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Fires & bushfires, 1910

2,206 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 111

Fire in a Newspaper Office

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 9

YASS, Saturday.—Townspeople were aroused at 1 o'clock this morning by the ringing of the fire-bell, when, it was discovered that the "Tribune" newspaper office was burning. The…

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The Miximbah Arrives. New Manning River Steamer. a Fire at Sea

The Star · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 10

The North Coast Company's now steamer Minimbah arrived at Sydney this morning from the Clyde. She was built by the company to replace the Burrawong, lost some…

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New North Coast Steamer. Minimbah Arrives in Sydney Outbreak of Fire in a Hold

Evening News · Saturday 12 March 1910 · page 8

The steamer Minimbah, the latest addition to the North Coast Company's fleet, arrived at Sydney from the Clyde at 11.30 o'clock on Friday evening, and anchored off Watson's Bay…

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An Incipient Fire

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 March 1910 · page 6

An incipient fire occurred on the turbine steamer Maori at the Queen's Wharf, Wellington (N.Z.), on Monday afternoon, February 28, in a novel manner. Some cases of matches were being lowered into the…

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Fire at Campsie

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 13 March 1910 · page 1

A grocer's shop in Beamish-street, Campsie, owned and occupied by Mr. William Flynn, who resides in Dulwich Hill, was gutted by fire yesterday afternoon. The…

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A Colliery on Fire. Heroic Warning That Saved Lives. London, February 4

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 March 1910 · page 20

One life was lost in the fire at the Easton Colliery, Bristol, and it was chiefly due to the heroism of a miner named Tomkins that the death roll was not greater…

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Cotton King Has a Hot Time. on Manchester Exchange. Guarded by Police and Escapes Through Fire Exit. London, Saturday Morning

Sunday Times · Sunday 13 March 1910 · page 7

Yesterday Mr. James Patten, the American "Cotton King," was subjected to it hostile demonstration at the Manchester Royal Exchange, the members…

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Telephone Exchange Blaze

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 7

Owing to the fusing of an electric wire at the telephone exchange, Paddington, on Saturday night, a blaze occurred at the Paddington post-office. The brigade turned out, but…

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Seething Fires of Militarism. Australia's Responsibility

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 10

"May the day be far distant when you will be called upon to take up arms for the maintenance of the Commonwealth and Empire, and may the day be equally remote when necessity…

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Fire at Campsie

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 11

A fire broke out at 1.5 a.m. on Saturday in the shop of Mr. William Flynn, grocer, of Beamish-street, Campsie. Detachments of the fire brigade from Campsie, Canterbury, and Marrickville attended, but…

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Country Fire Brigades. New Regulations in Operation

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 4

WEST MATTLAND, Saturday.--Some members of the Board of Fire Commissioners arrived at Maitland today with tire intention of inspecting the various fire stations in tire district. Heavy rain interfered with the…

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Fire at Yass. Conflagration Averted. Yass

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 March 1910 · page 8

A fire which might have resulted in a serious conflagration broke out at the "Tribune" newspaper office early this morning. Mr. Samuel Sleeman, stock and station agent, who…

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Fire at Forster. Forster

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 10

Messrs. Bachelor Bros. general store at Cooloongolook was completely destroyed by fire on Friday night…

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The Country. Town-hall on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

MUDGEE, Monday.--At the conclusion of a dramatic entertainment by the Kate Howarde Company, the caretaker of the Town-hall found the ceiling on fire. After throwing several…

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Fire at Whiteleys. Value of Iron Doors

Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Monday Night.-An outbreak of fire occurred at Whiteley's great emporium, West-bourne Grove, to-day, in the middie of business. The customers and 4000 assistants were…

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Aw Eventful Trip. Fire Commissioners Held Up

Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 8

Chief Officer Webb, accompanied by the members the Board of Fire Commissioners, had an eventful experience while on a recent tour of the Newcastle and Maitland fire district…

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Whiteley's on Fire. a Good "Save." Only One Department Destroyed. London. Monday, 5.5 p.m

The Star · Tuesday 15 March 1910 · page 4

Whiteley's big "Universal" store in West bourne Grove, in the West End of London, was the scene of an outbreak of fire today…

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Penrhyn Castle Fire

The Star · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 5

An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire on the barque Penrhyn Castle in Sydney Harbor recently is to be held by the Marine Court on the 24th instant at 10 a.m…

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Window Curtains on Fire

The Star · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

The window curtains at the residence of Mrs. E. Dean, in Kellett-street, Darlinghurst, caught fire last night, and in tearing them down to save the house from destruction…

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Fire at Darlinghurst. Woman Severely Burned

Evening News · Wednesday 16 March 1910 · page 6

A fire broke out at the residence of Mrs. E. Dean, 9 Kellet-street, Darlinghurst, on Monday evening, and while attempting to extinguish the names Mrs. Dean was severely burned about…

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