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Fires & bushfires, 1907

2,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 102

Store Destroyed by Fire. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 13 March 1907 · page 10

On Sunday morning at about 2 o'clock, Treble and Markwell's store at the Common--wealth mine, was completely destroyed by fire. The building, which cost £100, was…

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Woman's Clothes Catch Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 7

CAMPBELLTOWN, Wednesday.--Mrs. Harold Geeve, who was badly burned last week through her clothes catching fire, died this morning…

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Fire in a Church

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 31

At St. Augustine's Catholic Church, Maryborough (Vic), on Sunday evening, 24th ult., a large kerosene lamp, suspended above the gallery in which the choir are placed, fell…

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Jena Disaster Appalling Experiences Terrible Fight for Life Against Bursting Shells and Fire Splendid Heroism Displayed London, Wednesday, 3.45 p.m

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 1

The latest advices respecting the disastrous explosion aboard the French battleship Jena at Toulon state that it is officially announced that out of a crew of 630 407 of them, besides…

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Catastrophe in France. Explosion of Magazines, on a French Battleship. the Jena Destroyed. Shocking Loss of Life. Imprisoned by Fire and Shell. London, March 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 14 March 1907 · page 7

A terrible disaster occurred at Toulon this afternoon, the battleship Jena, 12,052 tons, being wrecked by an explosion o[?] some of her magazines, with great loss of…

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Fire!

Mosman, Neutral and Middle Harbour Resident · Saturday 16 March 1907 · page 7

Just before 3 o’clock on Saturday morning last many local residents were startled by the loud changing of the…

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Labor War. Police Fire and Kill Strikers. London, Friday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 17 March 1907 · page 7

As the police of Belgrade, the capital of Servia, were escorting to work 200 non-Union sugar, leather, and boot-factories' employees, who had been…

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Fire in the City

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 4

A fire broke out in the front bedroom on the ground floor at the residence of Mr. L. Prunty, 61 Lansdowne-street, City, about 9 o'clock on Sunday night. The bedroom and contents were…

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Socialist Colony. Destroyed by Fire

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The buildings of the Socialist Colony established in New Jersey by Mr. Upton Sinclair, the author of the sensational novel "The Jungle," have…

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Fire in the ClTY

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 7

A small fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Luke Prunty, in Lansdowne-street, city, last night, but before it was extinguished by the inmates with buckets of water the front…

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Brighton Tramsheds Fire. Interesting Evidence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 8

It is very probable that the inquiry ordered by the Railway Commissioners into the [?]re which occurred at the power-house of ta[?] Brighton electric tramway on the 7th instant…

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Great Fire in London. Three Warehouses Destroyed

Evening News · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 4

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—A fire in the City-road, London, destroyed three large warehouses, and damaged other buildings. The damage is estimated at £200,000…

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Upton Sinclair's Colony Buildings Destroyed by Fire London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 1

The buildings at Upton Sinclair's socialistic colony at New Jersey (U.S.A.) have been destroyed by fire. Fifty-five of the inmates, including the…

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Disastrous Fire in London Two Hundred Thousand Pounds Damages London, Sunday, 2 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 18 March 1907 · page 1

A disastrous fire broke out in the City Road, London, yesterday. Three large warehouses were destroyed Several other buildings were damaged. The damage is estimated at £200,000…

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Fire at Paddington

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 4

A fire occurred in an upstairs bedroom at the residence of Mr. L. Dare, Rennie-street, Paddington, shortly after 9 o'clock on Monday night. The blaze was caused through some…

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Sinclair's Socialistic Colony. Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 7

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The socialistic colony founded in New Jersey by Mr. Upton Sinclair, the novelist, and writer on Socialism, has been destroyed by fire…

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Fire in London. Loss of £200,000. LONDON, March 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 5

A fire in City-road, London, destroyed three large warehouses, and seriously damaged other buildings, tho lo[?]s being estimated at £200,000…

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The Lismore Fire. Verdict of Incendiarism.man Committed for Trial

Evening News · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 3

LISMORE, Tuesday—The inquiry concerning the fire, which, destroyed four buildings in Woodlark-street, on the morning of March 11,was concluded last evening…

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A Youthful Incendiary Sets Fire to Thirty Houses London, Monday. 3.10 p.m

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 March 1907 · page 1

A boy of 15 set fire to 30 houses at Posen, Poland. The loss occasioned by the acts of the youthful incendiary amounted to £100,000…

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The Lismore Fire. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 20 March 1907 · page 10

As a result of the inquiry touching the recent fire in Woodlark-street, by which four shops and contents were burnt on the morning of the 10th inst, the coroner found that the…

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