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Fires & bushfires, 1910

2,206 stories in Sydney's papers · page 18 of 111

Fires. Wellington

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 11

A fire at Mr. J. Matheson s cordial factory destroyed the whole of the premises and plant. The cause of the outbreak is a mystery. The place was only partly insured…

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Penrhyn Castle Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 10

The work of discharging the carge of the British barquoe Penrhyn Castle, on board which an outbreak of fire occurred last week, was commenced at Parbury's Wharf on Wed…

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Fire at Broken Hill

Evening News · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 6

BROKEN HILL, Friday.—A fire at Railway Town last night destroyed a six-roomed bouse, owned and occupied by Michael Colmer, shift boss at the South Blocks Mine. The building…

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Fire at Picture Show

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 10

A burning film created considerable excitement and a mild panic at the Globe Pictures in the Queen's Hall, Pitt-street, city, at about quarter to 10 last night. The show was…

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Fire at a Picture Show. +

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 8

Visitors to the Globe Picture show at the Queen's- hall lost night were provided with more 'excitement than they paid for, owing to a film catching fire while the entertainment was in progress. Fortunately the…

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School Destroyed by Fire. Brushgrove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 10

The public school and rosidence at Cowper, which is across the south arm of the Clarence River, opposite Brushgrove, was totally destroyed at an early hour this morning…

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Fire at Ulmarra. School and Residence Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 February 1910 · page 7

ULMARRA, Thursday.--A fire is reported from Cowper, five miles from Ulmarra. This morning, at 2.30 o'clock, the public school and teacher's residence, occupied by Mr. John Carradice, were…

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Disastrous Bush Fires. South Australia Suffers. Adelaide

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 14

The bush fires which have been raging in the vicinity of Murray Bridge this week are now burning towards Bowhill. Within 10 miles of the bridge 100,000 acres were swept,…

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A Famous Fire Horse

The World's News · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 1

In the headquarters station of the New York Fire Brigade they have many highly-trained horses, but none which ranks in fire-fighting history with the one spoken of as the "George horse." His fame is known throughout America. He hasn't the sleek, rounded sides of the younger horses —be is 14 years old, and has been in service…

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Sequel to a Fire. a Hidden Portmanteau

Evening News · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 2

As a sequel to the fire which destroyed the Rutland Hotel, Wanganui, N.Z., on the night of January 22, Joseph Davis and Martin Haynes, proprietor and manager respectively of the…

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Fire Brigades Act. Alleged Government Maladministration. Bathurst Council in Protest. Bathurst

The Star · Saturday 19 February 1910 · page 3

The manner in which the Fire Brigades Act is being administered came in for much adverse criticism at the last meeting of the Bathurst Municipal Council…

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Fires

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 20 February 1910 · page 1

Shortly before 3.30 p.m. yesterday a back bedroom on the first floor at the residence of Mr. Eustace C. Alexander, at 101 Glenmore-road, Paddington, was being fumigated when…

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"End of All Things Approaching." Gen. Booth Suggests a Deluge Op Fire. London, January 10

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 February 1910 · page 20

General Booth drew a lurid picture of a possibly imminent cataclysm in his address at the Congress Hall, Clapton, last night…

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Two Fires at Parkes

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 6

PARKES, Monday.—A cottage near tie Phoenix Mine was burnt to the ground on Sunday morning. Practically nothing was saved, and there was no insurance. The inmates were…

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Fire at Orange

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 5

ORANGE, Monday.—A fiore occurred at the residence of Mr. J.T. Frenon engineer of the Canoblas Shire Council, when the stable a phaeton three acts of harness, and a quantity…

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Pillar-box on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 9

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The contents of a postal pillar box at Fitzroy were destroyed by fire a couple of nights ago. One of the letters contained a cheque for £25. A boy named…

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Exciting Fire Scenes at Morpeth

Evening News · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 2

A fire occurred early on Saturday morning at Messrs. Styman Brothers' grocery and hardware store, and two-storeyed building in Swanstret, Morpeth. It had a complete hold upon…

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Fire at Morpeth. Famiily's Narrow Escape. Girl Rescued Over Balcony. Morpeth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 February 1910 · page 8

Early this morning a fire broke out in Messrs. Styman Bros., grocery and hardware store, and two storied-dwolling in Swan-street. The building and stock were totally destroyed…

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Small Fire

The Star · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 5

A fire occurred on the premises of the Hosiery Manufacturing Co., Bridge-road, Pyrmont, to-day. Only a small quantity of stock was destroyed…

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Fires in the Suburbs. Hosiery Factory Attacked

Evening News · Tuesday 22 February 1910 · page 5

The fire brigade were called on to extinguish two outbreaks this morning in the suburbs. The first occurred at the premises occupied by…

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