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Fires & bushfires, 1901

2,011 stories in Sydney's papers · page 2 of 101

Tee Newcastle Fire

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 6

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.-The big fire at Messrs. D. Cohen and Company's bulk store is still smouldering, and it is expected that several days will elapse before it will have burnt itself…

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Fire Brigades' Demonstration

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 7

One of the outdoor attractions set down as part of yesterday's programme of Commonwealth festivities was a procession and display by the Metropolitan Fire Brigades. The first part was successfully undertaken,…

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Fire at Forbes

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 6

FORBES, Wednesday.-At 12 o'clock on Monday night a fire occurred opposite the railway station, when Mr. Josiah Strickland's private residence was completely destroyed. All the family…

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North Sydney Fire Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 7

Special efforts have been made by the station officer (Mr. Cults) and the members of the North Sydney branch of the M.F.B. to render the local fire station attractive The display made does credit to…

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The Fire Brigades' Display. a Fiasco

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 7

From 10,000 to 15,000 persons assembled on Prince Alfred Park on Wednesday afternoon to witness the display arranged to take place by the members of the Metropolitan firemen. Shortly…

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A Serious Fire. No, 2 Fire Station Gutted. Horses and Appliances Burnt. Several Inmates Endangered

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 7

Shortly after 9 o'clock last night the ground floor of No. 2 Fire Station, situated in George-street West, a short distance from Redfern railway station, was burned out. Two of the brigade's horses were…

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A Fire Station Ablaze. in George-street West

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 2

At a little after 9 o'clock on Wednesday night persons in George-street West saw the unusual spectacle of a fire station on fire. Between twenty and thirty people were in the upper…

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Question of a Permanent Fire Brigade. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 9

The question of the necessity for the establishment of a permanent fire brigade of t[?]ined men in the city of Newcastle has again been reopened. About two years ago, when Messrs. R. Hall and Sons'…

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Fire Fighting. Display by the Brigades. A Glittering Spectacle

The Australian Star · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 6

The grand display in Prince Alfred Park by the United Fire Brigades yesterday afternoon was a glittering and interesting spectacle. The weather was fiercely hot, and this…

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Last Night's Fire. Interview with Superintendent Webb. (Continued from page 2.)

Evening News · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 5

An "Evening News" reporter this morning called on Superintendent Webb, and had a conversation with him in connection with the fire. No official report had yet been given as to the…

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The Fire Brigades. Procession Through the Streets. at Prince Alfred Park. an Unmanageable Crowd. the Display Abandoned

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 3 January 1901 · page 5

The splendid impression created by the small turnout of firemen and appliances in the big pageant of Commonwealth Day prepared one for the magnificent display made yesterday…

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Fire at Tarcutta

The Sydney Wool and Stock Journal · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 9

In the Tarcutta district a bush fire has been raging all the past week, the result being the devastation of a large tract of country. The outbreak started on Burke's Creek holding…

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Australian Mutual Fire Co

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1901 · page 6

The fine offices of the A.M.F. Co. appeared to great advantage when lit up. A horseshoe design in gas effectively showed the groups of statuary on the pediments, the base of the latter…

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Bush Fires

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 8

A bush fire broke oat last week in a stubble paddock on the Monteith estate at Lowesdale, about 14 miles from Corowa. There being a thick undergrowth on the estate and a fairly stiff…

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Fire Brigades' Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 10

As all leave has been stooped among the members of the Metropolitan F[?]e Brigades during the Commonwealth celebrations the men of the headquarters station determined to bring their friends to meet them…

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A Fire Station Burnt

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 55

Shortly after 9 o'clock on Wednesday the ground floor of No. 2 Fire Station, situated in George-street West, a short distance from Redfern railway station, was burned out. Two of the brigade's horses were…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 11

Shortly after 6 o'clock last evening a fire occurred on board Messrs. Burns, Philp, and Co.'s Island steamer Moresby, lying at the Oil Works Wharf in Johnstone's Bay. Flames were seen…

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Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Ball and Supper

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 10

The members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade stationed at headquarters, Castlereagh-street, entertained a large number of their friends at a hail and supper in the Protestant-hall last night…

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Harbor Pyrotechnics a Fleet of Fire. a Mexorable Display

Evening News · Saturday 5 January 1901 · page 2

Of all the gorgeous displays which Sydney has presented during the past week, on shore [?] harbor, by night and day, the most magnification beyond all doubt was the pyrotechnie display to…

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Fire in a Fire Station

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 January 1901 · page 10

No. 2 station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Sydney, was the scene of a conflagration on Wednesday night, the result, it is supposed, of the decorations, and the…

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