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Fires & bushfires, 1909

2,354 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 118

Troubles of a Hospital Ship. The American Steamer Relief. on Fire in a Typhoon

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 February 1909 · page 14

Since she left Sydney the American hospital ship Relief, that big, top-heavy- looking vessel which was here with the American fleet, has had seme wild experiences…

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Sensational Rescues From Fires

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 12

On Tuesday night a ten-roomed boarding-house at North Prentice, near Rutherglen, on the border of New South Wales and Victoria, was destroyed by fire…

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Theatre Dangers. the Cinematograph and Fire

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 February 1909 · page 7

Some of the evidence given before the Select Committee on the Prevention of Fires, which, under the direction of Dr. Creed, recently dealt with this subject,…

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Fire at Bega

Evening News · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 3

BEGA, Monday.—A fire broke out late last night on premises occupied by a horse trainer named W. Hibburd as a feed house. The flames spread rapidly, and three tons of Hay were…

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Fire at Albury

Evening News · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday.—A large weatherboard cottage, of five rooms, occupied by two families, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The occupants lost everything and only escaped…

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Fire in a Railway Yard

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 9

At an early hour yesterday morning Stanmore Fire Station received a call through the local Telephone Exchange from Petersham Railway Station. The men turned out, and found that the rain had got into a quantity…

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Another Snipping Disaster. Steamer on Fire. Twenty Persons Drowned

Evening News · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 4

LONDON. Sunday Evening.—The steamer President Roca, while running from Southern Argentina to Buenos Ayres, caught fire and sunk…

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A Ship on Fire. Sank Off the South American Coast Hundreds of Lives in Danger London, Sunday, 12.5 p.m

The Australian Star · Monday 22 February 1909 · page 1

Nearly 400 lives were placed in jeopardy by a Are that broke out on board the steamer Presidente Roca, which is engaged in the service between Southern Argentina and…

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Fires. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 8

A fire broke out in a house in Macauley-street, occupied by Albert Wynack. The building and contents were destroyed. The house was insured for £250 in the South…

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Fire in Sussex-street

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 6
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

An outbreak of fire at the promises of Messrs. Paul and Gray, Ltd., ship chandlers, 80 to 84 Sussex-street, last night, was expected at the outset to develop into such an ugly job that all…

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The Country. Fire at Bega

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 6

BEGA, Monday.--An old wooden building at the corner of Carp and Canning streets, owned by Mr. Henry Underhill, was destroyed by fire last night. The building was used to store…

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The Tamworth Fire. Coroner's Verdict

Evening News · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 3

TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—The Coroner held an inquiry concerning the fire which destroyed a residence and contents at North Tamworth last week. The evidence was that the house was…

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Bankrupt Clothiers. Fire and Dishonest Friends

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 7

Before Mr. F. H. Saulsbury (Registrar in Bankruptcy) this afternoon the public examination of Mark and Joseph Solomon, trading as M. Solomon and Sons, clothing…

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On Fire at Sea. Twenty Lives Lost

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Afternoon.--The Presidente Roca, a steamer running between Southern Argentina and Buenos Ayres, caught fire and sank…

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Fire on a Steamer. Twenty Lives Lost. London, Feb. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 7

The steamer Presidente Roca, while running between Southern Argentina and Buenos Ayres, caught [?]re and sank. Twenty people were drowned, and 360…

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M. Solomon and Son's Bankruptcy. Attributed to a Fire and "Dishonest Friends."

Evening News · Tuesday 23 February 1909 · page 8

A public examination was held before the Registrar in the Bankruptcy Court in connection with the insolvency of Mark Solomon and Joseph Solomon, clothing manufacturers…

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Central 211. for Calling Fires

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 5

In the future, Central 211, one of the telephone numbers of the Metropolitan Fire Station, is to be reserved solely for calling the brigade to fires. If business communication…

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Another Fire at Albury

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday.—Another fire occurred Monday night, when a weatherboard cottage in Wagga-road, just outside Albury, was totally destroyed. The occupants, an old couple…

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Cinematograph on Fire. Panic Kills Fourteen

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1909 · page 9

The ignition of a cinematograph apparatus in a hall at Tula, Central Russia, caused a panic among the onlookers. Fourteen people were killed in the crush…

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