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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1914

2,696 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 135

Dramatic Escapes. the St. Louis Fire. Thirty-five Perish. Firemen's Lives Imperilled

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 9

ST. LOUIS, Monday. -- In the fire which broke out in the Athletic Club's buildings 35 persons perished, and 40 were injured. When the firemen arrived, the flames were…

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Mysterious Fire. Strange Love Story. Laborer and Young Lady. Man Sent for Trial

The Sun · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 7

Remarkable allegations concerning a laborer's love affairs, a burning house and an unsympathetic young lady were made at the City Coroner's Court this morning, when Mr…

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The Petersham Fire. Girl's Remarkable Story. Told at the Inquest. "You'll Cry Before Night Is Over." Stewart Committed for Trial

Evening News · Wednesday 11 March 1914 · page 9

The Acting City Coroner, Mr. J. W. Fletcher, held an inquiry the morning concerning a fire which occurred at the some of Frederick Eimes Collins, at 11 Petersham-street,…

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Fire at Rockdale

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 10

Shortly after half-past three o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in a storepom at the rear of promises occupied by M[?] Limited, grecers, in Rocky [?]…

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Fire in Darlinghurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 11

At a quarter to 2 yesterday afternoon a fire started in a bedroom on the top floor o[?] Mrs. Eichler's three-storied residential house[?] The room was burnt out, but the rest [?]…

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Fires. Damage on a Farm. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 10

A fire occuned on Monday night at the farm of M. A. Monks, at Big Springs, resulting in the destruction of a large machinery sued and its contents. The thatched roof…

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Fire Board. Municipal Member

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 9

Following is the result of the election of a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners of New South Wales by the councils of the municipalities and shires mentioned…

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Soap Factory Fire. Mar Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 7

At the Balmain Police Court yesterday the hearing of a charge against Thomas James Geary (35) of having maliciously set fire to the factory of James Barnes, trading as the…

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St. Louis Fire. Searchlights Reveal Bodies. Many Persons Hysterical

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 9

ST, LOUIS, Tuesday.--By menus of powerful seachlights, cloven bodies have been revealed in the ruins of the Athletic Club's buildings, which were destroyed in the big fire. The death…

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Four Miles of Fire. Destruction in Victoria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 10

Bush fires are raging fiercely in the Mirboo North district. The flames are nearly four miles wide, and are tiavelling at a great rate. Several properties have been swept clean. At…

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Pillars of Fire. Victorian Bush Ablaze. Healesville Threatened. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 7

Pillars of cloud by day and of fire by night, the hills around Healesville act as lofty beacons to indicate the wide extent of the conflagrations in the bush…

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Fire on Training Ship. Boys All Rescued. London, Wednesday Night

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 4

There was great excitement at North Shields Northumberland, to-day owing to the training ship Wellesley catching fire. All the boys aboard 290 in number were…

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On the Rampage. Suffragettes Light More Fires. Policeman Dog-whipped. Quakeress the Castigator. London, Wednesday Evening

Evening News · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 8

The militant suffragettes are still in evidence, and more cases of arson have occurred. At the dewage Farm of the Nottingham Corporation, they burned a number of stacks, and…

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House on Fire. Sleepers Startled at Night. Man Committed for Trial

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 7

The Acting City Coroner (Mr. J. W. Fletcher) conducted an inquiry yesterday into the fire which damaged a five-roomed cottage at 11 Petersham-street, Petersham, on March…

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Training Ship on Fire. 290 Boys on Board. London, Thursday Morning

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 7

A fire broke out yesterday on the training ship Wellesley, lying in the Tyne. There, were 290 boys on board at the time, all of whom were safely got ashore…

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St. Louis Fire. Some Terrible Experiences. Thirty-one Lives Lost. St Louis, March 10

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 9

Further details regarding the destruction by fire of the Athletic Club block of buildings have increased the death roll to [?]1. Searchlights have revealed eleven bodies in…

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Fire at Stables. Disaster at Caulfield. Well-known Horses Burned. Light Ballast Incinerated. Melbourne

The Sun · Thursday 12 March 1914 · page 7

A fire at the stables of Mr. H. S. Wood, veterinary surgeon, Caulfield, early this morning had disastrous effects. The racehorse Light Ballast and a buggy pony were…

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Fire-swept Waterfront. Big Blaze in Portland. £200,000 Damage. New York

The Sun · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 9

The waterfront in Portland, Oregon, was swept to-day by a fire which burned over an area covering six blocks, and caused a loss of £200,000…

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Midnight Blaze. Box Factory Destroyed. Two Horses Incinerated

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 10

A case and box factory in Woodburn and Eveleigh streets, Redfern, belonging to Mr. J. Barrett, was destroyed by fire shortly after midnight. The building was a corrugated iron…

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Destructive Farm Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 13 March 1914 · page 3

A fierce fire occurred on Monday night at the farm of Mr. A. Monks, at, Big Springs, in the Wagga district, resulting in the destruction of a…

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