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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Pilgrims Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck

Tumbarumba Times · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 4

Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance of the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur, master of the steamship Nith, was charged…

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Fire at Germanton. GERMANTON

Daily Advertiser · Friday 8 May 1914 · page 2

At about 11 p.m. on Tuesday, the local fire bell was rung, giving notice that a fire was in progress, and it occurred at the residence of Mrs…

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The Baylis Street Fire. Coronial Inquiry

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

The Coroner, Mr. C. J. B. Helm, held an inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire in the motor garage in Baylis Street, Wagga, occupied by Mr…

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The Garage Fire Inquiry by the Coroner

Daily Advertiser · Saturday 9 May 1914 · page 3

Yesterday the Coroner (Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M.) held an inquiry as to the cause of the fire in the Newtown Moror Garage Co.'s premises in…

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Picture Palace Fire. Incendiarism Suspected. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Monday 11 May 1914 · page 2

A fire, the origin of which is regarded by the fire officers as suspicious, was discovered in Thiel's picture show, Rozelle, early this morning…

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Lamp Overturned. House Destroyed by Fire. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 2

A house occupied by E. Christy. Woolloomooloo, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The outbreak was due to the overturning of a…

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Mysterious Fire. In a Railway Van. AUCKLAND

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 12 May 1914 · page 2

The mysterious fire which occurred in a railway van at Auckland, resulted iu the destruction of all its contents, except the mail,…

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Fire at North Wagga

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

At 3.30 yesterday morning the Wagga Fire Brigade received a call through the telephone exchange, and the outbreak was located at the…

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A Warehouse Fire. Three Storeys Burnt Through. Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

A fire at a large warehouse in Kent-street resulted in three floors being burnt through. The outbreak was due to the over heating of an…

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Great Fire in New Zealand Damage of £15,000. Wellington (N.z.)

Daily Advertiser · Wednesday 13 May 1914 · page 2

A fire occurred, to-night at Port Ahuriri, Napier, and destroyed the New Zealand Shipping Company's new store, also Williams, Kettle's No. 2…

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Fire at Inverell. Business Premises Destroyed Sydney

Daily Advertiser · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 2

Several business places in Byron-street, Inverell, were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The outbreak is supposed to have originated…

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Fire at Inverell. Business Places Demolished. Sydney

Wagga Wagga Express · Thursday 14 May 1914 · page 2

Several business places at Inverell, in Byron street, were destroyed by fire early this morning. The fire started in a weatherboard…

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Office Fire Brigade

Irrigation Record · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 3

As a water supply has been provided for fire fighting at the Administrative Offices, Leeton, arrangements have been made to enrol officers willing to act as…

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Government House on Fire Sir Ian Hamilton Renders Assistance. Auckland

Daily Advertiser · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

Government House, Auckland, was partly destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at several thousands of pounds…

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Fire at Government House. Thought to Be Caused by Electric Fuse. Auckland (N.Z)

Adelong and Tumut Express and Tumbarumba Post · Friday 15 May 1914 · page 2

A sensational fire occurred at Government House about 9 o'clock this morning. It was discovered in a room occupied by Lady…

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Fire at Culcairn

Wagga Wagga Express · Saturday 16 May 1914 · page 2

A fire occurred in Culcairn on Thursday afternoon when a six-roomed weatherboard house owned by W. Ryan and occupied by C. Chappel was totally destroyed. Most of the furniture was…

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A Racecourse Blaze. London

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

The grand stand and other buildings on the racecourse at Castle Bromwich, Warwickshire, have been destroyed by fire Suffragettes are…

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Fire Inquiry

Daily Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

At the court house yesterday afternoon the Coroner, Mr. C. J. B. Helm. P.M. conducted an inquiry as to the cause of the fire which destroyed the…

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North Wagga Fire

Wagga Wagga Express · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 2

A magisterial inquiry was held yesterday by Mr. C. J. B. Helm P.M. into the cause of the recent fire at North Wagga, when Mr. Melntosh's residence…

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Boarding House Fire. Man and Women Burnt. WELLINGTON

The Gundagai Times and Tumut, Adelong and Murrumbidgee District Advertiser · Tuesday 19 May 1914 · page 3

During a fire in a boarding house at Wellington (N.Z.), a man and woman, supposed to be named Wilson, were burned to death…

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