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Fires & bushfires, 1903

1,918 stories in Sydney's papers · page 28 of 96

Fires. Brewarina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 6

An inquest on the Brewarrina fire was held t-day. The evidence went to show that the fire originated on the promises of J.H. Huggins, tobacconist. The jury returned a verdict that the premises were feloniously…

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Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 4

A fire broke out yesterday morning in a five-rooms weatherboard cottage nt 118 Phillip-street. Bulmain, occupied by W. H. Simmonds. A portion of the roof was damaged, but the outbreak was soon…

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Fire at Surry Hills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 5

About 1 o'clock this morning a fire occurred in a grocer's shop in Albion-street, Surry Hills, occupied by H. Sinclair. Detachmonts from headquarters George-street West, William-street,…

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Ameer's Palace Damaged by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 5

LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon. -- The Ameer's palace of Kabul has been greatly damaged by fire. The main block of buildings was saved…

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Fire. a Call to Surry Hills

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 5

At a few minutes after 1 o'clock this morning the alarm rang through the head station of the M.F.B., and -was sent on to No. 2 George-street West, No. 4 Darlinghurst, and…

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Fire at Surry Hills. Grocery Store Gutted. Six Horses in Danger

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1903 · page 4

A destructive fire occurred early this morning in a grocery store at 110A Albion-street, Surry Hills, occupied by Mr. George Twist. The shop is one of two storeys at the front, while the…

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Country News. Fires. Brewarrina

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 9

An inqueston the Brewarrina fire was held yesterday. The evidence went to show that the fire originated on the premises of J. H. Huggins, tobacconist. The jury returned a verdict that the premises were feloniously…

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A Peak on Fire

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 3

Our Tumut correspondent wires:—A very pretty sight was witnessed here last night. A peak, measuring miles round, was one mass of blaze, and the flicker of the fire could be seen from the…

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Fire at Surry Hills

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

About 1 o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred in a grocer's shop in Albion-street, Surry Hills, occupied by H. Sinclair, Detachments from headquarters, George-street West, William-street,…

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A Gold Mine on Fire

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 6

A fire broke oat in the New Hopeful Mine, at Eaglehawk, Bendigo, on Thursday morning. When the men went to work in the morning, through the New Argus shaft, they found dense…

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Fire in the New Hopeful Mine

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 4

A fire occurred at Eaglehawk this morning in the Now Hopeful Mine. Having no shaft of its own, the company carries on operations from the New Argus Company's mine. When the miners…

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Big Fire. in New Zealand. Block of Buildings Destroyed

Evening News · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 3

AUCKLAND, Friday Afternoon.—A disastrous fire this morning destroyed the finest block of buildings at the Bluff. The block comprised seven premises, including Huddart, Parker, and…

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Mine on Fire at Eaglehawk. Two Othees Affected. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 March 1903 · page 7

Information was received at Bendigo to-day that a serious outbreak of fire has occurred in one of the mines at Eaglehawk, and that as a consequence a number of miners had been temporarily thrown out…

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The Progress of the Fire. a Four Hours' Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 11

Smoke was seen issuing from the third-floor windows of Hentsch's Bond at a few minutes before 7 o'clock, the alarm being received at the Metropolitan Fire Brigade station at Circular Quay at 6.50 p.m…

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Previous Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 11

If the conflagration which illuminated this city last evening has rarely been equalled in Australia in maguificeace of spectacular effect, there have been a good many previous outbreaks which…

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The Fire

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 6

The fire which broke out last night in Hentsch's bonded warehouse defied all efforts to subdue it till the material on which it had fed was pretty well exhausted. The…

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Another Fire Occurs

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 10

While the fire was burning its fiercest, word came to the superintendent that an adjacent kerosene bond was "well alight," sparks from the big fire being responsible for the outbreak…

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Big Blaze. Thrilling Night Incidents. Loss of About £200,000

The Australian Star · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

The city was last night illuminated by a mass of burning merchandise of all descriptions, the value of which is set down as between £200,000 and £300,000. The sight…

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Scene Round the Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 11

The mass of flame shooting skyward presented a picturesque spectacle, that was visible from all quarters of the city. An enormous crowd soon collected, estimated at not less than 100,090. They…

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Rockdale Fire Brigade Band

The St Georges Advocate · Saturday 21 March 1903 · page 2

IN accordance with the agreement entered upon at the recent band conference, the Rockdale Fire Brigade Band will perform in Rockdale this…

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