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Fires & bushfires, 1906

2,123 stories in Sydney's papers · page 41 of 107

Fire-fighting Students. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 April 1906 · page 8

Sir,—I do not wish in any way to minimise the praise given by the principal at the distribution of prizes to the students at the Agricultural College, as reported in your paper this morning. All praise is…

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Fires

Evening News · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 9

The M.F.B. had a call on Saturday to a dwelling in Dean's Terrace, off Kent-street, between Bathurst and Liverpool streets, where some bedding was alight The blaze is believed…

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The Clarence-street Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 8

Mossrs. Edwards, Dunlop, and Co., Ltd., whose business promises were recently destroyed by fire, acknowledge in this issue their thanks to the general, public, a great number of whom…

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Lady's Clothing Catches Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 8

ADELAIDE, Sunday.—While making pancakes yesterday Miss Bebee, of Gawler, sustained serious injuries about the body and limbs through a piece of wood falling out of the fire…

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South Australia. Fire at Adelaide. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 April 1906 · page 8

A fire was discovered in Charlick Brothers' grocery establishment, Rundle-street, this afternoon, and before it could be subdued by the brigades a large amount of damage was…

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Broken-hill Proprietary Fire Outburst of Gas. Two Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 April 1906 · page 7

BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--The task of combatting the fire in Block 11 is still attended with difficulty, which occasionally causes inconvenience in carrying on mining operations adjacent…

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Another Suspicious Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 2

A small wooden tenement containing four rooms and connected with which was an outhouse situated on the Clarke's Estate, Woolwich, and belonging to Mrs…

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Fire at Manly

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 3

The Manly Volunteer Fire Brigade had a call yesterday to the wood and coal yard of J. J. Dargan, Henrietta-lane, off Sydney-road, Manly, where a fire had broken out in a shed…

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Fire at Balmain

Evening News · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 4

The Balmain and Leichhardt branches of the M.F.B. attended an outbreak of fire at 53 Hornsey-street, Balmain, yesterday afternoon. The premises, a weatherboard cottage, were…

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Broken-hill Mine Fires. No Fresh Developments

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 10

BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--The Junction North shaft was unsealed at the 420ft. level for 10 minutes last evening, to enable the officials and Mr. Sheppard to make an examination as to its…

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Fire in King-street

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 10
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The premises occupied by the "Truth" and "Sportsman" newspapers in King-street were the scene of a small fire shortly before two o'clock this morning. A detachment from the…

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Melbourne Mills. Hill Smith v. Fred Preston. Long Bill Pulls the Fight Out of the Fire and Winds in the Seventh Round

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 11 April 1906 · page 6

The promise of a good battle between Fred Preston, of Melbourne, and Bill Smith, drew a fair crowd to the Melbourne Cyclorama, on Tuesday night,…

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Cigars and Fire Insurance

The Catholic Press · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 28

George Chaplin, a resident of Cleveland, Ohio, bought a box of cigars worth £3, which he insured against fire for £5 He then smoked the cigars and…

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Broken Hill Mine Fires. Position at the Proprietary. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 5

The position at the Proprletary mine to-day was without change. About 377 men went underground on the morning shift. The general manager, Mr. Delprat, who leaves for…

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Fire at North Sydney. Man Burned to Death

Evening News · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 4

James Mann, a carting contractor, met a terrible death at an early hour this morning. With two other men and a youth, he occupied a four-roomed weatherboard cottage in…

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Fire at North Sydney. a Man Burned to Death

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 8

A fatal fire occurred at North Sydney shortly before midnight, the victim being James Mann, 37, a carting contractor, who resided in Myrtle-street…

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Fatal Fire. Cottage Destroyed at North Sydney. Man Burned to Death. Fruitless Attempts at Rescue

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 11

A fatal fire occurred at a house in Myrtle-street, North Sydney, shortly before 12 o'clock last night. The place, which is a four-roomed…

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Sensational Fire in North Sydney. a Man Roasted Alive. in His Wife's House. a Bailiff in Possession. Several Suspicious Circumstances

The Australian Star · Thursday 12 April 1906 · page 5

The Fire at North Sydney last night not only contained the elements of a good deal of the sensational drama, but wound-up with a tragedy of real life, and of the most…

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Fire at Richmond

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 13 April 1906 · page 5

Five shops were set on fire by the upsetting of a kerosene lamp in a cycle establishment last night at Richmond. The cycle shop was gutted, and all the rest were more or…

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