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Fires & bushfires, 1907

2,032 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 102

Fire in the City Early Morning Blaze in a Sussex-street Store Damage Estimated at Over £4000

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 1

At an early hour this morning a fire broke out in the warehouse of Prescott, Company, Ltd., Sussex-street, and was not extinguished until much of the produce with which the…

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This Morning's Fire Temporary Premises

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 13

As stated in an earlier edition of the "Star," the stock of Prescott and Company, Limited, 336 and 338 Sussex- street, at which a disastrous fire occurred this morning, was…

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Burglar Caught by Fire Extinguisher. a Girl's Resource

The World's News · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 4

A remarkable story of a girl's pluck and resource comes from the far north of Scotland. Sackville House, Bowen-by-Wick, the residence of Mrs. Sinclair Wemyi[?], was broken into…

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The Hakodate Fire. Losses £3,000,000. LONDON, Aug. 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 13

The losses through the fire which occurred at Hakodate, Japan, totalled three million sterling. Sixty thousand people were rendered…

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The Fire-fighting Problem It Will Come in Spite of Us Is Superintendent Webb's Opinion

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 1

Superintendent Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, was asked to grate the fire-fighting aspect of the question. "My opinion is," he said, "that buildings…

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Third Edition. Big City Fire. Prescott's Produce Store Destroyed. an Early Morning Alarm. Firemen's Fierce Fight

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 9

The premises of Prescott Ltd., produce merchant and commission agents, 336 and 338 Sussex-street, were totally destroyed by fire this morning…

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The Modern Sky-scraper Will It Come to Sydney ? Further Opinions From Experts the Fire and Water Aspects of the Problem

The Australian Star · Saturday 31 August 1907 · page 1

The interviews obtained by a "Star" reporter with leading architects of Sydney on the question of the coming of the modern sky-scraper to this city, and which were…

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Early Morning Fire Warehouse Burnt Out Good Work by the Brigades

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 1 September 1907 · page 1

A disastrous fire broke out in the warehouse of Messrs. Prescott and Co., Ltd., in Sussex-street, early yesterday morning, and was not extinguished until the greater…

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Blaze in Sussex Street. Produce Store Gutted

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 September 1907 · page 7

At about 2.40 yesterday morning a fire was discovered in the premises of Prescott, Ltd., produce merchants, 336-338 Sussex-street. In quick time detachments…

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Girls' Fire Brigade

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 September 1907 · page 10

Exeter will shortly possess a fire brigade composed entirely of girls. The City Corporation has recently purchased fire appliances for the Girls' Hostel…

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Big Fire in Japan

Sunday Times · Sunday 1 September 1907 · page 12

A big fire has occurred at Hakodate, Japan, three-fourths of the town having been destroyed. The loses totalled three' million sterling. Sixty thousand people were rendered homeless…

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Bush Fires in Queensland. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 4

A number ot busb fires are raging at various stations in the neighbourhood of Roma, on the southern boundary. Mount Abundance, between the Lagoon and Chinchilla creeks, has…

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Fire in Sussex-street. a Serious Outbreak

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred at 336 Sussexstreet carly on "Saturday morning, and before the firemen could get it wider damage to the extent of thousands of pounds had…

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Big City Fire. Prescott's Produce Stork Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 2 September 1907 · page 7

The promises of Prescott, Limited, produce merchants and commission agents, 336 and 338 Sussex-street, were seriously damaged by fire and water on Saturday, oh was fully reported in…

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Bush Fires in Queensland

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 4

Bush tires are raging in the neighbourhood of Roma. Mr. Abundance run, to the south-west, has been swept pretty well clean. Around St. George,…

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Bush Fire at Bellevue Hill

Evening News · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 6

A fire broke out in the bush at Bellevue Hill on Monday night about 8 o'clock. At one time there was a great fare up, and a large number of persons were attracted to the spot. The…

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Bush on Fire. at Bellevue Hill

The Australian Star · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 1

A large bush fire broke out at Sir Daniel Cooper's Estate, Bellevue. Hill, off Bellevue Hill-road, last night. The first intimation that anything was wrong was when a…

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Two City Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 5

The city fire brigades were called out twice in quick succession last night to outbreaks in Clarence-street. Neither fire, however, was of serious dimensions…

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Fires in the City

Evening News · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 2

There were two small outbreaks of fire in the city on Monday night. The first took place about 8 o'clock on the premises of F. Beddy, a wood turner in Kent-street, near King-street;…

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Fires in Clarence-street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 3 September 1907 · page 10

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received two calls to fires in Clarence-street last night. Neither was, however, of a serious nature. About 8 o'clock a quantity of shale, the…

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