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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1910

2,206 stories in Sydney's papers · page 8 of 111

SUFFRAGETTE & Fire lose. Lady Obtains Damages

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday Evening .- At the Manchester Chester county Court, to-day, the action brought by Miss Emily Davison against the Visiting Justices of Strangeways Prison, Manchester, came…

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Constantinople Fire. Parliament House Destroyed. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

Yesterday a fire broke out in Chiragan Palace, Constantinople, the residence of the Sultan, and the meeting place of the Parliament of Turkey. Sailors from…

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The Old Fire Brigade Board. a Retiring Member

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 5

Alderman A. Kelly, M.L.A., who has just retired from memoership of the Fire Brigades' Board, was elected to represent the City Council for a term of two years on March…

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Destructive Fires. Turkish Sultan's Palace Destroyed. Original Cost £4,000,000. Parliamentary Documents Burnt

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--A fire has destroyed the Cheragan Palace at Constantinople, which was erected by the Sultan Adbul Aziz, at a cost of £4,000,000, on the…

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Fire Bail at Darlington, House Damaged . BOSE - Street Residents Terrified

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 6

It Is seldom that a fireball _or thunderbolt is seen in Sydney, or any damage done by them. During the height of last night's storm, however, a fireball, it is said, struck…

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Late Cable News. Received To-day. Terrible Fire at a Clothing Factory , Women Jump to Death

Evening News · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 6

LONDON, Thursday Evening — A. terrible fire occurred at a clothing factory at Philadelphia yesterday . The firs was caused by an elestrio wire,…

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Fire in a Clothing Factory. Many Girls Roasted to Death. Three Killed Jumping From Windows. Twelve Others Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 7

LONDON, Thursday.--While a clothing factory in Philadelphia was on fire three of the girls jumped from the windows and were killed. Twelve others were injured…

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Fire, Panic and Tragedy. Philadelphia Factory in Flames. Frenzied Women Leap for Life. Many Killed or Injured. London, Thursday, 4.45 p.m

The Star · Friday 21 January 1910 · page 1

With anything like discipline among the employees of a Philadelphia factory, in which, a fire broke out yesterday, some dreadful tragedies, might have been averted…

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Burnt Out

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 6

On Tuesday a two-roomed cottage at Mt. Colah, Hornsby, occupied by Mr. T. Harrington, was totally destroyed by fire. The owner was absent, and the fire was…

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Newspaper Office Burnt Out Melbourne

The Star · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 3

The office of the "Wimmera Star," in Firebrace-street, Horsham, was totally destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning, just after the paper had gone to press. The owner…

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The Land of Ice and Fire

The Star · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 12

Just bordering on the Arctic circle 50 miles north-west of the northern coast of Scotland, lies the la[?] island of Iceland. It is larger than Ireland by about 7000 squa[?] miles, and…

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Factory Fire Horror. Girls Leap From Windows. Twelve Killed and Many Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 14

LONDON, Thursday Afternoon.--Details of the factory fire at Philadelphia show that an electric light cable fused on the third, storey, and caused the outbreak…

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Fire in a Factory. Absence of Discipline. a Terrible Panic. Frenzied Women's [?]Light. London, Jan. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 22 January 1910 · page 13

A fire which occurred in a clothing factory in Philadelphia (U.S.A) was caused by an electric wire fusing on the third story…

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Yesterday's Fires. Cottage Destroyed at Hurstville

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1910 · page 2

At about four o'clock yesterday afternoon the Hurstvilie Fire Brigade were called out by a Mr. Young to a fire in a weatherboard cottage in Bell-street,…

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Girl's Promptitude Prevents Fire

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1910 · page 12

The promptitude of a plucky girl saved a fire front threading at Healesville (Vic.) on Tuesday morning. Miss Ruth Carter at 2 o'clock was awakened by the roar of flames in a wooden…

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Automatic Fire-alarm System

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1910 · page 17

The automatic fire-alarm idea illustrated comprises a piping system sufficiently infusible to remain intact at a danger temperature. This piping…

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Frightening Horses From Fire

The Sunday Sun · Sunday 23 January 1910 · page 16

A peculiar idea has been evolved for assisting to get horses out of a burning stable. It has been noted that a horse will refuse to leave a burning stable, and will even run…

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Terrible Panic at Factory Fire

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1910 · page 12

A fire which occurred in a clothing factory in Philadelphia (U.S.A.) was caused by an electric wire fusing on the third storey. A terrible panic among the women workers…

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Old-age Pensioners' Fate. Murdered Couple's House Set on Fire. Dublin, December 15

Sunday Times · Sunday 23 January 1910 · page 20

The story of the fate or two old-age pensioners was told at Ulster Winter Assizes, Belfast, yesterday. Edward Stone, alias William Moore, was charged…

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Fire at Lismore

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 January 1910 · page 16

LISMORE, Sunday.--At about 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in a dwelling in Keen-street, occupied by W. Burke. The occupants were absent. No cause can be assigned…

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