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Fires & bushfires, 1913

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Great Fire in Sydney. Film Depot and Crystal Palace Destroyed. Damage Estimated at £50,000. SYDNEY, Wed., 12.45 a.m

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 1 January 1913 · page 2

H. Disastrous fire broke out in J. D. Williams' big film depot and Crystal Palace at 11 o'clock to-night, and in a few minutes the whole of the…

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Awaiting the Big Blaze

The Worker · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 19

Europe, bound hand and foot by Militarism, sees the awful possibility of the Balkan Blaze spreading until the whole Continent is one conflagration. —London "Daily Herald."…

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Crystal Palace Fire. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 2 January 1913 · page 2

The damage by the fire at the Crystal Palace is estimated at £30,000…

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Bush Fire Brigade

Daily Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 2

A meeting of the Malebo Bush Fire Brigade wis held at the residence of Mr. W. H. Plummer on Monday. There was a good attendance of…

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A Frantic Blaze. Picture Films on Fire. Sig Loss to J. D. Williams' Co. Melbourne Firemen's Great Effort

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 3

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade (says a Melbourne wire to a Sydney paper) did magnificent work on Saturday morning at a fire which threatened to extend to…

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Big City Fire. Crystal Palace Theatre

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 3 January 1913 · page 4

SHORTLY after 11 o'clock on Tuesday night a fire broke out in the film exchange in the Crystal Palace Theatre, George-street, and great…

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Fire at Annandale. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1913 · page 4

The greater part of the premises of Hood and Co., oilskin manufacturers, of Annandale, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. Three adjoining…

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Country Fire Brigades

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

The Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales proposes to expend £672 in Bathurst during 1913. This information was contained in a…

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General Cables. Fire Director. London

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

The "Daily News" states that the Admiralty has adopted Vice-Admiral Sir Percy Scott's fire director for all the Dreadnoughts in the navy…

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Ball of Fire a Postmaster Dazed

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

During the thunderstorms at the end of last week in Victoria, lightning fused the telephone wires at the Aberfeldy post office. The window of the…

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Another Picture Film Fire BRISBANE

Daily Advertiser · Monday 6 January 1913 · page 2

A film caught fire at the King's Continuous Picture Pavilion this afternoon. The place was emptied of all occupants in about a minute. The…

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Adelong Splashes Disastrous Fire

The Tumut Advocate and Farmers and Settlers' Adviser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

Mr. A. E. Merryfull, who has been particularly unfortunate of late, sustained another serious loss yesterday morning, his large store at…

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Fire at a Boot Factory. SYDNEY

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 7 January 1913 · page 2

A fire broke out at Messrs. Simons and Company's boot factory, Petersham, this afternoon, gutting the building and damaging three…

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Fire Risks Advice to Insurance Companies. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 9 January 1913 · page 2

At an enquiry at Parkes concerning the recent fire near Irishman's dam, the coroner found that the premises were wilfully fired by persons…

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Merryfull's Fire. Supposed Incendiarism. Arrest of Two Youths

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 2

THE mysterious fire at Merryfull's store, Grahamstown, which occurred at about 4.30 a.m. on Monday morning, demolished the whole…

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The Adelong Fire. Merryfull's Grahamstown Store. Two Men Arrested

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Friday 10 January 1913 · page 4

MR. A. E. MERRYFULL, who has been particularly unfortunate of late, sustained another serious loss this week, his large store at…

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Serious Fire. Three Persons Killed. London

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 4

A number of lodging houses were destroyed by fire in the poorer quarter of San Francisco. Three persons who found their escape cut off by the…

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Fire in Sydney. Cordial Factory Destroyed Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 2

Sharpe Bros cordial factory in Broughton street, Glebe, was seen to be on fire at 5 a.m. this morning. The building was gutted, damage to the…

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Fire Fighting Costs Proposed New Building and Plant. Explanation of Increased Levy. Representation on the Board. Discussion in Wagga Council

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 11 January 1913 · page 3

At Thursday night's meeting of the Wagga Municipal Council there was considerable discussion on the charges made by the Board of Fire…

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Fire at Cemetery

Daily Advertiser · Monday 13 January 1913 · page 2

A fire occurred on Saturday in the Wagga Cemetery which did a considerable amount of damage before being extinguished. The greater part…

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