shells by the Imperialist troops in the native quarter,…

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Lake Albert Busk Fire Brigade

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 November 1911 · page 7

The sixth annual meeting of the Lake Albert Bush Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday last. Mr. A. Graham presided, and there were also present…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 November 1911 · page 2

Mr. J. G. Fletcher presided at the annual meeting of the Gobbagumbalin and District Bush Fire Brigade, which was held at the Wagga School…

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