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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1908

2,282 stories in Sydney's papers · page 65 of 115

Fire in a Sawmill. Damage Estimated at £3000. Geraldton (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 5

A fire broke out on Sunday morning at Margach and Mills's sawmills. It spread with great rapidity. A steady wind blew the fire across the river. Had it been in the opposite…

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Fire at a Hospitai. Man and Woman Committed for Trial. Lismore

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 10

On Saturday Caroline Fitzhenry was charged at the police court here with wilfully making a false statement at Ballina in connection with a fire at Casino on February 29, by which…

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Terrible Calamity. at a Fire Display. Children Burned to Death. Heartrending Scenes. Firemen's Heroic Efforts. Terror-stricken Crowd

Evening News · Tuesday 28 July 1908 · page 2

A cable from our London correspondent, published a few days since, stated that three children had lost their lives by the premature ignition of a temporary building erected for giving…

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Fire at Lismore

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1908 · page 7

LISMORE. Tuesday.--A four-roomed oottiage situated in Peate's Paddock, North Lismore, the property of, and occupied by, G. M'Innes, was totally destroyed by fire, during the temporary…

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Fire in Balmain

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 10

At about 8.45 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out In Evans-street, Balmain, in a weatherboard building, owned by M. Goodson, and occupied by Fred. Scinch. The dining-room on the…

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Fire at Balmain

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 4
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Last night a fire was discovered in the residence of Mr. Fred Seinch, in Evans-street, Balmain, and before the flames were extinguished considerable damage was done. The residence…

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Fire in Castlereagh-street

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 4

A fire which occurred in a building in Castlereagh-street on Sunday last did some slight damage to the office of Messrs. J. Train and Co. through a stove falling through the ceiling…

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Fire at Coffee Hill Orange

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 3

A fire which might have been a serious matter happened at Coffee Hill, about 12 miles from Orange, at Mr. John Norris's residence, yesterday morning about 5 o'clock…

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A Balmain Fire Two-storied Building Alight

The Australian Star · Thursday 30 July 1908 · page 1

The two-storied weatherboard residence of Mr. Frederick Finch, known as "Cowan Bay," in Evans-street, Balmain, caught fire last evening, but the prompt and effective…

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A Queensland Fire

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 6

Murgach arid Mills' saw-mills were destroyed by fire at Geraldton on Sunday. The loss is estimated at £3000…

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Fire Brigade Reserve

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 6

A now departure has been made by the Fire Brigades Board, taking operation from the beginning of the year. This is a special service division of those firemen who, in consequence of…

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Fire Dangers. the Superintendent's Views

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 5

The Fire Dangers Committee of the Legislative Council, Mr. J. M. Creed presiding, sat yesterday. Mr. Webb, Superintendent of the Fire…

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The Fire Brigade. Annual Report

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 11

The annual report of the Fire Brigades Board was tabled in the Legislative Assembly last night by the Chief Secretary. The annual rateable value of the districts included in the…

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Fire on a Steamer. Mails Damaged

Evening News · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 6

FREMANTLE, Friday.—Colombo advices by the R.M.S. Oruba report that the German mail steamer Scharnhorst reached Singapore on July 9. A fire in No. 4 hatch broke out at…

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Railway Truck on Fire. Cessnock

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 7

A truck containing two tons of lime and a quantity of window sashes, doors, etc., consigned to Messrs. Gould Brothers and Co., was discovered on fire by the night officer at the…

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Fire in Sugar-cane. 1000 Tons Destroyed Bundaberg (Q.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 11

As Mrs. Lutz, a cane farmer at Woongarra, near Bundaberg, was burning off trash on Wednesday, sparks blown by a strong wind set fire to cane belonging to Messrs. Peter…

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A Motoring Horror Car Catches Fire the Occupant Incinerated London, Thursday, 3.20 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 1

A shocking motor car accident, the victim of which was Winthrop Sands, stepson of Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, the American millionaire, is reported from Polssy, in France…

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After the Strike. Coals of Fire. Full Service Restored. Mr. Lawton Still Suffering. Position of the Union

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 31 July 1908 · page 7

The tramway strike, which for the past few days has occupied such a prominent place in the public eye, is now relegated to the past. A depressing silence hung over the deserted…

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Dancers on Fire

Evening News · Saturday 1 August 1908 · page 4

During a ball at Madeleine, near Lille (France), on June 1. seven persons, dressed as cats caused great amusement. As they were dancing together a spark from a cigarette set…

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