Disastrous Fire. Estimated Damage £80,000
About 4 o'clock on Saturday morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called to the largest fire which has devastated any portion of Sydney for…
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Fires & bushfires, 1909
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Disastrous Fire in Sydney. Timber Yard Destroyed. Damage £80,000
ONE of the most disastrous fires Sydney has experienced for a long time occurred at Saxon and Binn's timber yard, Pyrmont, at an early hour on…
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A bush fire on Mundra Station, near Deniliquin, destroyed about 50 square miles of country…
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At 4 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out at Saxton and Binns timber yards, Pyrmont. It commenced near the water front, and had…
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On Wednesday last about 2000 acres of grass were burned by a bush fire at Bando Station. The country was mostly myall with a lot of dead timber…
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A fierce fire is raging on the Brewarrina side of Narram, Lake, about 40 miles direct from Brewarrina. On Saturday night the reflections were…
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The common peanut, beloved of the American small boy, and, under its alias of "monkey-nut," not unknown to the English cousin, grows in a…
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A fire occurred at Schwepps mineral water factory, Surry Hils, last night, damage to the extent of £9000 resulting…
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The recent disturbance of the telegraphs throughout the world for a space of several hours is surmised by scientists to have been caused by a…
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The capital of the Dominion of Canada—Ottawa—and her sister city —Hull—received a staggering blow by fire on April 26, 1900. The fire…
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The new Fire Brigades Act has been assented to by the Governor, and comes into Operation on January 1st. Impprtant o[?]anges are brought about…
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A hut and tent, occupied [?] miner named Mulhall. at the [?] the hospital, were burn down[?] Tuesday. Nearly all the [?]…
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Thiry weatherboard houses' and shops were destroyed by fire at Williamstown yesterday. The damage is estimated at between £10,000 and…
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A few bush fires are reported from several parts of the district, but they have fortunately been extinguished before any serious damage bad been…
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Disastrous bush-fires have been reported from the Urana district. Areas owned by a large number of settlers have been devastated…
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Yarmouth Pier has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £60,000…
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Messrs. Arding and Hobbs, whose drapery store at the corner of Lavender Hill and St. John's-road, Clapham Junction, was burnt down on…
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Bush fires have caused serious damage in the Kilmore district Victoria. Several farmers had narrow escapes…
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At about 1 a.m. on the morning, the 25th inst., Constable Jones was duty in Otho-street when his attention was directed to the stable and [?]…
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