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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1911

20 stories in Southern Highlands's papers

Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 7 January 1911 · page 2

For the first time under the new regime the alarm by fire bell was heard in Moss Vale on Friday afternoon last. The brigade, about…

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Mysterious Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 8 March 1911 · page 2

At about 2.30 on Sunday morning last a fire occurred mysteriously in an uninhabited dwelling house in Arthur-street, Moss Vale. The fire…

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Fire Brigade Ball

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 15 March 1911 · page 2

The annual ball in connection with the Moss Vale fire brigade took place in the Moss Vale hall on Friday night last, and, despite the heavy thunderstorm raging…

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Fire Brigade [?]all

Robertson Advocate · Friday 17 March 1911 · page 2

The annual ball in connection with the Moss Vale fire brigade took place in the Moss Vale hall on Friday night last, and, despite the heavy thunderstorm raging,…

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Disastrous Fire. "Maybrook" Destroyed

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 2

A fire occurred at " Maybrook," the residence of Captain Bailey, on the Robertson road, shortly before I a.m. on Friday morning last…

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The New York Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 1 April 1911 · page 6

The City Attorney and the chief of the Fire Brigade both declare that the building department is responsible for the loss of 142 lives in the fire on…

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Fire at Hobs Tale

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 4 April 1911 · page 2

A fire occurred at "Maybrook," the residence of Captain Bailey, on the Robertson road, near Mobs Vale, shortly before 1 o'clock on Friday morning…

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Judge's Report on Fire Brigades

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 12 April 1911 · page 6

The report of Acting Judge Eimunds, who was appointed a Royal Commission of Inquiry into mitten connected with the administration of the Fire Brigades…

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Fire Commissioners' Levy

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

At the last meeting of the Bowral council a letter was received from the Board of Fire Commissioners acknowledging receipt of council's…

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Exciting Fire Scenes

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

Some exciting scenes were witnessed at a fire in a shirt-waist factory in St. Louis. Two hundred girls escaped from the building,…

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Fire at Bundanoon

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 April 1911 · page 2

A five-roomed cottage at Buudanoon, the residence of Mr. Patrick Hayman, was destroyed, by fire on Friday night last. Mr. and Mrs…

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Fire at Bundanoon

Robertson Advocate · Friday 21 April 1911 · page 2

A five-roomed cottage at Bundanoon, the residence of Mr. Patrick Hayman, was destroyed by fire on Friday night last. Mr. and Mrs. Hayman left for…

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Great Forest Fires

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 15 July 1911 · page 2

Terrific forest fires are raging in Northern Michigan, and they have wiped out the twin towns of Ausable and Oscada…

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The Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 19 July 1911 · page 4

For at least five years Cyrus Laird had resided at the exclusive Beauchamp Hotel, and had any one demanded of the hotel employes an account of his…

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The Stamboul Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 5 August 1911 · page 2

The damage caused by the recent fire in Stamboul is estmated at £5,000,000. It takes two hours to drive around the devastated area…

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The Open Fire

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 14 October 1911 · page 3

A fire is a delightful thing, a companion and an inspiration. If my room were kept warm by some wretched modern contrivance, of water-pipes or heated air, would…

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Fire at Kangaloon

Robertson Advocate · Tuesday 7 November 1911 · page 2

A cottage on one of Mr. J. Bruce's farms at Kangaloon was totally destroyed by fire on Wednesday night last, under mysterious circumstances…

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Will Water Yield Fire?

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 18 November 1911 · page 4

Flame ia about the last fountain from which we should expect water, yet it yields it abundantly. The product is no more wonderful than sugar, drugs, and…

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When Fires Abe Unconquerable

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Saturday 9 December 1911 · page 4

It is often a source of wonder to onlookers that the rivera of water which are thrown by a dozen or more fire-engines into a burning building have no…

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Dog's Alarm of Fire. Seven Lives Saved

The Scrutineer and Berrima District Press · Wednesday 20 December 1911 · page 3

Through the agitation and excitement shown by a dog, a number of people were roused from sleep early on Monday morning in time to escape from a…

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