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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1906

2,123 stories in Sydney's papers · page 53 of 107

Frisco Earthquake How the City Fared. Some of the Horrors of the Night. Many Died of Pure Fright. Fighting the Fire with Dynamite. Robbing the Dead and Dying

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 19 May 1906 · page 11

AUCKLAND, Friday. -- The mall steamer Moama arrived to-day, bringing American files. Passengers give vivid descriptions of the earthquake…

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Fire Brigades' Conference. Final Sittings

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 May 1906 · page 5

At yesterday's concluding sitting of the Inter-State Congress of Fire Brigades (Mr, Bown presiding), the following resolutions were carried:—…

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Disastrous Fire. London, Friday, 2.45 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 20 May 1906 · page 1

By the destruction by fire of a tenement building at Stratford, Essex, a family of six, including three generations, were killed. Another family displayed great heroism…

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The London and Lancashire. a Prosperous Fire Co

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 20 May 1906 · page 2

The report of the London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co, for the year 1905, submitted in Liverpool on April 25, showed net premium received, £1,486,638; losses and…

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Barque on Fire. London, Friday, 2.45 p.m

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 20 May 1906 · page 1

The barque Pitcairn Island, which sailed from Wellington for London on March 19, has been burnt at sea. Her crew abandoned her near Cape Horn,…

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Servant's Revenge. Sets Her EMPLOYER's Bed on Fire Paris, April 10

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 May 1906 · page 5

Clementine Poudoue, a servant in the employ of a widower named Jules Royer, at St Quen, tried to burn her master and his nephew as they lay asleep in bed…

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Great Forest Fires

Evening News · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday, 2 p.m.—Eight towns in Northern Wisconsin (U.S.A.) have been devastated by forest fires. Thirty people have been killed and millions…

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Burnt Out. Another American Disaster. Eight Towns Destroyed. London, Sunday. 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 1

Some fearfully disastrous forest fires have occurred in the northern part of Winconsin (U.S.).No fewer than eight towns have already…

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Fire Brigades Conference

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 11

At the final sitting of the conference of delegates from inter-State fire brigades on Saturday it was decided, on the motion of Alderman E. Lindsay Thompson:--…

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Fire on a Yacht

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 8

About 5 o'clock on the morning of May 4, a fire occurred on the pleasure yacht Grazieka, at Noumea, owned by M. Laffete. The previous evening M. Laffete and a party of friends had…

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Second Edition Forest Fires in America. London, May 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 7

Eight towns in Northern Wisconsin (U.S.A.) have been devastated by forest fires. Thirty people have been killed and…

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Fire Pretention. Interstate Conference. the Final Sitting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 4

The interstate Fire Brigades' Conference entered upon its final sitting on Saturday, under the presidency of Mr. C. Bown, chairman of the Sydney Fire Brigades Board…

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Second Edition. Forest Fires in America. Eight Towns Devastated. Thirty Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.-- Eight towns in Northern Wisconsin, United States, have been devastated by forest fires. Thirty persons have been killed, and…

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A Disastrous Fire. Six Persons Perish. London, May 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 7

A tenement at Stratford, Essex, was destroyed by fire last night. A family of six persons, including three generations, was killed…

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Broken Hill Mine Fire. Flooding the Junction Completed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 May 1906 · page 9

The flooding of the Junction mine has ceased, and the fire which broke out in February at the 550ft level is now a thing of the past. Yesterday Messrs. Weir (North mine),…

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Forest Fires in America. London, May 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 13

Eight towns in Northern Wisconsin (U.S.A.) have been devastated by forest lires. Thirty people have been killed and…

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Fall Into a Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 8

URALLA, Monday.--A young, woman named Mina Vickery fell into the fire this morning, while in a fit. She was badly burned about the neck and face, and there is little hope of hen…

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Fire at Mullumbimby. Mullumbimby

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 10

At mid-day on Monday last a fire occurred at Coorabell Creek, the residence of Mr. Freeman, with entire contents, being totally destroyed. Amongst the articles burnt were several now…

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Forest Fires in America. Eight Towns Devastated. Thirty Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday, Afternoon.--Eight towns in Northern Wisconsin, United States, have been devastated by forest fires. Thirty persons have been killed, and the…

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Machinery Destroyed by Fire. Pambula

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 May 1906 · page 9

Messrs. Haywood Brothers' machinery premises, on the Oaklands Farm, were destroyed by fire late on Saturday night. Scarcely anything was saved. The loss is estimated, at…

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