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Fires & bushfires, 1900

1,641 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 83

Fire at Annandale

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 3

Early on Sunday morning a fire occurred at premises occupied as a blacksmith's shop by Robert Ling, at the corner of Bruce and Nelson streets. Annandale. The fire is said to have been caused by smouldering tobacco…

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The Danger of Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 4

"If there was a high wind blowing Sydney would be swept away." That is what Superintendent Webb has to say about the danger in which this city stands with her present…

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The Ottawa Fire. Great Distress. Thousands Workless and Homeless

Evening News · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, April 30.—The distress in Hull and Ottawa is great. Five thousand people have been, thrown out of work by the fire, and 18,000 rendered homeless…

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Great Fire at Ottawa. Message From the Queen. London, April 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 5

The Queen has sent a message of inquiry and sympathy with the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa. The Lord Mayor of London (Sir A. J…

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The Fire in Ottawa. Message From the Queen. Lord Mayor's Fund Opened

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 1 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--Her Majesty the Queen, who has returned from Ireland to Windsor, has sent a message of inquiry and sympathy to the sufferers from…

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The Veldt on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 5

Trooper W. A. Grenenger, of the First Australian Horse, in a letter to a friend at Braidwood from the camp near Bloemfontein, says: -- "Since we left Belmont and marched for Kimberley we…

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Fire in Clarence-street

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 9

At about midnight a fire broke out in a building at 46 Clarence-street, occupied as a lumberroom and storeroom by Mr. Robert Thompson, electrical engineer. A detachment of firemen…

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Fire at Central Tilba

Evening News · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 6

TILBA TILBA, Tuesday.—A. fire broke out about 9 o'clock last night at Central Tilba, among some hay in Mr. S. W. Bates' large barn, which, with the contents of the shed and cow bales attached,…

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The Ottawa Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 7

The Governor, on behalf of himself and the Government, sent a message sympathising with the sufferers by the Ottawa fire. The sufferers have replied, thanking him for the message…

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A Warning From Colombo. Fire the Only Safeguard

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 8

(TO THE EDITOR OF "THE DAILY TELEGRAPH".) COLOMBO, April 14. -- Sir, -- I gather from the Australian papers, and also from cables to hand, that the plague has assumed serious proportions…

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"No Hope of Saying Sydney." an Insurance Company View. Fire Brigade Administration. Bristling with Difficulties "An Utterly Inadequate Brigade."

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 2 May 1900 · page 9

The disastrous fire which occurred in Hull and Ottawa has set people thinking as to what would be the fate of Sydney if similarly attacked. The superintendent of the Fire Brigade has stated he…

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The Ottawa Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 6

The Premier, on behalf of the people of Victoria, sent a cable to Sir Wilfred Laurier, Premier of Canada to-day, expressing deep sympathy with the sufferers by the disastrous fire…

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The Ottawa Fire. Queensland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 7

The Premier states that he took action in connection with the proposed sum for the relief of the sufferers by the Ottawa fire on the suggestion of Mr. Dickeon. Victoria and Western Australia…

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The Ottawa Fire. Victorian Sympathy

Evening News · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.—The Premier has cabled an expression of sympathy on behalf of the Victorian Government and the people to Sir Wil-fred Laurier, Premier of Canada, in connection…

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Fire at Wallerawang. Five Buildings Destroyed

Evening News · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 5

WALLERAWANG, Thursday.—At about 3 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in a large store lately occupied by Beveridge and Company (Lithgow), as a general store…

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Sympathy with Canada. The Premier and the Fire. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 May 1900 · page 6

The Premier sent the following message to the Premier of Canada to-day:--"Victoria deeply sympathises with the sufferers in the recent disastrous fire."…

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Fire at Wallera Wang. Four Buildings Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 May 1900 · page 3

WALLERAWANG, Thursday.--About 5 o'clock this morning some back premises of the Commercial Stores were discovered to be on fire. The buildings were of wood, and before adequate…

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The Ottawa Fire

Evening News · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 5

LONDON, May 4, 3.42 p.m.—The fund opened by the Lord Mayor of London (Sir A. J. Newton) in aid of the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa has reached £30,000…

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The Fire in Canada. London, May 4

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 9

The fund opened by the Lord Mayor of London (Sir A. J. Newton) in aid of the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa has reached £30,000…

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Great Fire at Ottawa. Fifteen Thousand People Homeless

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 May 1900 · page 1034

A fire broke out at 11 o'clock a.m. on the 26th ultimo in a wooden house in the lumber district of Hull. The house was quickly burnt down, and a hurricane which was racing blew the live embers…

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