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Fires & bushfires, 1912

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Fire at Stanmore. Sydney

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 4

A serious fire occurred at Staumore at noon to day. Two shops were totally destroyed, and another was severely damaged…

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Train on Fire. Four Trucks Ablaze

Coolamon Farmers' Review · Friday 26 April 1912 · page 3

When the train from Narrandera to Finley was within three miles of Jerilderie two trucks of lucerne, hay, consigned to…

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Hotel on Fire. Sensational Escapes. Inmates Slide Down Torn Sheets. Melbourne

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 27 April 1912 · page 4

Murphy's Hotel, at Castlemaine, was almost entirely destroyed by fire to-day. The licensee, Peter Tensen, was awakened by the crackling of…

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Fire at Burrowa

Cootamundra Herald · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A big fire broke out at Burrowa early this morning, and the premises of Stafford and Wall, tailors, Kelly, photographer, and Ritson, music…

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Fire at Wyalong. Wyalong

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire took place at West Wyalong yesterday. Several buildings were destroyed. The outbreak is supposed to have originated…

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Disastrous Fire. £2,000,000 Damage. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A conflagration which lasted 30 hours destroyed the bazaar quarters of Damascus. The damage is estimated at £2,000,000. Several…

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Fire at Wyalong. Damage Estimated at £2000. WYALONG

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at West Wyalong yesterday several buildings being destroyed.. The outbreak is supposed to have originated at Clarke's…

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Fire at West Wyalong Three Premises Destroyed. Narrow Escapes of Inmates. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 30 April 1912 · page 2

A disastrous fire occurred at West Wyalong yesterday. Clarke's grocery establishment. C. Emmerton's tinsmith shop, and Mrs. Boland's…

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Disastrous Fires. Large Building Destroyed. One Man Killed. Another Seriously Injured. Brisbane

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 May 1912 · page 2

A serious fire broke out carly this morning in the top storey of a large warehouse occupied by the Queensland Agency Company. Despite the…

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Fire at Young Business Places Guttered

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 2

A fire occurred on Monday night in a building in Burrows street, Young, owned by William Ehrlich, and occupied by Stafford and Wall, tailors; J…

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Fire at Guy's Hospital London, Tuesday Afternoon

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 2 May 1912 · page 5

Owing to an outbreak of fire at Guy's Hospital in London, the biology department was severely damaged. The patients were not disturbed…

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Fire Alarm—but No Fire

Cootamundra Herald · Friday 3 May 1912 · page 3

Some excitement was caused at the Glob-Pictures on Wednesday night through the fire alarm" being given. Through the scarcity of water in our town the engine [?]…

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Mail Motor on Fire Considerable Damage Caused Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 7 May 1912 · page 2

This morning the motor car used to carry the mails between Binalong and Burrowa took fire, and 12 bags of mails intended for Burrowa were…

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Promised Reforms for Policemen and Fire Brigades

The Worker · Thursday 9 May 1912 · page 14

The prizes won at the recent "police and fire" demonstration were presented by Mr. Flowers at a smoke-night gathering of members of the Sydney…

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Small Fire

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

Some excitement was caused about midnight last night when the firebell and gas works "hooter" were heard sounding the warning of a fire. The…

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Destructive Fire. PERTH

Daily Advertiser · Friday 10 May 1912 · page 2

A fire broke out in Perth in a warehouse and Workshops, and did damage estimated at £5000…

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Alarm of Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 May 1912 · page 2

About midnight on Thursday an alarm of fire changed forth from several quarters. It wag found that the outbreak was at the rear of Messrs Hoye…

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Terrific Storms Lightning Fires Warehouse. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

At Desmoines (lowa) on Friday, a terrific electric storm visited the district. Houses were flooded through the rainstorms. Lightning str[?]…

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Truck of Oil on Fire

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 May 1912 · page 2

Whilst a train was being shunted in the railway yards at Germanton last week a truck containing a number of tins of oil was noticed to the…

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Disastrous Fires. Lumber Mills Destroyed. London

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 16 May 1912 · page 2

Disastrous fires are raging at Oregon and Washington, U.S.A., and many lumber mills have been destroyed. Several villages are…

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