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Fires & bushfires, 1905

2,253 stories in Sydney's papers · page 61 of 113

Fire at Earl's Court the Exhibition Saved

Evening News · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 4

LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m.— A fire occurred to-day at the Exhibition at Earl's Court, Kensington. The building of the Welcome Club was partly burnt, but the exhibition…

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Disastrous Fire at Brisbane. Estimated Loss. £8000. One Hundred Employees Affected. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 12

A disastrous fire occurred late this afternoon at the corner of Stanley and Ernest streets, South Brisbane, at the premises occupied by Hancock and Gore, Limited, timber…

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Fire at Earl's Court. Welcome Club Partially Burnt LONDON, Friday, 2.50 p.m

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 1

Tile Welcome Club, Earl's Court, has been partially burnt, but the Earl's Court Exhibition Itself was saved…

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Fearful Convent Fire the Montreal Holocaust. Heroism of the Sisters. Scene of Moore's Boat Song

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 June 1905 · page 15

A brief cable message to Australia some weeks ago reported a disastrous fire as having occurred in a convent at St. Genevieve, a little French-Canadian village near Montreal…

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General Cables. Fire at Earl's Court

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 June 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.-The Welcome Club at Earl's Court has been partly burnt. The exhibition was saved…

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Fire at Earl's Court. London, Friday, 2.50 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 11 June 1905 · page 1

The Welcome Club Earl's Court, has been partially, burnt, but the Earl's Court Exhibition issue was saved…

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Fire at Earl's Court

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 5

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--A fire occured to-day at the exhibition at Earl`s Court, Kensington. The building of the Welcome club was partly burnt, but the exhibition was saved…

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New Fire Station for Waterloo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 7

At the last meeting of the Waterioo Council. Alderman W.Taylor, suburban representative on the Fire Brigades Board, stated that the desire of Waterloo for a new fire…

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Queensland. the Recent Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 7

It is estimated that the damage caused by the fire at Messrs. Hancock and Gore's timberyard amounted to about £2500. It is understood that Messrs. Slaughter and Kidney's…

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Shipping Casualties. Disaster at the Islands. Barque Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 June 1905 · page 7

The barque Martha Davis was destroyed by fire at Hilo, in the Hawalian Group, on May [?]. A report of the disater was brought to Sydney on Saturday by the R.M.S. Sterra. The vessel…

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State Fire Insurance

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 9

The Western Australian Premier has promised to follow the example of New Zealand, and introduce a State Fire Insurance Bill to the local Parliament. It would seem that some…

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Country Fire Brigades. to the Editor

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 3

Sir,--The report in Wednesday's issue of your paper of a deputation to the Chief Secretary, on the above important question, has prompted me to bring under your notice several matters that…

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The Country. Fire on a Tobacco Farm

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 6

"WAGGA, Monday.--A fire involving heavy loss has taken place near Tarcutta Creek, on the, Oberne estate. Joseph Sarin has a tobacco farm there, and he received a telegram stating…

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Fire in the City. Excitement in Valentine-lane

Evening News · Tuesday 13 June 1905 · page 4

The quietude of Valentine-lane, George-street. West, was interrupted shortly after 10 o'clock this morning, when the residents were startled by women's screams, followed by cries…

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Fires. in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 5

Shortly after 10 o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred in a two-storey house at 18 Valentine- lane, occupied by Mr. Samuel Mason, owing to a gas flame coming in contact with a curtain…

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Fire in Macquarie- Street

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 7

Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning Mr. Pierce, the caretaker of the Free Public Library, at the corner of Bent and Macquarie streets, was awakened by shouts of "fire" from the…

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Fire in Macquarie-street. Dentist's Workshop Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 4

The watchman at the Government Printing Office, Mr. J. Smith, about 2 o'clock this morning, saw flames breaking out at the rear of No. 159 Macquarie-street, adjacent to the Public Library…

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Fire in the City. Dentist's Workroom Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 9

Considerable excitement was caused in the city early this morning by a fire in Macquariestreet, next to the Public Library. The outbreak occurred in a large workroom at the…

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An Exciting Time. Fire in a Kitchen. Crowded Valentine-lane

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 June 1905 · page 7

Excitement rose high in Valentine-lane, George-street West, at 10 o'clock yesterday morning. Screams of "Fire!" were the first…

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Metropolitan Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 June 1905 · page 3

Some interesting experiments have been conducted by the Metropolitan fire Brigade during the past few days as to the value of oil fuel burners, three of which were recently imported…

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