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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1905

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 50 of 113

Fire Near Maryborough. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 April 1905 · page 7

Early this morning the Tinana Hotel, a large wooden building situated at the junction of Gympie and Teddington roads, near Maryborough, was completely destroyed by fire…

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Fire in a Boarding House

Evening News · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 5

BROKEN HILL. Saturday Afternoon.—A six roomed boarding house on Mount Zion, owened by J.Eastman and occupied by Mrs. Harland, was destroyed bt fire early this morning. The…

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Fire Near Maryborough. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 11

Early yesterday morning the Tinana Holel, a large wooden building situated at the junction of Gympie and Teddington roads, near Maryborough, was completely destroyed by fire…

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300 Lives Lost. Chinese Fleet of Boats Caught in a Sea of Fire

The World's News · Saturday 15 April 1905 · page 15

Three hundred people have lost their lives at Wuchow, the treaty port on the West River, nearly.300 miles from Hongkong. In February the place is crowded with natives…

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A Broken Hill Blaze Boarding=house Destroyed. Lodgers Escape in Their Pyjamas. Broken Hill

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 16 April 1905 · page 1

A fire at Mount Zion this morning resulted in the destruction of Mrs. Harland's boarding-house. The boarders were unable to save anything,…

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Fires. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 8

A six-roomed wood and iron dwelling at Mount Zion, occupied by Mrs. Harland as a boarding-house, was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight. When the conflagration…

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Newcastle. Fire in a Hay Store

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 April 1905 · page 6

At 2.45 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a large hay store adjoining the Ice Works at Honeysuckle point, tenanted by the firm of J. Ireland. A stack of oaten hay in bales, valued at about £100, was considerably…

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Bush Fires Relief. Fund Closed

Evening News · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 3

The Bush Fires Relief Fund Committee has, together with the Government subsidy, distributed a sum of about £10,000. This information was furnished to-day at what was…

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Curious Outbreak of Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 4

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.—An outbreak of fire was occasioned in a somewhat curious manner, at the Currency Lass Hotel. Yesterday afternoon youth carried in a basket of clothes,…

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Fire in a Store

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 18 April 1905 · page 8

Shortly before 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a fire was discovered in a bulk produce store adjoining the ice works at Honeysuckle Point, occupied by the firm of J. Ireland. The…

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Bush Fires Fund

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 8

The final meeting of the executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of those who suffered from the recent bush fires was held at the Town-hall yesterday. Mr. H. C…

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The Late Bush Fires. Closing of the Relief Fund. Complimentary Speeches

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 4

The final meeting of the Lord Mayor's Bush Fire Relief Fund was h[?]ld at the Town Hall yesterday morning. The Lord Mayor (Alderman Allen Taylor) presided, and there were…

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Bush Fires Relief. Winding Up the Fund. Meeting of the Executive Committee

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 11

The final meeting of the executive committee of the Lord Mayor's Fund for the relief of sufferers through the bush fires, was held at the Town-hall yesterday. The Lord Mayor…

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The Mikado's Self-denial. No Fires in the Royal Palaces

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--The Mikado is appalled at the terrible sufferings of his troops from cold in Manchuria, and has ordered that no fires be lit in the Royal…

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Serious French Strike. Barricades in Limoges. Repeated Cavalry Charges. Soldiers Fire Without Orders

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Tuesday.--Serious disturbances have occurred in connection with a strike in the French city of Limoges. One of the famous porcelain factories of…

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Special City. "Evening News" Office, 4.15 P.m. Sensational Evidence Before the Old-age Pensions Commission. the Doom of Six Hundred. Fire Peril at Parramatta Asylum

Evening News · Wednesday 19 April 1905 · page 5

The Federal Commission on Old-Age Pensions sat again to-day at the Commonwealth Offices, Macquarie-street. Mr. Austin Chapman, M.P., presided. Some sensational evidence was…

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Fires. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1905 · page 8

A fire broke out this morning in the residence of Mr. Schwind, in Schuback-street. The house was beyond the reach of the water service, the nearest fireplug being 1200ft…

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Fire Trap Asylums

The Australian Star · Thursday 20 April 1905 · page 4

The perils that environ the inmates of the George-street, Parramatta, Asylum have been suggested in a decidedly sensational way by, Mr. Hanson, the Director of Government…

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Devastating Fires. One-third of a Town Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 20 April 1905 · page 9

LONDON, Wednesday.--About one-third of the town of Pisagua, in Chile, which was recently deserted by the inhabitants owing to an outbreak of plague, has been burnt…

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City Mutual Fire Insurance Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 20 April 1905 · page 9

The twenty seventh annual meeting of this company was held at the office of the company to-day, Alderman Thomas Hughes presiding. The report showed a profit for the…

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