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Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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This article relates to the fire of Bradford on June 24th, 1862, which originated in an unknown stable in the main city sector. There is no lasting record of a newspaper published during the week of the fire.
"Fire Inquest
On Friday morning last [June 27th], Corner Allen, with a Jury, held an inquiry into the causes of the late fire. About a dozen witnesses were examined, after which the jury returned the following verdict:
'We, the Jury empannelled to inquire into the causes or origin of the fire that occurred in this village on the night of the 24th [June] inst., having heard the testimony brought before us, are of the opinion that such fire originated through accident, whose cause is unknown to this Jury.
-A.S. Warburton, Foreman'
No evidence was adduced to show that there was either a candle or lamp in the stable on the evening in question."
South Simcoe Times
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An article about a highly destructive fire that swept through Holland Street, destroying multiple buildings, businesses and homes. The original article appeared in the May 22nd, 1871 edition of the Toronto Daily Telegraph and was reprinted in 1901 as part of the "Looking Backward" series.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
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South Simcoe News
Volume 6, Number 274
p.2
South Simcoe News
The Sufferers by the Late Fire
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South Simcoe News
Volume 6, Number 274
June 15, 1871
p.2
South Simcoe News
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Newspaper article from 1886 about a fire that destroyed buildings on the town's main thoroughfare and the fire suppression efforts of firefighters and citizens.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
Fire! Fire! The old and familiar cry is again heard
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Article based on the event of Lukes' Flour Mill's recent fire on the early morning of November 19th, 1895. The mill was located on the far east end of Bradford, and was registered under the Patrons of Industry Warehouse and Shipping Company.
Bradford Witness
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An article about farmers providing food to those in need after a fire and the Emergency Relief Committee.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
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The photograph depicts the ruins of a fire on Drury Street in 1910. B.B. Collings is featured in it with the fire department.
Bill Marks