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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

2,381 stories in Sydney's papers · page 31 of 120

More Fires. Cottage Destroyed and Another Damaged at Auburn

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 3

The Auburn fire station received a call by telephone from the local exchange to an outbreak of fire in Elsham-road, not far from the boundary of the Auburn and…

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Fire in Oxford-street Picture Show

Evening News · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 1

After three quarters of an hour of hard fighting last night firemen extinguished a blate at the rear portion of the Australian Picture Palace, in Oxford and Brisbane streets…

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THE S.S. Hellenic. a Fire on Board

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 4

News reached Sydney yesterday of an outbreak of fire on another Australian trader. In this instance, however, the vessel was not homeward…

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Fire in Oxford Street. Picture Show and Garage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 10

Shortly after the audience had left Brown's Picture Palace, in Oxford Street, near Brisbane Street, about half-past 10 last night, flames were noticed issuing from the roof at the rear,…

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"Beacon Fires." a Story of the Great Armada. (All Rights Reserved.) "Chapter IV.—Continued

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 17 March 1915 · page 9

The visitor's horse was in another loose-box, enting greedily out of a well-filled manger. "You have ridden far and your steed has gone hungry a good part of the way," Garcia…

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Country Fire. Outbreak at Tamworth

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 8

TAMWORTH, Wednesday A serious fire occurred in Tamworth at midnight last night when a two- story brick building occupied by Mr. J Denning, Saddler, and Mr Secombe,…

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Steamer on Fire. Puts Into Newcastle

Evening News · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 4

Owing to a fire having broken out in her hold, the steamer Boam[?] put into Newcastle on Wednesday night, and was beached on Walsh Island…

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Fire on a Steamer. Boambee's Cargo Destroyed

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 6

A telegram has been received by the Navigation Department from Newcastle, stating that the coasting steamer Boambee is on the beach at Walsh Island…

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"Beacon Fires." a Story of the Great Armada. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter V. the Journey

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 4

Garcia spent the next hour in making preparations for his journey. He filled his saddlebags with provisions, although he was not hampered in the way his visitor had been as…

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Close to Battle. Civilians Under Fire. Failure of Turks. Cairo. February 22

The Sun · Thursday 18 March 1915 · page 5

As far as seeing active service in Egypt goes, some of the units from the less populous Australian States have had most of the luck up to the present--the South…

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Bush Fires at Junction Point

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

Writing from Junction Point (N.S.W.) a correspondent says: During the pott week our usual quiet little, village has been in a state of excitement owing to…

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Motor Car Fires

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

Mr. K. D. Turton's motor car was almost completely demolished by fire in Kelso (N.S.W.) on Tuesday. The petrol in the carburetter burst into flames while…

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Fire at Redfern

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 2
Also in The Sun

At a few minutes before 7 o'clock this morning, a fire broke, out at 151 Redfern-street, Redfern, premises occupied by Mr. Gornall, proprietor of the "Suburban Times," and Mr…

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Fire at Albany

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 11

ALBANY, Thursday.--Bell's confectionery factory, Dangan Street, was destroyed by fire last night. Tho origin is believed to be due to the fusing of electric wires in a…

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Fire at Plumpton

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 3

Three hundred acres of grass property were destroyed by bush fire at Plumpton. More extensive damage was averted by the prompt action of a girl,…

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A Wagga Fire

Evening News · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 8

Messrs. Prescott, Limited, grate and produce merchants, Sussex-street, Sydney, writes:—We wish to correct a statement which appears in your report of the fire which occurred in our…

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Fire on the Boambee

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

A message from Newcastle states that a fire broke out on the coastal steamer Boambee at about 9 o'clock on Wednesday night when she was off…

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A Big Fire in Melbourne

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 4

A fire occurred on Tuesday afternoon in King-street, Melbourne, in a building occupied by Henry Olsen and Co., exporters and importers; and Henry Berry…

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At an Hotel Fire. Remarkable Evidence

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 March 1915 · page 8

WELLINGTON, N.Z., Thursday.--At the magisterial inquiry, into the recent fire at the Star and Garter Hotel. Oamaru, sensational evidence was given by S. B. Clark, commercial…

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