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Fires & bushfires, 1903

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Second Edition. the Colney Hatch Fire. Worst Reports Confirmed. Fifty Persons Perish

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday,- Noon --in connection with the outbreak of tire in the Coiney Hatch Lunatic Asylum the worst fears for the loss of life engendered by the reports…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] Terrible Fire. at Colney Hatch Asylum. Great Loss of Life

Evening News · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, January 27, 10.50 a.m.—A fire broke out this morning in the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, and is still raging. It is reported that many inmates of the…

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Great Fire Near London Colney Hatch in Flames. Terror-stricken Inmates. Many Fatalities Reported

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--A terrible conflagration is raging this morning at Colney Hutch, about seven miles from St Paul's, the London County Lunatic Asylum having caught…

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Second Edition the Colney Hatch Fire. Fifty Deaths. London, Jan. 27, 12.45 p.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 7

The fire in the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum has been extinguished. Fifty lives were lost…

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An Appalling Fire. Lunatic Asylum in Flames. Many Lives Lost. London, Jan. 27, 10.50 a.m

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 January 1903 · page 7

A fire broke out this morning in the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum, and assumed grent propertions. The fire is still raging…

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City and Suburban Fires

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 4

Members of the city and some suburban fire brigade had a busy time last evening, again early this morning, three calls being received from outbreaks in widely separated localities…

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Fire Brigades Bill

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 6

The reduction in the vote for the country fire brigades came before the Newcastle Council on Monday night for discussion. The following motion was carried: "That, in consequence of…

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Increase of Fire Brigade Plant

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 9

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade have imported two new land steam fire engines by the steamer Mimiro, which arrived here on Saturday. The larger engine has a pumping capacity of 350 gallons a minute, and…

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Fire at Lane Cove. a House Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

Shortly before 9 o'clock last night a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. John Merriday, Greenwich-road, Lane Cove. There were several people in the houso at the time, and they made an effort to…

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South Australia. a Destructive Fire. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

Shortly before 7 a.m. yesterday a fire occurred in Hindley-street in a two-story shop, between Victoria and Morphett streets. The building was practically gutted and the contents were destroyed. The…

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Colney Hatch Asylum. Scene of the Terrible Fire

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 6

Gables yesterday give details of a terrible fire which occurred at the London. County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch, North London, on Tuesday morning…

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Fire at Lake Cove. a Villa and Contents Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 6

A fire occurred at Line Cove late last evening, a nineroomed villa occupied by Mr. John Monday, Greenwichroad, and its contents being practically destroyed. The fire, which is supposed to have originated in the…

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Tasmania. Fire in an Hotel. Escape of Inmates. Queenstown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

This morning Clear's Family Hotel, at the corner of Orr and Bowes streets, was discovered to be on fire. The fire brigade was quickly on the scene, and having a good pressure of water, and the morning…

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News by Cable. [Copyright.] The Fire at Colney Hatch. Fifty-two Lives Lost

Evening News · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, January 28.—Further details of the terrible fire at the London County Luna­tic Asylum at Colney Hatch state that the annexe in which the fire occurred was…

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Fire Started in the Women's Annexe. Building a Mass of Flames. Heroic Attempts at Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--The outbreak at Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum occurred at 5.30 in the morning, in an annexe containing 200 women, who were in bed…

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The Fire at a Lunatic Asylum. Worst Reports Confirmed. Fifty-two Persons Perish. Terrible Sci Ones of Suffering

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday, Noon.--In connection with the outbreak of lira in the Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum the worst, fears for the loss of life engendered by the reports…

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The Colney Hatch Fire. Fifty-two Lives Lost. Some Bodies Horribly Charred. Heroic Rescues. Patients Resist Their Nurses. Strict Inquiry Demanded. London, Jan. 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 29 January 1903 · page 5

The fire in Colney Hatch Lunatic Asylum broke out at 5.30 this morning in an annexe containing 200 women, who were in their beds. A high wind…

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Suburban Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 8

Shortly after 2a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a brick cottage at 71 Denison-street, Woollahra, occupied by Mr.Edward Gerber. The flames were soon got under, but not before a bedroom on the first floor…

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Fires. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 5

At the inquest concerning the destruction by fire of a house occupied by J. Stewart an open verdict was returned…

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Fire at Newtown

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 30 January 1903 · page 7

Shortly after 2 o'clock. this morning a fire wan discovered in Edwards's iam factory at the corner of Camden-street and Cook's River-roud, Newtown. Detachments of men with appliances from the…

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