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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1902

2,403 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 121

The Fire at Inverell. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 7

Miss Wilson, the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson, who were burnt to death yesterday, ws much improved to-day. She was unable this morning to leave her bed at M'Cosker's Hotel. She states…

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An Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 7

The Prince of Wales Hotel at Townsville, the property of Mr. David Buchanan, and occupied by Mr. W. H. Livingstone, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The whole of the inmates of…

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Great Fire in London. Two Millions Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The damage caused by the great tire in the Barbican, E.C., is estimated at £2,000,000. LONDON, Wednesday.--Fifty firms were…

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The Fire at Inverell. Latest Details. Subscription Lists Opened

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 6

INVERELL, Wednesday.--Gangs of men are now employed in pulling down a number of chimneys which are considered dangerous, The Premier has instructed immediate relief…

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Fire in London. Great Destruction of Property. London, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 7

The damage by the fire at the Barbican is estimated at £2,000,000. Later. Fifty firms are sufferers by the fire in the…

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The Inverell Fire. Relief Fund Started. Serious Illness of Miss Wilson

Evening News · Thursday 24 April 1902 · page 6

INVERELL, Wednesday Afternoon.—The excitement over the fire is gradually subsiding. Gangs of men were employed this morning breaking down the chimneys considered dangerous to…

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The Barbican Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The estimates of damage caused by the fire at the Barbican, E.C., have been largely reduced…

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The Inverell Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 4
Also in Evening News

A few days ago, when the big fire occurred at Inverell, the Premier (Mr. See) despatched a telegram to the local Mayor, authorising him to relieve, on behalf of the Government, any urgent…

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Fire in London. London, April 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

The estimates of the damage caused by the fire at the Barbican have been largely reduced…

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Fire at Cardington Station. 150 Tons of Hay Destroyed

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 11

About 12 o'clock last night a fire was noticed in the large shed close to the Cardington homestead, which contained a quantity of hay, chaff-cutter…

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The Fire at Inverell. Assisting the Sufferers. Inverell

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 April 1902 · page 5

The subscriptions for the fire relief fund now total nearly £200. Liberal donations are still being received by the Mayor (Alderman Kautz), including £25 wired by Messrs. Anthony Hordera and Sons…

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From Prosperity to Poverty. a Sad Result of a Bush Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 54

Perhaps the saddest circumstance resulting from a bush fire is one which occurred in Winnipeg, Canada, in June, last year,, Benjamin Spencer ploughed in the fields when he was a lad of…

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Suburban Fire

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 5

At the residence of Mr. J. T. Phillips, who is also owner, Allun-street, Glebe Point, a fire broke out in the kitchen yesterday evening. The outbreak was due to a spark from…

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A Fatal Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 13

ALBURY, Monday Afternoon.—A fire attended with tragic circumstances occurred at Sandy Creek, twenty-three miles from Albury, on Saturday, at 2p.m. Mrs. Meredith, wife of a miner,…

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Rockdale Fire Brigade Band

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 2

As we predicted in last week’s issue, the performance given by the Rockdale Fire Brigade Band in “Shady Nook,” Lady Robinsons Beach, was all that…

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Fatal Fire at Young

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 55

YOUNG, Saturday.—A fire, attended with fatal results, occurred last night at the residence of David Normoyle, blacksmith, of this town. Xormoyle is married, and has a family of six…

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Disastrous and Fatal Fire at Inverell

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 1050

At 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning a fire broke out in Mr. Wilson's newspaper agency and fancygoods shop, Otho-street, Inverell. The fire spread…

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Youthful Rebels Suppressed by a Fire Brigade

The World's News · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 25

The Naples Reformatory for youthful criminals has been the scene of an epic struggle. The prisoners, enraged at the prohibition of smoking, banded themselves together by…

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Great Fire in Paris. an Ex-cabinet Minister in Peril

The World's News · Saturday 26 April 1902 · page 22

Undoubtedly the biggest blaze ever seen in Paris since the burning of the Opera-Comique in May, 1887, broke out on Monday, March 10, in the Rue Montmartre, behind the Bourse. The sparks…

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