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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 113

In Case of Fire. Darlinghurst Wants More Protection

Evening News · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 3

The attention of the Chief Secretary was today drawn by residents of Darlinghurst, supported by representatives of the Fire Brigade, to the inadequacy of the fire station in that…

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North Sydney. And Fire Protection. Deputation to Mr. Hogue

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 6

A deputation, which was introduced to Mr. Hogue, Chief Secretary, yesterday by Mr. Cresswell, M.L.A., urged that a new fire station should be built at Crow's Nest, where a…

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Darlinghurst's Danger. In Case of Fire. Deputation to Mr. Hogue

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 4

Mr. Hogue, the Chief Secretary, received the third deputation for the week on fire brigade matters, this morning. The latest demonstration came from Darlinghurst…

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The Fire on the Warriioo. Further Particulars. Vessel's Narrow Escape. Cargo Jettisoned

Evening News · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday Afternoon.—The Steamer, Warrimoo passed the Heads at 8.25 o'clock last night. The night was fine and smooth, with a southerly swell…

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Steamer on Fire. Union Liner Warrimoo Ablaze. Steams Full Speed Into Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 4

The pilot at Queenseliff, Victoria, despatched the startling news into Melbourne this morning that the Union liner Warrlmoo, which left Melbourne for Hobart yesterday…

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Fire Discovered by Third Officer. Passengers Behaved Splendidly. Benzine Thrown Overboard. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 4

Early tills morning the Union Co.'s steamer Warrlmoo passed through the Heads showing distress signals. Assistance was at once despatched, and it…

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A Chinese Tragedy. Fleet of Trading Boats on Fire. Great Loss of Life. London, Wednesday, 2.55 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 9 March 1905 · page 1

A fleet of Chinese trading boats caught fire at Wu-chow, with the result that in addition of the great damage done 300 persona were killed…

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Bush Fires Belief

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

The ladies of Mosman and Neutral Bay have been most successful in their efforts to help to relieve the distress caused by the recent bush fires. The house-to-house collection and…

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Bush Fires Relief

The Australian Star · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 2

The hon, sees, of this fund acknowledge receipt of cheque for £1 from Mr. L. J. Harnett, Woollahra,. to credit of the concert fund, also £1 is from Mr. S. Gordon,…

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The Bush Fires Relief Fund

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

The general committee of the Bush Fires Relief Fund, having come to the end of its resources, appealed to the Premier for further monetary help to cope with…

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Darlinghurst Fire Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A deputation from the Fire Brigades Board, accompanied by several city aldermen, was introduced to the Chief Secretary yeaterday by Mr. Daniel Levy, M.L.A. It was…

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An Effective Fire-beater

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 12

A very effective fire-beater is made by attaching an oblong-shaped piece of greenhide, size about 2 feet 12 inches, to a handle about 4 feet long…

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Warrimoo Fire Extinguished. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 7

The fire aboard the Warrimoo Is now extinguished…

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Fire Brigades and the Loan Votes

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 4

The Chief Secretary proposes, in the course of a few days, to deal with the whole of the fire brigade votes, so far as concerns the allotment of moneys granted by Parliament. There is a…

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Chinese Boats on Fire. Three Hundred Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--A fleet of Chinese trading boats at Wu-chow (the treaty port in Kwang-si) caught fire yesterday. Three hundred lives were lost…

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Barbarous Russians. Fire on Dead and Wounded Japs

The Australian Star · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 5

A few further particulars regarding the signal victory scored by the Japanese over the Russians are embodied in the following…

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Great Fire at Wu-chow. Three Hundred Perish. London, March 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 7

A fleet of Chinese trading boats at Wuchow (the treaty port in Kwangsi) caught fire yesterday. Three hundred lives were lost…

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Fire on a Steamer. the Warrimoo in Danger. Deck Cargo Jettisoned. Damage Below Deck. Vessel Rturns to Melbourne

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Union Steam Ship Company's Warrimoo, which left Melbourne yesterday afternoon for New Zealand via Hobart, had a narrow escape from destruction…

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Fire on the Warrimoo Exciting Experience at Sea. Explosive Cargo Jettisoned. Vessel Returns to Port. the Outbreak Extinguished. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 10 March 1905 · page 7

The Union Company's steamer Warrimoo, which left Melbourne on Wednesday afternoon for New Zealand ports, Via Hobart, was discovered to be on fire when off Cape…

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