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Fires & bushfires, 1904

1,913 stories in Sydney's papers · page 14 of 96

Push Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

ARMIDALE.—Bush fires are doing much damage round Armidale on Messrs.. White's and Jacke's properties…

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Fires. Gosford

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

An outhouse at the rear of a cottage occupied by Mr. R. Downes, chemist, was destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The building contained over £100 worth of drugs and…

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Fires in the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

ARMIDALE, Monday--Bush fires were prevalent in this district last week, in the locality of Saumarez. A considerable area of grass was demolished, and fencing was destroyed. So…

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Fire at Manly

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

A small fire broke out on Monday night in a shooting gallery, occupied by James Weeks, on the Corgo, Manly. It was caused by the bursting of a [?]pipe. Through the prompt action of…

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Fire at Coonamble

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 8

COONAMBLE, Tuesday.—A fire occurred at the premises of the "Independent" Newspaper Office on Saturday night. Excellent work was done by the fire brigade and other willing hands, the…

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Fire on a Steamer

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, February 8, 2.30 p.m.—The German steamer Augsburg, Captain Koch, from Adelaide, November 16, via Java ports, for Hamburg, has arrived at Ferrel, Spain, with a fire in No. 3…

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The Fire in Baltimore

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

It is the boast of out American cousins that anything in their country is done upon a big scale. That preeminence is unfortunately maintained in directions where it could…

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Fire at the Wallaroo Mines

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 8

News from Kadina indicates that the new outbreak of fire in the Wallaroo mines will not be of long standing, and the consternation which the first publication of the…

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The Wallaroo Mine Fire. an Unpromising Outlook

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Monday.--A telegram from Kadina states that the fire at the Wallaroo mines is becoming seriously complicated. Late last night the ground eastward of Taylor's shaft,…

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Ship on Fire. From Australia. LONDON

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

The German-Australian liner Augeburg, which left Adelaide on November 16, is on fire at Ferrol (Spain). Her No. 3 hold is alight, and is being extinguished…

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Terrible Fire at Baltimore. a Tidal Wave of Flames Damage £8,000,000

Evening News · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

LONDON, February 8.—A tremendous firs is raging at Baltimore, United States. A large wholesale dry goods establishment and 70 other business houses have been destroyed…

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Tremendous Fire in America. Devastation at Baltimore. Six Hundred Houses Destroyed. London, Feb. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 7

A tremendous fire is raging at Baltimore, United States. A large wholesale dry goods establishment and 70 other business houses have been destroyed…

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Great Fire in Baltimore. the Firemen Helpless. Dynamite Brought Into Use. Damage Many Millions Sterling

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--A tremendous fire has swept over Baltimore, U.S.A. The outbreak originated in a dry goods establishment. Seventy business houses were…

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Disastrous Fire in Melbourne. Printing Establishment Destroyed. One Hundred and Sixty Hands Affected. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 9

A disaatrous are occurred soon after midnight on Saturday at the premises of Charles Troedel and Co., printers, lithographers, and stationers, 230 Flinders-lane, close to…

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A Wave of Fire. Another U.S. Calamity. Fearful Havoc at Baltimore Six Hundred Houses Destroyed. Many Lives Lost. Damage Estimated at £8,000,000. LONDON

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 February 1904 · page 4

Another terribly disastrous fire is reported from the United States. Baltimore is the scene or this latest calamity…

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Bush Fires

Evening News · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 7
Also in The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser

WERRIS CREEK, Wednesday.—Bush fires have done considerable damage to the north-west of Werris Creek, many miles of fencing and hundreds of acres of pasturage having been…

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The Snow Burnt Out. That Pitt-street Organ

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 5

There is desolation in the "Palace of Wonders" in Pitt-street this morning, for the fire mend has been at work. The establishment, situated next the Arcadia, where the "Red…

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Disastrous Fires. £40,000 Damage

Evening News · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 4

BRISBANE, Wednesday Morning.—Overell's large drapery establishment, in Fortitude Valley, was completely burnt out this morning. The damage is est[?]ed at £40,000. Other…

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The Augsburg Fire

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 February 1904 · page 3

The fire that broke our on the steamer Augsburg, while en route from Adelaide to Hamburg, has been extinguished. About hall the contents of No. 3 hold was…

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