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Fires & bushfires, 1904

1,913 stories in Sydney's papers · page 52 of 96

Fires. Bombala

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 14

A stable was destroyed by fire last Friday morning on Mr. J. Toms's farm at Saucy Creek, but the cause of the outbreak is not known. Neither the stable nor its contents were…

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"The Fat's in the Fire."

The World's News · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 32

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Newcastle. Fire in a Produce Store

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 10

An inquest was begun at the Courthouse yesterday before Mr. Coroner Hibble concerning the fire which occurred at Messrs. Garrett and Sons' produce store, 81 and 83 Hunter-street,…

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Fire at a Timber-yard. Costly Machinery Destroyed. Launceston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 14

A destructive fire at Messrs. J. and T. Gunn's timber-yards broke out about midnight, resulting in several thousand pounds' worth of damage. The fire originated in a…

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Newcastle. the Recent Fire in Hunter-street. Coroner's Inquest. Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 14

The Coroner, Mr. C. Hibble, opened an inquest to-day concerning the fire which occurred in Messrs. T. Garrett and Sons' produce store, Bunter-street West, early on Sunday morning last. Sub-inspector Goulder…

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Doomed Port Arthur. Waiting for the Final Assault. a Terrific Artillery Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 August 1904 · page 9

LONDON, Friday. -- In pursuance of the Mikado's instructions to sacrifice as few lives as possible when Port Arthur is finally assembled, the Japanese are slowly, but surely,…

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Fire on the Earth

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 August 1904 · page 5

"I am come to send fire on the earth."—Luke nil, 49 AT such, a period, and for such a place as this—for here we are limited to the subject of relipious truth and practice—I…

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Destructive Fire. 210 Houses Burnt

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 August 1904 · page 5

LONDON. August 6.—A disastrous five at Hsfeld, Wurtemburg, Germany, destroyed the Town Hall, a church, and 310 houses…

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Destructive Fire in Germany. London, Aug. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 August 1904 · page 6

A destructive fire has occurred at Ilsfeld, in the Kingdom of Wurtemburg, Germany. Three hundred and ten houses were destroyed, also the Town Hall and a church…

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Disastrous Fire in Germany. Over 300 Buildings Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 August 1904 · page 9

LONDON, Saturday.--Isfeld, a town in Southern Germany, was yesterday the scene of a disastrous conflagration. Before the fire was extinguished no fewer than…

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Fire at Leichhardt

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald, The Daily Telegraph

The Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade was called out at about 2.30 a.m. yesterday for an outbreak On Lyall-atreet, which ultimately resulted in the loss of a dwelling…

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Fire Alarms for Kogarah

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 4

At a meeting of the Kogarah Council last night, a letter was read from the Fire Brigades Board, stating that instructions had been given for the erection of a telephone line from…

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A Motor 'Bus Catches Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 August 1904 · page 8

Much excitement was caused in one of the streets to-day owing to a motor 'bus, plying between the city and Leederville, catching on fire. The accident was caused by a fracture of…

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Fires. Walgett

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 10

A fire occured last night at Mr. W. R. Weate's premises, Dangar Bridge. A large haystack, also a shed, agricultural implements, and buggy were destroyed. The property was…

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People Who Cannot Make Fires

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 42

The Pnpunns of the Malay coast of New Guinea are still in the most primitive state Thev are wholly unacquainted with metals, and make their weapons of stone, bones, and wood. They…

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Fire at Walgett

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 8

WALGETT, Tuesday.--A fire occurred last night at Dangar Bridge, three miles from the town. A large stack of hay, together with the shed, a buggy, and some agricultural…

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Toulon Dockyard on Fire. Attributed to Short Circuit Wires

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 7

LONDON, Tuesday.--The great French naval dockyard at Toulon is on fire, and the estimated, damage has already reached [?]80,000…

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Great Fire. Naval Dockyards Ablaze. Torpedo Boats Destroyed. London, Tuesday, 6.5 a.m

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 August 1904 · page 4

The naval dockyard at Toulon, the French naval base on the Mediterranean, is burning, and already damage to the extent of £80,000 has been done. The carpentring works, the…

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