Fire at Eveleigh Workshop
About. S o'clock on Sunday night flames were seen bursting from a small shed used as a fitters' store at, the Eveloigh workshops. An attempt was made…
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Fires & bushfires, 1907
293 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 13 of 15
The Fire Fiend. Several Outbreaks Near Sydney
The members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade had a strenuous day on Sunday, having to answer no fewer than nine calls. Many of them were…
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A bush fire of large proportions raged at Manly all Sunday afternoon, in the vieinity of North Harbor. A strong westerly wind fanned the flames, and…
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Several bush fires were noticeable towards the range, on Mr. D. G. Teys' property, in the early part of the week; but they were extinguished without very much…
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Dust is a wonderful producer of fires. There are instances on record in post offices where the dust of the mail bags suspended in a close room exploded with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A New Fire Hose
A new form of fire hose shown at the recent electrical exhibition at Olympia was rolled on a circular reel capable of revolving on a centre bearing fixed to the wall…
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A fire which ended disastrously broke out at Mr. William Howard's promises, Rutherford, shortly before 2 o'clock this afternoon. A spark ignited the plant-house, which was covered with ti-tree…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the Turakina. Damage Estimated at £100,000
A fire broke out on the steamer Turakina, which left Auckland on September 26 for London. She put into Wellington. The fire was very…
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When passing near the Wallis Creek railway bridge yesterday, Mr. William Stocker, who has a farm in the vicinity, observed smoke issuing from the structure, and almost immediately after…
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A spark from a chimney set fire to a thatched roof planthouse at the residence of Mr William Howard, nurseryman, at Rutherford, Maitland, on…
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A disastrous fire broke out at Trundle early on Thursday morning. Five buildings were destroyed, including the large store and offices of Messrs Todd and…
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The grass in a paddock at Mount Dee took fire to-day, and so rapidly and fiercely did the flames spread that Mount Dee House, the residence of Mr, Parsons, was threatened with destruction. Seven…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Putting Out a Big Fire. An Evening Trip With the Brigade
Imagine yourself in a barrack-like building with many rooms and a great courtyard in the rear. Engines with funnels of polished brass, their woodwork…
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Early on Saturday night a rather extensive fire broke out in a large shed on Messrs. Huddart, Parker, and Co.'s wharf, in Sussex—street, Sydney. On receipt of the…
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Robert Barbour and Brothers' warehouse in Manchester has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at [?]120,000…
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A terrible fire occurred early this morning in which a young girl was burned to death and another was seriously injured. The residence of Mr. Frank Goodman, a farmer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[Local and General.] Blaze at Morpeth
A tin of naphtha ignited at Dr. Houlihan's residence, Morpeth, last night, and set fire to the back verandah. The fire brigade was early on the scene, and extinguished the flames before much damage…
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The Postmaster-General has forwarded a letter to the Murwillumbah postmaster asking him to thank the men who saved the post-office from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Big Fire at Bourke. Whole Terrace Destroyed
A big five oecurred at Bourke on Thursday in the main street, by which a whole terrace of eight weatherboard shops, the property of James Brown,…
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At a meeting of the West Maitland Fire Brigade Board, hold yesterday, It was decided that as the Board, has no power to allow the brigade to attend fires occurring…
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