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Fires & bushfires, 1907

2,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 54 of 102

Fire at the Railway Station

Evening News · Friday 12 July 1907 · page 4

A fire broke out about half-past 8 o'clock last night in a storeroom off the produce shed at the Central Railway Station. A number of employees got a hydrant to work and the…

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Fire in the City. an Early Morning Blaze

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 18

A fire in a two-storeyed building at the corner of Margaret-street and Wynyard-lane, was discovered at about 3.30 yesterday morning. When the detachment from Circular Quay station,…

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A City Fire. Early Morning Blaze. Good Work by the Brigades

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 14

A fire which at one time threatened to assume serious dimensions was discovered in a large two-story building at the corner of Wynyard-lane and Margaret-street shortly…

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George-street North Fire Station

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 16

In October last Alderman Lindsay Thompson (representative of the City Council on the Fife Brigades-Board) reported that the Chief Secretary had approved of the removal of the…

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Fires on Wool Ships. Recomendations by a Royal Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 17

The report of the commission on fires on wool ships was laid on the table of Parliament House, New Zealand, last week. The report is an extension of and supplementary to the interim…

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The Secret of the Fire Walk Found Out. The Tahiti Cana[?]bals' Sacred Mysterious Dance Bare-Footed on Red-hot Stones

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 13 July 1907 · page 2

Daring the recent visit of Prof. Henry [?] Crampton, of Clumbia University, to the South Sea Islands for the purpose of biological…

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Fires on Wool Ships

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 July 1907 · page 2

The Royal Commission appointed to Investigate the cause of fires on wool ships, recommends that It be compulsory upon the ships to have the nature or class of…

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Fire Walking Explained

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 July 1907 · page 6

The Fijian fire walkers, who gave some exhibitions at Christchurch last year, have engaged the attention of Mr. Andrew Lang, who chaffs the men of science on the…

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Three Lives Lost in a Fire

Sunday Times · Sunday 14 July 1907 · page 12

A sad fire fatality happened at Port Chalmers (N.Z.). The outbreak occurred in a two-storey wooden building occupied by William Haberfield, his wife, four-year-old child, and Haberfield's…

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Dreadful Burning Accident. Girl Falls Into a Fire. Wee Waa

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 July 1907 · page 8

A 10-year-old girl named May Williams, residing with her parents at B[?]lgravia, near Woo Waa, was fearfully burnt about the body on Wednesday. It appears she was…

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A Fire Drencher

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 10

A demonstration of a fire drencher installation took, place at Messrs. Edwards, Dunlop's new premises day, before a number of gentlemen. The drencher system is a series of open sprinklers over the entire roof and all…

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Protection From Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 July 1907 · page 3

A practical test of a scheme for the protection of adjacent buildings from fire was carried out yesterday at Messrs. Edwards, Dunlop, and Co.'s new premises in Claren[?]-stree. The two main buildings are…

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Sensational Fire Blaze at Annandale Factory Burnt Out Two Men Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 5

A sensational fire occurred in a small factory in View-street, Annandale, in which Messrs. Schofield and Co., manufacturing chemists, carried on business, this morning…

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Bush Fire Near Mudgee, Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 10

A bush fire is spreading over the hills to the west of the town. It is an unusual sight for this time of the year…

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Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 2

A fire broke out on Friday night near the stables at the rear of Mr. Clifford's residence, Liverpool, and the alarm being promptly given the local fire brigade were…

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Fire at Mongarlowe

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 10

BRAIDWOOD, Monday.—Hogan's Hotel at Mongarlowe and the store and post-office were completely destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is estimated at £1700, and is covered by…

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Cartridge in the Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 10

SCONE, Tuesday.--A daughter of Mr. W. Willis of Kangaroo Flat, had three fingers amputated at the hospital as the result of a peculiar accident. She was sitting near the fire at her home, 52…

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Explosion at Annandale. Followed by Fire. Chemical Factory Gutted

Evening News · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 4

While Messrs. E. Scholfield and Howood chemists' manufacturers, of View-street, An[?]ale, were experimenting in the manufacture of linoleum cream, about 10.30 this…

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'All Blacks' Surprised by N.S.W. Backs Bewildered and Disjointed in the First Half by Forward Rushes. New South Wales Backs Four Times Break Through 'All Blacks' Defence Yet Score Only Once. Staying Power, Combination, and Versatility of the New Zealand Forwards Pull the Game Out of the Fire. Fifty-tow Thousand People Present-£2583 Taken at the Gates

Referee · Wednesday 17 July 1907 · page 10

THE New Zealanders reached Sydney in the s.s. Warrimoo on Thursday about 7 a.m., after a rough trip frum Wellington. They were expected on Wednesday, but…

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A New Fire Drencher

Evening News · Thursday 18 July 1907 · page 8

A demonstration of a fire drencher installation Cook place at Messrs. Edwards, Dunlop,'s, new premises, Clarence and Kent streets, Sydney on Tuesday, before the following gentlemen:…

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