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Fires & bushfires, 1912

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Fire Fiend. Blazes at Gundagai

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 4

Gundagai narrowly missed a very, big fire about noon on Friday last. Most of the townspeople were away at the Empire…

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Fire at Mudgee. Hotel Destroyed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

The Cullenbone Hotel situated nine miles from Mudgee, toghether with adjoining store, was destroyed by fire…

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Primitive Fire-making. the Bamboo-flint and Steel

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 29 May 1912 · page 2

In some parts of the world where primitive customs still remain the old methods of obtaining flame are still in vogue. The natives of the…

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Disastrous Fire. Fire Brigade Officer Killed. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at Ar[?]cliffc last night, a big timber yard and joinery and saw mills belonging to W.A. Dettman, being totally…

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A Cinematograph Fire. Holocaust in Madrid. Inginerated in a Building. Bodies Koi Identifiable. London

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 30 May 1912 · page 2

In an old shop in Madrid (Spain) yesterday 180 spectators were present to witness a cinematograph exhibition, when a spark get fire to the building…

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Wagga Municipal Council Traffic and Fire Brigades Control. Proposed New Works

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 1 June 1912 · page 4

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council was held od Thursday night. The Mayor, Aid. E. E. Collins, was in the chair, and…

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Forest Fires. Villages Wiped Out. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 3 June 1912 · page 2

Forest fires worked fearful havoc in Newfoundland. Many villages were completely wiped out and 1500 persons were rendered homeless. One…

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Fire!

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

The examination of the damages at last night's fire at Batson's printing works in Clarence-street shows the amount to be £16,000…

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Fire in Sydney. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out to-night in the premises of Batson and Co., printers, Clarence-street. The building was gutted. The damage is estimated at…

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A Liner on Fire. Outbreak at Liverpool Dock. Fearless Action of Fire Fighters. Decks and Saloons Destroyed London

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 5

A fire has broken oat on the Canard liner Carmania, which is in dock at Liverpool. The flames are believed to have commenced in the coal bunkere…

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City Fire. Printing Works Burnt Down. £10,000 Damage. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A tire was discovered to have broken out at Patson's printing works, Clarence-street, to-night, sometime after all the employees bad left the building…

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Steamer on Fire Outbreak on Cunard Liner. Serious Damage Done. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 4 June 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out on the Cunard liner Carmania. She was docked at Liverpool. It is believed that the outbreak commenced in the coal…

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Fire Fiend. Shepardstown Has A Blaze. Shepherdstown

The Gundagai Independent and Pastoral, Agricultural and Mining Advocate · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 4

Merryfull's store at Shepherdstown and shop and dwelling house adjoining were burnt to the ground at 2 o'clock this…

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Fire at Printing Works. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

It now transpires that the damage caused by the Clarence-street fire, at Batson's printing works, amounts to £15,000…

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Fire on Carmania. Engines Undamaged. London

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

The Carmama's engines and hull were not damaged by the fire which broke out on board the vessel…

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Disastrous Fire. Hundreds of Houses Destroyed. Constantinople

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 5 June 1912 · page 2

A tire at Stambou[?] destroyed hundreds of houses in an area of threequarters of a mile, including several mosques. Great distress is probable…

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No Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

A correspondent, evidently sore from personal experience, writes "Is there a coal strike at the Wagga railway station, that no fire is provided…

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Fire at Coolamon Business Places Destroyed. Coolamon Thursday. 2 a.m

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

A fire is raging hen at prem[?] and five business please have been [?] out including ashwood's big store and a [?] sod jeweller's whop. These have been…

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Fire at Constantinople. Great Destruction of Property. Thousands Homeless. Several Lives Lost. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 2

The fire at Stamboul destroyed one thousand house four mosques, and ten schools white 15,000 persons have been rendered hometess and several…

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Terrible Fire at Coolamon. Damages Estimated at Over £30,000. COOLAMON, Thursday 2 30 a.m

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 6 June 1912 · page 5

A terrible fire occurred at Coolamon last night, which destroyed many of the leading business establishments. Owing to the scarcity of water, very little could…

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