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Fires & bushfires, 1907

2,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 102

Extra Special Ship on Fire in Woolloomooloo Bay the Flames Subdued

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 13

After our first edition had gone to press the full force of the fire brigade, assisted by the men-of- warsmen from the fleet, from Garden Island, and of the Harbour Trust fire…

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A Steamer on Fire. in Woolloomooloo Bay. Vessel Has to Be Flooded. Dangers of Copra Cargo

Evening News · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 8

About half-past 8 o'clock this morning a serious fire broke out among the copra cargo in the after part of the German-Australian Company's steamer Varzin, lying at the eastern end…

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Late Sporting. "Evening News" Office, 6 P.m. the Steamer Fire a Thousand Tons of Water Used. Heavy Damage to Cargo

Evening News · Saturday 15 June 1907 · page 9

The fire on the steamer Varzin (reported in our first edition on page 4), was extinguished completely by flooding at about noon, and the steamer was afterwards moored alongside the…

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Fire Boats

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 June 1907 · page 7

No effort is being spared by the authorities in New York for effectively dealing with an outbreak of fire in the port. Recently two fireboats, equipped with steam…

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Steamer's Cargo on Fire. in Woolloomooloo Bay. Hard Work of Brigades

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 June 1907 · page 7

About 8.30 yesterday morning a fire was discovered in the after held of the German-Australian liner, Varzin, lying at the wharf on the castern side of…

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A Steamer Alight Disastrous Fire on the Varzin Copra Cargo Ignites After Hold Flooded Extensive Damage Done

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 16 June 1907 · page 1

A disastrous are broke out on the German-Australian Steamship Co.'s steamer Varzin, which was lying on the eastern side of Woolloomooloo Bay, yesterday morning…

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The Latest Mail News Oil Steamer on Fire. Five Hen Killed and Four Injured. £200,000 Cargo Ablaze. London, May 4

Sunday Times · Sunday 16 June 1907 · page 12

The steamer Westgate arrived at Plymouth yesterday, having on board forty-eight of the survivors of the oil tank steamer Silverlip, which was abandoned on…

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The Varzin Fire

The Australian Star · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 5
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To- day the surveyors are to make an inspection of the German liner Varzin, on which a destructive fire occurred on Saturday. Until the survey is complete the…

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Fire on a Steamer. Copra Cargo Alight. Vessel Flooded

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 8

A fire occurred at Woolloomooloo Bay on Saturday morning, when part of the cargo of the steamer Varzin was burnt, and the hold had to be…

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Fire on a Steamer. at Woolloomooloo. Vessel's Hold Flooded. Cargo of Copra Alight

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 17 June 1907 · page 6

Copra on the steamer Varzin, of the German-Australian line, berthed at Wooloomooloo, took fire shortly after 8 o'clock on Saturday morning. The outbreak occurred in the…

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Fire at Redfern. Six Shops Damaged. Newsagent Burnt Out

Evening News · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 6

A fire broke out in Abercrombie-street, Redfern, this morning, and six shops were damaged, three rather severely. The Scene of the conflagration was a long terrace owned by Messrs…

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Fire at Redfern Six Shops Damaged a News Agency Burnt Out the Occupier Injured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 1

A disastrous fire occurred in Abercrombie- street, Redfern, at an early hour this morning. A terrace of six shops, which belong to Messrs. Bakewell Bros., of Enskineville,…

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The Fire on the Varzin

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 18 June 1907 · page 5

A preliminary survey of the German-Australian steamer Varzin was made yesterday morning, but a complete estimate of the amount of damage done by the fire has not yet been…

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Enfield Fire Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 4

Alderman W. Taylor, municipal representative of the Fire Brigades' Board, notified the Enfield Council lost week that land at the corner of Liverpool-road and Edward-street had been purchased by the…

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Fire at Epping. Charge of Arson

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 10

The district coroner, Mr. W. Clarke, held an inquest at the Ryde Police Court yesterday into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred in Norfolk-road, Epping, on…

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Fire at Redfern. Six Shops Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 10

Six shops in a terrace, owned by Messrs. Bakewell Brothers, were damaged by fire in Abercrombie-street, Redfern, yesterday morning. The outbreak took place in a shop occupied…

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Fire at Redfern. a Terrace of Shops Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 9

A fire broke out in Abercromble-street, Redfern, early yesterday morning, which at the outset threatened to become disastrous, but which was practically confined to a…

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The Miner. Extinguishing a Fire in a Mine

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 37

The great mining disaslor at the Courrleres Coal Mines in France has attracted the attention of mining men to the dangers incidental to underground fires, and to the many important…

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The Fire on the Varzin. Repairs to Be Effected in Hamburg

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 19 June 1907 · page 10

A survey was yesterday made of the steamer Varzin, to ascertain the damage sustained by the recent fire on board. It was found that several plates were slightly buckled. The vessel,…

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