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Newcastle & Lake Macquarie · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1907

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 16 August 1907 · page 5

A fire occurred to-night in the Union Oil Company's engine works, Woolloomooloo Bay. Owing to the Domain gates being locked, the fire engines were…

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Fortunatus on Fire. Abandoned by Her Crew. in the Indian Ocean. Perth

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 19 August 1907 · page 5

Immediately on the arrival of the German liner Seydlitz, Commander Dowers handed the following report to Chevalier L. Ratazza, the agent for the line in West…

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Fire in Sydney. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 20 August 1907 · page 6

A fire was discovered at about a quarter to twelve o'clock to-night in the tent and tarpaulin factory in Sussex-street, between King and Erskine streets,…

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Fire on the Indraghiri. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 22 August 1907 · page 5

A fire broke out this morning on board the s.s. Indraghirl, a vessel of 4927 tons, belonging to the Tyser line which arrived on Friday night with a general cargo from…

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Great Fire at Hakodate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 28 August 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday.—A great fire has occurred at Hakodate, the chief port of Yezo, in Japan. Three-fourths of the town was…

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Fire at Tighe's Hill

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 29 August 1907 · page 5

About four o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Francis Bailey, Bryant-street, Tighe's Hill, with such serious results…

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Fire in Melbourne. an Aged Couple Killed. Melbourne

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Friday 30 August 1907 · page 5

A fire broke out early this morning in an old weatherboard shop at Carlton, one of the suburbs of Melbourne, occupied by William Mills, 72 years of age, and his…

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Country Fire Brigades

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 4

The difficulty which arose on the occasion of a recent fire at Bowral has given Superintendent Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, an…

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Fire at Hakodate

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.—The losses through the fire at Hakodate, in Japan, amounted to £3,000,000, while 60,000 persons were rendered homeless…

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Fire on a Ship. the Ladye Doris Damaged

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 4 September 1907 · page 5

At about eight o'clock last night a fire broke out in the forepeak of the ship Ladye Doris, lying at No. 4 buoy in the stream…

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The Ladye Doris Fire. Extent of the Damage

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Thursday 5 September 1907 · page 5

As a result of the fire which occurred on the ship Ladye Doris on Tuesday night, a considerable quantity of the cargo will have to be discharged. The…

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Antwerp Fires. Serious Damage. London

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Saturday 7 September 1907 · page 5

Timber fires were raging at Antwerp yesterday, and the damage is estimated at several millions of francs. Two streets were threatened with…

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The Antwerp Fires

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—The fires which were started by strikers in several of the Antwerp timber yards, and which did so much damage, have been…

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Disastrous Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1907 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.—A fire occurred yesterday at Tacoma, in the State of Washington (U.S.), by which no fewer than 15 persons were burned to…

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Fire at Hunter's Hill. Sydney

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Monday 9 September 1907 · page 5

A fire broke out early on Saturday morning in an unoccupied four-roomed weatherboard cottages in Ryde-road, Hunter's Hill, the circumstances in…

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The Steamer Oceano. Bunker Coal on Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

The steamer Oceano, which arrived from Victoria (B.C.) on Saturday night, had a fire among her bunker coal on the voyage. Captain Davies informed a…

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Fire at Bangalow. Seven Shops Burned. Bangalow

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

A destructive fire broke out this morning at Bangalow, about midway between Lismore and Byron Bay, and resulted in the destruction of seven shops and the…

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Fire at Murwillumbah. the Town Devastated. Enormous Damage Done. Murwillumbah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Tuesday 17 September 1907 · page 5

The town of Murwillumbah, situated on the banks of the Tweed River, was destroyed by fire last night. The outbreak occurred in Dainer's…

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The Oceano Fire

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 4

The fire in the steamer Oceano's bunker coal, which broke out during the voyage from Victoria (B.C.) to Newcastle, was still burning yesterday. It was thought on…

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Murwillumbah Fire. Murwillumbah

Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate · Wednesday 18 September 1907 · page 5

The work of clearing away the debris in the town of Murwillumbah has commenced at many places, and the majority of the business houses have already…

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