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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1903

1,918 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 96

Fire at a Bank

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

About 6 o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred on the premises occupied by the Bank of Australasia, corner of King and Australia streets, Newtown. The flames were first…

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Big Fire at Bourke

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 2

One of the biggest fires ever seen at Bourke broke out about daylight last Sunday. A terrace of shops was destioyed. The damage is estimated at…

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The Bourke Fire. Further Particulars. Damage £10,000

Evening News · Tuesday 10 March 1903 · page 6

BOURKE, Monday.—A disastrous fire broke out in Mitchell-street early on Sunday, morning. The fire started in premises occupied and owned by Mr. A. V. Gow, general storekeeper, who is at…

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The Farmer. Fighting Bush Fires

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 585

The recent fires in the county of Gloucester and the great damage they did to the Dungog division suggest that settlers are still a good deal backward in the modes of prevention and successfully fighting big…

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Fire. Parkes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 9

Mrs. Doyle's boarding house at the corner at Welcome and Short streets, containing 12 rooms, was destroyed by fire at 1 o'clock this morning. Mrs. Doyle is in Sydney. The property was owned by…

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Fire at Temora

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 13

TEMORA, Tuesday Afternoon.—A fire occurred about 10 o'clock last night in Fol[?]y'sproduce store, which was a wooden building, and very old. The flames ignited the adjoining[?]…

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Fire at Parkes

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6

PARKES, Tuesday Afternoon.—Mrs. Doyle's boarding establishment, situated near the railway station, was burnt to the ground early this morning. The premises contained 12 rooms, and…

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Big Fire at Bourke

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 13

A disastrous fire broke out in Mitchell-street[?] Bourke, early on Sunday morning. The fire started in premises occupied and owned by Mr[?] A. V. Gow, general storekeeper. The block of…

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Fire at Temora. Temora

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 4

Six buildings in the main thoroughfars were destroyed by fire, which broke out at 10 p.m. yesterday in premises occupied by Mrs. Foley. The flames spread rapidly and soon reached Stockm[?]n's…

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Big Fire at Temora. Seven Shops Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 6

TEMORA, Tuesday Afternoon.—A fire occurred about 10 O'clock last night in Foley's produce store, which was a wooden building, and very old. The flames ignited the adjoining…

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Big Fire at Temora. Seven Shops Destroyed. Several Families Rendered Homeless

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1903 · page 7

TEMORA, Tuesday.--A big fire occurred last night, about 10 o'clock. The fire broke out at Foley's produce store, a very old wooden building, and the adjoining shops soon caught. From…

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Fire At. Taylor Bros.'

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 9

The City Coroner has decided to hold au in quest at Kiley's Hotel, Aunaudale, respecting a fire which occurred at Taylor Brothers' box factory, at the corner of Booth and Trafalgar…

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The Country. the Temora Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 7

TEMORA, Wednesday.--The are is still smouldering in a quantity of chaff at Stockmann's produce store. About 12 tons are burning, and a strict watch is being kept, in case another…

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The Temora Fire. £2000 Damage

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1903 · page 6

TEMORA, Wednesday Afternoon.—The destructive fire which occurred on Monday night is still smouldering in a quantity of chaff at Stockman's produce store. About 12 tons were burnt…

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Fire in Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 2

A destructive fire occurred last night in Hoadley and Company's confectionery factory, situated on the St. Kilda-road, near Prince's Bridge, Melbourne. The [?]ding is a large…

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Fire at North Sidney

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 6

The North Sydney detachment of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called at No.4 Brisbane-street, off Willoughby-street, occupied by Mr. John…

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Inquests. Fire at Annandale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 11

The City Coroner held an inquest at Kily's Hotel, Annandale, yesterday, into the circumstance connected with a fire which occurred at Taylor Brothers' factory, at the intersection of Booth and…

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Big Fire in Melbourne. a Confectionery Factory Ablaze

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Friday.--After a long immunity from, big fires in Melbourne, what appeared at first to be the nucleus of one was discovered to-night shortly after 11 o'clock, in the…

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Fire at Melbourne. Damage Estimated at £18,000. MELBOURNE

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1903 · page 9

A fire broke out late to-night in a large brick building on St. Kilda-road, near the Princes Bridge, used by Hoadley and Co. as a confectionery factory. The fire brigade was quickly on the spot,…

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A Fire. Not Much Damage

Truth · Sunday 15 March 1903 · page 4

At Richmond this morning a small cottage took fire, but before it had time to make headway a man employed by the Board of Works, who was flushing the…

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