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Fires & bushfires, 1914

2,696 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 135

Ordered to Fire. If the People Laughed. Von Reuter and His Men

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 9

BERLIN, Wednesday Evening.--Herr Mueller, District Commissary, giving evidence before the court-martial on Colonel von Router, in connection with the Zabern incidents, said that…

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Fire at Sea. a Thrilling Adventure. Coal Steamer Ablaze. How the Crew Escaped. Vancouver. Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 5

Lloyd's have received a cable stating that the barquo Ellbek has rescued the crew of the steamer Battlo Abbey which was destroyed by fire…

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Burnt at Sea. Fate of the Battle Abbey. Newcastle Ship on Fire Abandoned in Mid-ocean. Survivors' Timely Rescue. San Francisco

The Sun · Friday 9 January 1914 · page 7

The British barque Battle Abbey, bound from Newcastle (N.S.W.) to Vancouver, has been destroyed by fire at sea. Her captain and crew have arrived at…

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Bush Fires. Raging in Rough Country Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 19

A fire started on Messrs, Hilla's property, Tyrl Tyrl, near Taralga, and Been attained alarming proportions. The outbreak was attacked by a large force of fighters, but their…

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Fire in a Paper Store. a Lane Cove Blaze. £10,000 Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 13

A huge wood and iron building used as a store for paper and materials in connection with paper-making was destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon…

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Victorian Fires. Melbourne

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 9

The fire which started on Thursday near Sunbury, and travelled northward across the [?] Plains towards Riddell is now extended to [?], where it is still hurulog, after…

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Another Big Fire. Blaze Beyond Liverpool. Damage to Vineyards. One Thousand Acres of Bush Burnt

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 10

Considerable excitement was caused by the sudden outbreak of fire in that thickly timbered country, which forms portion of the Commonwealth Military Area at…

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Big Blaze. Paper Mills at Lane Cove

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 20

A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in [?] large storage shed connected with the Cum[?] berland Paper Boar[?] Mills, Lane Cove, and the structure, which contained a quantity of…

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Fires. in the Bathurst District

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 14

BATHURST, Friday.--Several grass fires, involving the destruction of several hundreds of acres, have occurred in Bathurst during the past week. The place to suffer most is…

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Another Fire

Nepean Times · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 4

There has been another outbreak of fire in Penrith, district, this time at Mr George Williams' premises on York Estate. About 9 p.m. on New…

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Use for Music. New Fire Extinguisher

The Sun · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 11

The next time the hearthrug or the parlor curtains catch fire do hot run tor tho -water jug, but sing to the flames, and if you happen to pitch on the right note they will be…

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Fire at Woolloomooloo. Old Woman Badly Burnt

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 14

Mary Maher (82), an old age pensioner, was admitted to Sydney Hospital shortly before 2.30 o'clock this morning suffering from extensive burns about the arms and legs. Her condition…

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Fire in Crown-street. Aged Woman Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 20

About half-past 1 o'clock this morning a fire occurred at No. 208 Crown-street, at the residence of James Campbell. The fire was caused by the upsetting of a…

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Boston Fire Disaster. Panic in a Lodging-House. 27 Lives Lost

The World's News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 3

IN Boston, on Wednesday, December 3, a cheap lodging-house was destroyed by fire, and twenty-seven men perished; fifty were injured, and a few were reported missing. More than…

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To Supplant Fire Engines a Novel Suggestion. Proposed City Pumping Stations

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 12

An interesting proposal, which would probably have been brought more prominently for ward but for the pressure of matters of more immediate concern, has for some time been…

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The Lane Cove Fire. Factory Girls Cut Off. Half a Mile of Hose

Evening News · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 5

[?] yesterday afternoon, when the huge storage shed of the Cumberland Paper Board Mills was completely destroyed with its contents, was one of the biggest and…

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Fire at Sea. Battle Abbey Lost. Captain's Sensational Story. Astoria (Wash.), Jan. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 January 1914 · page 19

The barque Eilbek has arrived with the captain and crow of the British collier Battle Abbey, which was burned at sea last month, the outbreak having occurred among a cargo…

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Bush Fires. Plentiful in the Suburbs

Sunday Times · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 9

Suburban fire-fighters had a busy day yesterday responding to calls to extinguish bush fires. The largest occurred in a new fire district. Fadden's Wharf-road, Killara, where 40 acres of…

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Bush Fires. Bathurst District Suffering Several Extensive Outbreaks. BATHURST

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 4

Bathurst district is having more than its fair share of bush and grass fires. During the last month more troubles of this sort were reported than in any corresponding…

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Woman Badly Burnt. Caught Fire in the Street

The Sun · Sunday 11 January 1914 · page 4

While Mrs. Stonstreet, who resides at Hurlstone Park, was returning home from shopping at St. Marys last night, her clothing caught alight. Before the flames could…

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