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Fires & bushfires, 1911

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Fire on a Steamer. Three Stowaways Suffocated

Evening News · Friday 10 February 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Thursday Evening.—The Liner Hero from Dunkirk arrived at Hull to-day with a fire in the hold. When the flames were extinguished the bodies of three…

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A Curzon-street Blaze. Fire at Crewe House. Countess and Heir in Danger. London, Feb. 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 15

A passer-by, in the middle of the night, discovered a fire in Crewe House, Curzon-street W., the London residence of Lord Crewe, Secretary of State for the…

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Fire at Crewe House

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 8

LONDON, Friday.—A passer-by, in the middle of the night discovered a fire in Crewe House, Curron-street W. the London residence of Lord Crewe, Secretary of state for India…

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A Running Fight Burglar Fires Five Shots at Constable

The Arrow · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 3

FOLLOWING closely on the Houndsditch tragedy comes the story from London of another desperate struggle between a policeman and an armed criminal. A…

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Stowaways Burned to Death. Fire on the Steamer Hero

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 13

LONDON, Thursday.-- The liner Hero, from Dunkirk, arrived at Hull with a fire in the hold. When the fire was extinguished the bodies…

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Fine of £15. Setting Fire to Hedges. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 15

A. M. Ruthberg wan charged at the Ballarat Court to-day with lighting the hedge clippings at Mount Rowan on January 23, thereby endangering the properties of Donald Urquhart…

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Rescue Under Fire Thrilling Journey Across Roofs with Wounded Sergeant

The World's News · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 18

The thrilling story of the removal of Sergeant Leeson to hospital amid the hail of the assassins' bullets was told to the "Daily Mirror" by the doctor who accompanied the…

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Fire Ln Liner's Hold. Death of Stowaways. London, Feb. 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 15

The [?]ner Here, bouud from Dunkirk, arrived at Hull with a fire in her hold. When the outbreak had been extinguished the bodies of three stowaways, all…

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Coronation Coach. Destroyed by Fire. a Vehicle That Cost £8000

Evening News · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 5

Our LOndon correspondent cabled this morning that the coach which to have been used at the Coronation of King George has been destroyed by a fire at a coachmakers at…

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Fire at Crewe House. Due to a Fused Wire. Countess and Infant in Danger

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 11 February 1911 · page 13

LONDON, Friday.-- In the middle of last night a passer-by discovered a fire at Crewe House, Curzon-street W., the residence of the Earl of Crewe (Secretary of State for…

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Church Fire and Panic Mexico City, January 4

Sunday Times · Sunday 12 February 1911 · page 24

A fire and panic which occurred while a New Year celebration was in progress in a church on the Hacienda Ranch, near San Lius Potosi, cost the lives of seven…

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A Mysterious Fire

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 6

WINDSOR. Monday.— What might have proved a disastrous firs narrowly averted on Saturday night at the drapers [?] of Mr. T Lobb George-street Just prior to…

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The Crewe House Fire

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 6

LONDON. Saturday.— When the fire broke out in Crewe House Curson-street W. Lady Crewe and the heir to whom she had given birth on the previous day were conveyed in an…

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Fire at Crewe House. Slight Damage by Water

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 7

LONDON, Saturday.--Lady Crewe and the infant heir were safely removed in an ambulance to Lord Rosebery's house, [?] Berkeley-square, W…

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Crewe House Fire. Mother and Child Unharmed, London, Feb. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 9

When the fire broke out in Crewe House, Curzou-street W., Lady Crewe and the heir, to whom she had given birth on the previous day were conveyed in an ambulance…

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Late Cable News. Received To-DAY. Brussels Exhibition. Small Deficit Despite Fire

Evening News · Monday 13 February 1911 · page 6

BRUSSELS (Belgium), Sunday Evening.— The exhibition at Brnssels resulted in a [?] of only £7.200 despite the fire which cost £40,000…

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Bush Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 7

Bush fires in Tarauak[?] swept over a considerable area, and did much damage…

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Taxi-cab on Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 14 February 1911 · page 4
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This morning, at 2 o'clock, the driver of taxi-cab 19, when running along Bunnerong-road, found the vehicle on fire. He made use of the post office telephone to call up the…

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Disastrous Fire

Evening News · Wednesday 15 February 1911 · page 4

COONAMBLE, Wednesday.—A broke out in a chaff store at Coonamble West last night, and destroyed the building and contents. The building was 80ft by 40ft with iron roof nearly…

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