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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

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Great Fire in the City Anthony Hordern’s Burnt Out. a Fatal Leap

The Mittagong Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2

The buildings in which the business of Antony Hordern was carried on were almost totally demolished by fire on Wednesday morning. immense…

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Another Big Fire

The Mittagong Express · Friday 12 July 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

A call was received just after midnight for an outbreak of fire at 210 and 212 Kent street, near the corner of Margaret street , a six story building…

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Disastrous Fires. the Palace Emporium Destroyed

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 3

ONE of the most disastrous fires which Sydney has ever experienced occurred on Wednesday morning, when a block of buildings owned by Messrs…

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Bowral Fire Board

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 2

A MEETING of the Bowral Fire Board was held on Thursday last. Present: Alderman Christie (Mayor), Ald. R. S. Mrckenzie, Mr. Ebb. Davis (hon. sec.)…

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Anthony Herdorn and Sons' Great Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 2

On Wednesday morning at about 8.15 p.m. smoke was noticed coming from a reserve store for Mancheater goods in the basement near the toy department. Almost…

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Fatal Fire at Lyttleton, N.z

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Saturday 13 July 1901 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Thursday.—News has just been received of a terrible fatal fire, which ocourred this afternoon at Lyttleton, the port of Christchurch, in the province of Canterbury,…

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The Auckland Fire

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

Jessie Minns, the scullery maid at the Grand Hotel, has admitted to the police that her sensational story of three men burning the hotel with…

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Bowral Fire Board

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2
Also in The Southern Mail

A meeting of the Bowral Fire, Board was held on Thursday last, when there were present: Ald. Christie (Mayor), Ald. Mackenzie, and Mr. Ebb. Davis…

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The Fire at Hordern's

The Southern Mail · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2

Four more fatalities are reported in connection with the disastrous fire at Anthony Hordern's the additional victims are William Dashwood…

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The Fire at Hordern’s

The Mittagong Express · Tuesday 16 July 1901 · page 2

Four more fatalities are reported in connection with the disastrous fire at Anthony Hordern’s; the additional victims are William Dashwood…

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The Fire at Hordern's

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

ON Saturday the work of demolishing the walls that had remained standing was roceeded with, and the strong room, which contained over £5000 in cash,…

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Another Great Fire. DAMAGE £20,000

Bowral and Robertson Free Press · Wednesday 17 July 1901 · page 3

MR. CRAGO'S flour mills at Newtown were the scene of a large and disastrous fire early on Sunday morning, resulting in the total destruction of the mill itself, a large…

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The Fire at Hordern's

The Southern Mail · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 2

Search was again continued for the missing bodies on Monday, but without success. Mr. S. Hordern has undertaken to pay the widow of Mr…

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The Fire at Hordern’s

The Mittagong Express · Friday 19 July 1901 · page 2

Search was again continued for the missing bodies on Monday, but with out success. Mr. S. Hordern has undertaken to pay the widow of Mr…

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Flour Mill Burnt Out

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 2

Bathurst, Sunday.—A destructive fire occurred at a quarter past 8.o'clock to-night, when the large three-story flour-mille of Tremain Brothers,…

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Big Fire at Nyngan

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 24 July 1901 · page 2

Nyugan, Saturday Morning —A disastrous tire broke out here at 7.30 last night on the southern side of the town, which in a few minutes spread to…

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Palace Emporium Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 10 August 1901 · page 5

About 11 o'clock on Wednesday morning a number of mon were engaged clearing out the remeinded of the debris in the furniture building at…

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