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Fires & bushfires, 1910

2,206 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 111

OVER 500 Houses Burnt. Disastrous Fire in Japan. Yokohama

The Star · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 1

A fire that occurred in the Hoge district resulted in the destruction of 540 houses, the total damage being estimated at £100,000…

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Fire and Explosion. on an Emigrant Steamer. Seventy Seriously Injured

Evening News · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Evening.—When the Newcastle liner Cairnrona. bound to America, with 900 Russians and Armenians, was off Beachy Head it was discovered that the coal…

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Fire on an Emigrant Ship. Explosion Followed by Panic. British Crew Prevents Disaster

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 9 April 1910 · page 16

LONDON, Friday.--An outbreak of fire was discovered on board the Newcastle liner Cavinront while in the English Channel, bound for America with 900 Russian and…

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Emigrant Ship on Fire

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 April 1910 · page 12

When the Newcastle liner Califrona, bound to America, with 900 Russians and Armenians, was off Beachy Head, it was discovered that the coal bunkers were afire. An explosion blew a…

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Fire in Gundagal. Gundagai

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 10 April 1910 · page 3

The residence of Thomas Byrnes, consisting of four rooms and a kitchen, was destroyed by fire last night. The flames were seen at 8 o'clock. Byrnes being absent at the time…

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Emigrant Ship on Fire. Mutiny Among Passengers. Quelled by Marines. London, Friday Afternoon

Sunday Times · Sunday 10 April 1910 · page 7

Marines boarded the steamer Kanawha and suppressed a mutiny among the passengers taken off from the burning steamer Cairnona…

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Fire on an Emigrant Ship The Cairnona Disaster. Panic-stricken Foreigners. London

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 10 April 1910 · page 1

Later details of the disaster to the steamer Cairnona, which caught fire in the Channel whilst outward bound for America with 900 emigrants (Russians and Armenians) on…

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Fire at Perth. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 5

A fire occurred in the laboratory, and manufacturing department of Fauiding and Co.'s warehouse at Perth this morning. The metropolitan brigade saved the greater portion of…

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Fire at a Butter Factory

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Sunday Evening.—The English Butter Society's factory at Nantes, France, has been burnt down…

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Destroyed by Fire. Building Gutted at Hay

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 5

HAY, Saturday.--Last night a fire broke out in Water-street, and destroyed a building occupied by Alexr John Macleay, stock and station agent. The fire originated through' the…

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The Fire on the Emigrant Ship. Marines Suppress Mutiny

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 8

LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--Marines hoarded the steamer Kanawha, to which the passengers of the Cairnrona had been transferred when that vessel took fire, and…

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A Big Blaze Edwards and Co.'s Timber Yards Burned. an Early Morning Outbreak. Narrow Escape of Horses. £5000 Damage

The Star · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 4

The major portion of the big yards of Edwards's Timber Co., Ltd., Pyrmont Bridge-road, Camperdown, is to-day a smouldering heap of charcoal…

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Fire in Timber Yards. Edwards's Stock Well Alight. "Wonderful Sight" at Camperdown

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 6

The premises occupied by the Edwards Timber Co., Ltd., timber merchants and sawmiilers, at Pyrmont Bridge -road, Camperdown, caught fire this morning. The outbreak out break was first noticed…

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Explosion at Charters Towers. Dynamiting the Fire Station. the Fourth Attempt. Charters Towers

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 7

At 11 o'clock on Sunday morning an explesion was heard, and the public rushed to the fire brigade station, which was found to be enveloped in dynamite smoke, An examination…

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Third Edition. Fire in a Timber Yard. Outbreak at Camperdown. Stacks Covering Half an Acre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 7

About half-past 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a timber yard at Pyrmont Bridge-road, Camperdown, owned by Sydney Edwards, and for au hour raged with great…

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Big Fire at Camperdown. Edwards' Timber Yard in Flames. Joinery Mills and Machinery Destroyed. Damage Estimated at [?]5000

Evening News · Monday 11 April 1910 · page 6

A disastrous outbreak of fire occurred at Camperdown early this morning, when the timber yard of Messrs Edwards and Company, Limited, timber merchants and sawmillers at…

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Fire in Railway Sheds

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 3

About 9 p.m. on Sunday a fire was discovered in the engine sheds at the Homebush railway station. As the sheds had been left locked, the cause of the fire was not apparent, but it is…

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Fire at Lismore. Lismore

The Star · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 5

Shortly after 1 o'clock this morning a, fire was discovered in the residence of P. Wotherspoon, at South Lismore and despite the efforts of the fire brigade and a large number…

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Timber Yard Fire. Edwards's Stack Well Alight. "Wonderful Sight" at Camperdown

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 14

The premises occupied by the Edwards Timber Co., Ltd., timber merchants and sawmillers, at Pyrmont Bridge- road, Camperdown, caught fire yesterday morning. The outbreak was first…

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Fire in a Timer Yard. Outbreak at Camperdown. Stacks Covering Half an Acre

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 April 1910 · page 10

About hair-past 2 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a timber yard at Pyrmont Bridge-road, Camperdown, owned by Edwards Timber Company, Ltd., and for an hour it raged with great…

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