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Fires & bushfires, 1903

1,918 stories in Sydney's papers · page 63 of 96

Fire at a Brewery. Toohey's Malt Kiln Destroyed. the Main Building Intact

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 7

At 1 o'clock yesterday a fire broke out in one of the buildings at Toohey's Standard Brewery, Elizabeth-street, but owing to the prompt arrival and good work of the fire brigades the…

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Fire in the City. Outbreak at the Standard Brewery. the Malt House Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 8

Considerable excitement was caused in the city yesterday afternoon by a fire which broke out at the Standard Brewery (Tooheys, Limited), situated in Elizabeth-street, near Belmore Park. The…

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Brewery on Fire. a Call to Toohey's. the Malting House Ablaze Thousands at the Scene

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 August 1903 · page 6

An alarm of Are at Toohey's Brewery in the middle of the day not only raised a feeling of extreme anxiety amongst the firemen, but drew an enormous crows of people from…

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Three Small Fires

Evening News · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 4

The fire brigades were called out on Thursday afternoon to a fire which had broken out at the rear of a private dwelling in Bunnerong-road, Randwick. The damage, however, was…

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Fences on Fire

The Australian Star · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 5

Three small fires necessitated the attention of the firemen yesterday. On a vacant two[?]cre-patch of land on Bunnerong-road some scrub caught fire and burnt a portion of…

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The Grilgandra Fire. Three Persons Arrested

Evening News · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 6

GILGANDRA, Friday.—Inspector Moss has arrested three prominent townspeople in connection with the fire at Jenkins' Telegraph Hotel. The arrests have caused a profound…

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Shell Fire. Testing a Turret. London, Aug. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 5

The French authorities have made some heavy tests of the Suffren's turret. Another French warship, the Massena, fired several shells at the turret, which was…

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Effect of French Shell Fire. Interesting Naval Experiments

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.-- The French warship Massena fired shells at the Suffren's turret in order to test their effect. The turret was practically uninjured, and the sheep…

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Unhappy Austria Hungary. Rioting in Croatia. Gendarmes Fire on the Mob

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 August 1903 · page 6

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The peasants at Zaprasic, in Croatia (Austria-Hungary), tried to remove the Hungarian flag over the station on the occasion of the Emperor Francis…

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Fire at Wyalong

Evening News · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 4

WYALONG, Saturday.—A fire occurred yesterday afternoon, when a weatherboard dwelling, owned and occupied by a family named Duncan, situate in Neeld-street, was totally…

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The Fire at the Maryborough Sawmills. Official Inquiry. Some Remarkable Evidence. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 August 1903 · page 8

The Inquiry into the cause of the fire at the Albion sawmills, Maryborough, in May last, was continued on Wednesday. Sensational evidence was tendered…

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Property Destroyed. Funny Fire Brigade Rules

Truth · Sunday 23 August 1903 · page 4

A fire broke out at Thompson Estate at 2 o'clock this morning. The South Brisbane Fire Brigade proceeded in the direction of the scene, but finding that…

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Kaiser Fou Fire and Sword Against Socialists

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 August 1903 · page 5

The "Muenchener Post," a Berlin Socialist organ, learns that at a recent dinner the German Emperor, in the course of a conversation with Herr von Tschirschky, said:…

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Blaze in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 5

A fire broke out in the establishment of Messrs. M'Intosh and Co., general commercial printers, Metropole-lane, off Little Collins-street, to-night. The flames spread…

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Queensland. Cottages Destroyed by Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 7

A fire broke out on the Thompson Estate Brisbane, at 2 o'clock this morning. Four cottages were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £600. The whole of the furniture…

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Fire on a Steamer. Burnt to the Water's Edge

Evening News · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 5

"WINDSOR, Monday.—At midnight on Sunday the stemer Narara,. bet ween 40 and 50 tons' burthen, owned by Messrs. Mitchell and Johnston, and trading between. Sackville Reach, and Sydney,…

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Newcastle. Fire on the Aldergrove. Heavy Damage to Stores

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 6

A fire broke out in the lazarette of the British barque Aldergrove on Saturday night, and did a considerable amount of damage, principally to the chip's stores. The barque is lying at a ballast berth near the top end of…

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Fire on a Barque. Outbreak in the Lazarette. Damage on the Aldergrove. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 August 1903 · page 5

A fire broke out on the British registered barque Aldergrove shortly after 8 o'clock last night, and considerable damage was done. The vessel is berthed at Callan's Wharf, which is some distance up the…

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Fire Insurance

The Australian Star · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 6

At the offices of the Corporation of Accountants of Australia, Equitable Buildings, George-street, Mr. E. W. G. de Gyulay will on Thursday next deliver an address…

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The Aldergrove Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 August 1903 · page 6

Captain Vellacott, Lloyd's surveyor, made preliminary inspection yesterday of the barque Aldergrove, on which the fire occurred on Saturday night. He gained the impression that the seat of the fire was on the port side, pression that the seat of the fire was on the port side,…

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