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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1909

2,354 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 118

Sensation at a Bazaar. a Stall on Fire. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 January 1909 · page 7

At 10 o'clock on Anniversary night the Esquimaux stall in the All Nations' Fair, held under the auspices of the Methodist Church, caught fire. Being plentifully decorated with…

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Fire-maker Fined

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 4

At the Burwood Police Court yesterday, before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., an old man named Fortescue Murray, described as an agent, was charged with having, on January…

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Fire at North Sydney

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 8

Early yesterday morning a fire was discovered in Mr. J.C. Johnson's grocer's shop at Blue's Point, North Sydney. The firemen extinguished the fire by using one hydrant. The damage to the shop and fitting was…

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A North Sydney Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 7

Early on Thursday morning a fire broke out at J. C. Johnson's grocer's shop, Blue's Point, North Sydney. The front part of the premises, which comprised the shop, together with…

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Fire on the Tubingen

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 4

A fire broke out on Wednesday night in the lower hold of the German steamer Tubingen, lying at the Brisbane wharf, Brisbane. The fire…

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The Fire on the Tubingen

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 8

BRISBANE, Thursday.--This morning the fire brigade succeeded in extinguishing tho fire in tho hold of tho steamer Tubingen. TELEGRAM TO THE AGENTS…

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Fire at a Coffee Stall

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 8

At about a quarter past eight last night a movable coffee stall owned by Mr. A. M. Toyne was destroyed by fire. It has been the proprietor's nightly custom to draw the…

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Serbs and Austrians. Fire Still Smouldering

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 7

LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The semi-official Austrian newspaper "Wiener Allegemeine Zeitung" has published a menacing article towards Servia…

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Fire at a Bazaar. Catastrophe Narrowly Averted

Evening News · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 6

COOLAMON, Friday.—The Esquimaux stall in the All Nations Fair, held under the auspices of the Methodist Church, caught fire last night. Being plentifully decorated with cotton…

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Grocer's Shop Ablaze. Fire at North Sydney

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 6

At 3.55 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the grocer's shop, occupied by Mr. John. C. Johnson, 196 Blue's Point-road, North Sydney. With buckets of water and…

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Country News. Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 10

A fire about 4 o'clock this morning destroyed stables in Thomas-street, owned by [?]r. William Adams, as well as a buggy and some harness. A number of prize pigeons and some…

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Fire at Bathurst. a New Evaporator Destroyed. Bathurst

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 1

A recently-erected evaporator at the Bathurst Experimental Farm was destroyed by fire early this morning. The building stood by itself, but if there had been the slightest…

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Fire at Cambewarra. Post-office and Dwelling Destroyed. Nowra

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 6

The Cambewarra Post Office, and a large dwelling attached, were totally destroyed by fire last night. The postmaster's children just escaped, getting away in their night…

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'Boiling His Billy," Fined for Lighting a Fire Near Grass Lands

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 7

An elderly man, Fortescue Murray, agent, appeared before Mr. E. L. Maitland, S.M., at the Burwood Police Court to-day on a charge of igniting a fire within ten yards…

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Shipping Mishaps. The Fire on the Tubingen, Extent of the Damage

The Australian Star · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 7

Messrs. Lohmann and Co. have received telegrams from Captain Mauss, of the N.D.L. steamer Tubingen, which was on fire at Brisbane last night, stating that the…

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Fire on the G.S. Tubingen. Outbreak in Lower Forehold. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 January 1909 · page 8

About midnight last night a fire occurred in the lower forchold of the German steamer Tubingen, lying at Brisbane wharf. The wharf-labourers ceased work at 5 o'clock yesterday…

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The Country. Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 15

BATHURST, Friday. -- The origin of the fire which demolished the recently-erected, evaporator at the Bathurst Experimental Farm shortly after one o'clock this morning, is still…

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Blaze at Balmain. School-house Destroyed

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 13

A spank from some smouldering rubbish pet fire to the commodious school house owned by the St. Thomas's Church Trustees, in Weston-road, Balmain, shortly…

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New Fire Fighter

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 14

A liquid air apparatus is the latest innovation in the London fire brigade methods, being used for the purpose of setting at the seat of the fire in the case of a very smoky outbreak…

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Big Fire at Balma1n

Evening News · Saturday 30 January 1909 · page 8

A fire broke out at 11.30 this morning at St. thomas' Sunday School, Balmain, at the corner of Western-road and Darling-street. Four fire engines were at work, and it appeared as if the…

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