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Fires & bushfires, 1911

2,759 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 138

A Dunkirk Fire. Damage to Clan Farquhar's Cargo

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 8

PARIS, Friday Afternoon;—A fire has seriously damaged goods which wore landed at Dunkirk from the steamer Clan Farquhar, and other vessels. The Clan Farquhar left Sydney for Dunkirk…

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Serious Wharf Fire. Australian Wool Burnt. Paris, April 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 9

A fire has seriously damaged goods landed at Dunkirk from the steamer Clan Farqul[?]ar, from Port Pirie, and another steamer…

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Fire Fighting. Improving Country Facilities What the Board Contemplates

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 24 April 1911 · page 9

WEST MAITLAND, Saturday—Mr. G. H. Pitt (president) an Major Cracknel, of the board of five commissioner of New South Wales, accompanied by Divisional–officer Gorman, to–day…

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State Fire Insurance

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 8

Any news that the State is extending its functions is generally followed by a rush for billets, and the decision that the Government should insure its own buildings against fire is no…

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Her Clothes Caught Fire

The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 5

Mr. Stephen Murphy (City Coroner) conducted an inquest yesterday into the death of Eleanor Grace Tighe, 33, who died on the 12th inst. in Sydney Hospital from the result…

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The Locksley Fire. Coronial Finding

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 11

BATHURST, Monday.--Mr. A. Gordon Thompson, deputy-coroner, inquired into the circumstances bf the recent fire at Locksley, which destroyed two stacks of hay,…

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Fire at Waterloo. a Store Gutted

The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 8

A building of three floors on a block adjoining Messrs. Mauri Bros, and Thompson's Waterloo Chemical Works, in Bourke street, Waterloo, used as a store for cork and…

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Tug Magic on Fire. at Darling Harbor. a Mysterious Outbreak. Rull Saved by Brigade

Evening News · Tuesday 25 April 1911 · page 6

The tug Magic, the property of Messrs. B. Byrnes, Limited, coal merchants and steamboat proprietors, at the foot of Liverpool-street, Sydney, was partly destroyed by fire…

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Disastrous Fires

Globe · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 3

The New Zealand Paper Mills Company's premises at Woodhaugh, near Dunedin, were totally destroyed by fire. The insurances total £12,500 and 50 hands have been thrown out of…

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Fire at Parramatta

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 18
Also in The Sun

Last night a fire occurred at Saunders Brothers' bicycle shop, Church-street, Parramatta The wood-and-iron motor garage, 50ft x 25ft, was severely damaged. A motor car which…

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State Fire Insurance Foreshadowed

Globe · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 3

The Acting Treasurer of New South Wales states that his scheme of paying into the Government Fund premiums at present paid on risks held by five insurance companies over…

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Fire at a Mine

The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 3

Last night a fire occurred at the Lake View Consols goldmine. West Australia, causing serious damage to the poppet legs of the main shaft. The outbreak is…

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Fire on a Tug

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 4

During Monday night a fire broke out on Messrs. B. Byrnes and Co.'s tug Magic, lying in Sydney Harbour, and before being extinguished did…

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Fire at Hotel Arcadia

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 13

At 8 o'clock last evening a quantity of bedding caught alight in the lumber room on the second floor of the Hotel Arcadia. The fire, which was of no consequence was quickly…

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Fire in Old Brewery

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 13

An outbreak of fire occurred yesterday, at midday, in a three-storied building in Bourke-street, Waterloo. The building, which was at one time used as…

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Mr. T. H. Hicks' Fire Fighter

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 24

Considering the devastation caused by bush and other fires, due importance must be attached to the exhibit of Mr. Thomas H. Hicks, of High-street, North Botany. Mr…

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A Tug on Fire. Vessel Severely Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 17

A fire broke out yesterday morning on the tug Magic, owned by B. Byrnes, Ltd., coal merchants and steamboat proprietors. The vessel was moored at the foot of…

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New Fire Damp Detector. Effective, Simple, and Cheap

The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 9

It was a pleasant duty last year when describing the Technical College annual exhibition to describe a new invention by Mr. John L. Bruce, a handy and portable…

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Fire at Lake View Consols. Poppet-legs Damaged

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1911 · page 9

KALGOORLIE, Tuesday.--Last night, about 10 o'clock, a fire occurred on the Lake View Consols Gold-mine, causing serious damage to the poppet-legs of the main shaft. The cause of…

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