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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

2,381 stories in Sydney's papers · page 21 of 120

Country News. Fire at Berrigan. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 10

A fire occurred in Budd-street at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning at a four-roomed weatherboard cottage occupied by an elderly couple named Bourne, and owned by Mrs. E. M…

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The Rimutaka Safe. Now Zealand Liner on Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 4

The fire on the New Zealand liner Rimutaka has been extinguished. Messages to the offices in London state that the crew is safe, but give no cause for…

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Maloja Under Fire. Shelled in English Channel. Escape From Armed Liner. British General on Board. London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 23 February 1915 · page 1

The P. and O. R.M.S. Maloja has been shelled in the English Channel. According to an authoritative source of news the Maloja, which…

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Fires. Motor Lorry Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 12

Fire severely damaged a 30 horse-power motor lorry belonging to Anthony Hordern and Sons, Ltd., in Macquarie-street North, last night. The blaze was caused by spirit…

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Fire at Coff's Harbor

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

With reference to a paragraph appearing in the "Evening News" of January 11. relating to a dre in the British Australian Timber Compeny's Mill at Coff's Harbor, the paragraph…

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Fire at Kurri Kurri

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 7

KURRI KURRI, Tuesday.--A fire in Cessnock Street this morning destroyed Shepherd and Co.'s furniture shop, and Nixon's stationery establishment. Conway's residences and…

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Could Not Get Fire Brigade. an Epping Complaint

Evening News · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 4

A letter was read at the meeting of the Hornsby Council form the Epping Progress Association, stating that a fire had occurred in Epping a few weeks ago, by which the…

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The War. Maloja Under Fire. Shelled in English Channel

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 2

The P. and O. R.M.S. Maloja, from Australia to London, has been shelled in the English Channel. According to an authorative source of news the Maloja, which…

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Athletics. Police Anr Fire Brigades Sports. N.s.w, Track and Field Games Championship. All-round Sports (N.s.w.) Championship. Combined Club's Quiet Week. Cack Rowan's 75 Yards Sprint. Notes and Fixtures. Combined Clubs Meeting

Sydney Sportsman · Wednesday 24 February 1915 · page 3

Last Wednesday night under the rays of electric light lamps and with little or no wind. was a trying one for competitions. It was an athletes night…

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Midnight Mass Under Fire

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 42

A correspondent has given "La Croix" an interesting description of midnight Mass at the front. The Holy Sacrifice was offered in a farm yard, under the starry sky, at a…

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Fire at Stroud. Stroud

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 8

On Monday evening at about 7.30 a fire broke out in a large weatherboard cottage at Stroud, the residence of the Rev. E. G. Huntley, Baptist minister. The fire spread…

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Topics From All Quarters Fans at a Fire

Freeman's Journal · Thursday 25 February 1915 · page 3

The use of electric fans by a fire department in putting out a blaze is surely novel. In Boston not long ago a fire broke out in the basement of a building occupied by a…

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Tram Passenger Discovers Fire

Evening News · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 3

A passenger in a tram which was passing Bennelong-[?] Hill at 10 minutes to 12. last night, noticed smoke coming from a cottage, which is in course of erection…

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A Fire at Tullamore. Cypress Pine Block Ablaze

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 4

As the result of a disastrous fire that occurred at Tullamore (N.S.W.) early on Saturday morning, the whole of the buildings situated in Cardigan-street, between…

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Effective Artillery Fire. Checking the Enemy. German Column Shattered. London, Friday Morning

The Sun · Friday 26 February 1915 · page 5

"In the region of Lombaertzyde our artillery [?]enced and seriously damaged one of the enemy's batteries. ''From the Lys to the Champagne district…

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Fire at Paddington. a Big Blaze. £5000 Worth of Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 16

Between £4000 and £6000 worth of stock was destroyed by fire which almost gutted the premises of Thos. Cooke and Co., general drapers 408-10 Oxford-street, Paddington, last…

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Protection From Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 5

At the last meeting of the Fire Brigades Board the lease for the premises in Railway Parade, Guildford, for use as a temporary fire station was completed,…

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Operation under Fire

The World's News · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 2

THE magnificent work which is being done by men of the Medical Corps is illustrated by the story of how a member of the 23rd Field Ambulance, 7th Division, won the D.C…

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Intense Fire. Violent Bayonet Work

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 9

PARIS, Friday.--An official report states that the Allies' success at Les Eparges was due to the remarkable artillery fire. An officer of the South Bavarians, who was…

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The Fire on the Rimutaka

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 February 1915 · page 13

The Sydney Marine Underwriters' Salvage Association yesterday received a cable stating that the steamer Rimutaka, bound from Sydney to London and Liverpool,which put into Dakar…

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