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Fires & bushfires, 1914

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Who Jumped the Fence? Fire Inquiry by City Corober

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 15

An Inquest was held at the City Coroner's Court yesterday before Mr. J.W. Fletcher in connection with the fire at premises situated at 126 and 128 Queen-street, Woollahra, on…

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The Woollahra Fire. Burning Of Eakin's Shop. Evidence at Coroners Inquiry

Evening News · Wednesday 4 March 1914 · page 14

The inquiry concerning the destructive fire at the drapery business carried on by R.G. Eakin. Limited in Queen-street, Woolshrs, on january [?] last, was resumed at the City Coroner's…

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Blaze in Motor Garage

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 14

At 2 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a motor garage which is attacked to the residence of Dr. Waugh, in Marsden-street, Parramatta. A large touring car was got out,…

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Fire in Bunkers

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 4

The fire on the steamer Oristano, which arrived at Albany on Saturday from Geelong, was extinguished on Tuesday, after 250 tons of coal had…

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Fire on a Steamer. Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 12

The fire on the steamer Oristano, which arrived at Albany on Saturday from Geelong, was extinguished, yesterday after 250 tons of coal had been removed from the bunkers…

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The Woollahra Fire. Some More Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 4

The inquiry into the circumstances attending the lire which burnt out the premises occupied by R. G. Eakin, 'Ltd., at 126 and 128 Queen-street, Woollahro, on January 29, was…

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A Balmain Fire. Charge of Incendiarism

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 4

At the Balmain Court yesterday, Thomas James Geary (55) was charged with having maliciously set fire to the factory of James Barnes, trading as the Alston Soap and Candle…

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Fire Brigade System. Advantage Op Trained Men

The Sun · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 6

Alderman Burns, of the Granville Council, is in favor of the old system of volunteer firemen. Alderman Epps, who has many years' practical experience, says the old…

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Woollahra Fire. Coroner's Inquiry. Man Who Climbed the Fence

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 5 March 1914 · page 7

The inquiry into the cause of a fire at the general store of R. G. Eakin, Ltd., in Queen-street, Woollahra, on January 29, was resumed before the Acting City Coroner…

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To Fight Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 14

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board is about to spend £8212 in the purchase of motor fire-fighting vehicles…

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Broken-hill Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 13

BROKEN-HILL, Thursday.--Two fires occurred in Broken-hill last night. The first was towards midnight, when a four-roomed house in South Broken-hill, owned by Mrs. Martin,…

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Fires. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 12

Two fires occurred at Broken Hill last night. The first was towards midnight, when a fourroomed house in South Broken Hill, owned by Mrs. Martin, and occupied by Wm. Magor,…

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Woollahra Fire. Open Finding

The Sun · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 7

The inquiry into the circumstances attending the lire which destroyed the premises occupied by R. G. Eakin, Ltd., at 126-S Queen-street, Woolla[?] was concluded at…

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Fatal Fire. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 12

The Commissioner for Police has received a telegram stating that an old woman, Martha Horne, had been burnt in her hut at Eulo on Tuesday night and died. The hu[?]…

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Woollahra Fire. Inquest Again Postponed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 7

The inquiry into the origin of a fire at R. G. Eakin, Ltd.'s, general store in Queenstreet, Woollahra, on January 29, was continued at the City Coroner's Court yesterday…

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The Woollahra Fire. Coroner's Court Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 7

The inquiry into the circumstances attending the fire which burnt out the premises occupied by R. G. Eakin, Ltd., at 126 and 128 Queen-street, Woollahra, on January 29, was…

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The Woollahra Fire. the Coroner's Inquiry. Eakin Gives Evidence. His Movements Explained. Open Finding

Evening News · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 9

The inquiry concerning the destructive fire at the drapery business carried on by R. G. Eakin, Limited, in Queen-street, Wollahra, on January 29 last, was resumed at the City…

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The Mayor of Mascot. Mr. T. H. Hicks, of Fire-fighter and Pelson-cart Fame

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 6 March 1914 · page 3

Many of the men whose names are household words throughout rural New South Wales as the manufacturers of machinery or other necessaries…

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Fire at Gundagai

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 18

GUNDAGAI, Friday.--The residence of Mr. John Ross was totally destroyed by fire this morning. Nothing was saved. Mrs. Ross, in endeavoring to save some money, had a…

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Prevalence of Fires. Urgent Need for Legislation

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 7 March 1914 · page 1

It seems certain now that the Police Department are taking cognisance of the remarkable prevalence of suspicious fires and the…

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