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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1901

2,011 stories in Sydney's papers · page 22 of 101

Fire on a Boat. Outbreak on the Waterloo

The Australian Star · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire on board the four masted barque Waterloo, lying at Smith's wharf, shortly before 9 last evening. A…

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Country News. the Fire at Rutherglen. Corowa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 3

The report of the fire at Rutherglen yesterday was greatly exaggerated, the damage done being but very slight. The fire was extinguished before it obtained a good hold. On hearing of the fire a number of…

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Fire at Annandale. a Piane Factory in Flames

The Australian Star · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 2

At an early hour this morning the watchman at the piano and sewing machine manufactory of Messrs. Beale and Co., in Nelson- street, Annandale, discovered an outbreak of…

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Fire on a Steamer. Exciting Experiences. a Narrow Escape

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The fire which broke out on board the steamer Jumna, from Queensland ports for London, was first discovered in the steamer's bunkers, on the 9th…

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Fire on a Barque. the Waterloo at Smith's Wharf. a London Cargo Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 22 March 1901 · page 7

Shortly before D o'clock last night the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak on the four-masted barque Waterloo, lying at Smith's Wharf…

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Bush Fire Brigade

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 702

When bush fires occur in heavily grassed country where there is also scrub and fallen timber it is nearly impossible to effectually check the rush of the flames with any means that are available…

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Fire Alarms

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 4

The Fire Brigades Hoard, in reply to a request from the Parramatta Council, have decided to erect a number of fire alarms in different Parts of the town, and will have…

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Through the Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 9

"When thou walkest through the fire thou Shalt not be burned."—Isaiah x1iii, 1, 3. Thomas Bilney, one of the earlier reformers, friend and companion of Bradford and Latimer,…

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Fire at Wodonga. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 10

A fire broke out to-day at Wodonga, and destroyd Mr. C. V. Smith's saddler's shop. The whole of the stock was also burned Mr. T. H. Seaham's smithy, with all its contents, was also…

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The Fire on the Waterloo

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 11
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, Evening News, The Australian Star

A survey was hold yesterday on the four-masted ship Waterloo to ascertain the extent of the damage as a result of the fire on Thursday night. The fire was found to be confined to the…

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Fire at a Piano Manufactory

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 12

Early yesterday morning a fire broke out in the piano and sewing machine manufactory of Messrs. Beale and Co., Limited, in Nelson-street, Annandale. Although the damage is estimated…

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Destructive Fire at Annandale. a Piano Factory Ablaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 March 1901 · page 13

Messrs. Beale and Co.'s piano and sewing machine factory, situated at Nelson-street, Annandale, was the s[?]ne of a destructive fire at an early hour yesterday morning. The outbreak, which…

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A Big Harbor Blaze. Serious Damage to a Barque

Sunday Times · Sunday 24 March 1901 · page 9

The four-masted barque Waterloo, lying at Miller's Point, was found on fire on Thursday night. The Fire Brigades were quickly in attendance, but the flames were…

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Grim. Con. Charged. " Without Prejudice." Side Lights and Snap Shots. Dainty Trifles of a Cause Celebre. His Honor and the Fire Hose. the Spoiling of a Saint

Truth · Sunday 24 March 1901 · page 7

AMILLARITY breeds contempt and all torts of other things. Not the least of these is irreverence. Last week Mr. John Want, K.C., F.D., was a model of veneration and cantious…

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Fire at Wellington

Evening News · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 6

"WELLINGTON," Saturday.-A disastrous fire occurred at about 9 o'clock on Friday night. At that hour the family of Mr. P. Gleeson was aroused by the alarm of fire, a shed situated…

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The Fire on the Waterloo. Initiation of the Inquest

Evening News · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 4

The deputy city coroner initiated an inquest this morning at the Lard Nelson Hotel, Miller's Point, into the circumstances surrounding the outbreak of fire on tie barque Waterloo, at Smith's Wharf…

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A Wool Ship on Fire. Bound From Sydney to London. the Strathgryfe in Distress. Dunedin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 March 1901 · page 7

The four-masted vessel Strathgryfe, which left Sydney on the 8th instant for London, has put into Port Chalmers owing to a fire in the hold. No particulars are as yet available…

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