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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1915

2,381 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 120

A Big Blaze. Tobacco, Warehouse. Extensive Damage. London

Evening News · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 1

A store in Liverpool, with 35 acres of floor space, and filled with bonded tobacco valued at £3,000,000, took fire. It is believed that damage to the extent of…

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Early Morning Fires. Two Cottages Burned. Another Damaged

The Sun · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 3

A fire occurred shortly before 4 o'clock this morning at Kogarah, in West-street, in a weatherboard cottage of five rooms, owned and occupied by Mr. W. H. Ferguson, and…

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Motor Cars Damaged by Fire

Evening News · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 1

Two motor cars were damaged by core during the week end. One, a [?] baker owned by A. Stey[?] street, Waverley caught all [?]…

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Fire at Liverpool. Enormous Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 8

LONDON, Sunday.—A Liverpool store, with a floor space of 35 acres, which contained bonded tobacco valued at £8,000,000, caught fire. The firemen fought the conflagration for 20…

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Tobacco Warehouse. Damaged by Fire. London, April 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 10

A store in Liverpool, with 35 acres of floor space, and filled with bunded tobacco, valued at £3,000,000, is on fire. The fire has been got under control…

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Fire at Tamworth. £25,000 Damage. Tamworth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 11

One of the largest and most disastrous fires in the history of Tamworth occurred at an early hour this morning. An extensive store premises occupied by Messrs. P. G. Smith…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 4

Treluce smiled for the first time. "And yet," he suggested, "you have had many opportunities. Perhaps from the first I knew a little how matters stood—on one…

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Rumored Sea Fight. Heavy Gun Fire Heard. Admiralty's Silence. London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 12 April 1915 · page 1

A Copenhagen message reports that on Wednesday last a ate[?]er passed fourteen German cruisers in the North Sea. It is rumored that the heavy firing which…

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Suburban Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

A fire broke out in West Street, Kogarah, yesterday morning, when a five–roomed wooden cottage owned and occupied by Mr. W. H. Ferguson, and a three–roomed wooden structure…

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Fires in Sydney Suburbs

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

A lire was discovered at the Glebe (Sydney) yesterday morning and before it could be extinguished three shops and their contents were damaged. Two cottages were burnt out at…

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Fire at Newtown

Evening News · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 1

Owing to a light being accidentally thrown down, a fire broke out in the tailoring establishment at 206 King-street, Newtown, occupied by D. Kussman, on Monday night. The…

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A £20,000 Fremantle Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

Fisher. Beard, and Co.'s drapery emporium at Fremantle (W.A.), was burned to the ground at [?] o'clock on Friday morning. The origin of the fire is…

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A Fire on a Farm

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

A fire broke out on Thursday last in a large shed, the property of Thomas Bourke, situated about three miles from the O[?]kwood (N.S.W.) post office. The…

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Bishop Under Fire. an Interrupted Service

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 7

LONDON, Monday.—The Bishop of London, Dr. Winning ton Ingram, has just completed a fortnight's visit to the British Army…

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Fire at the Glebe. Three Shops Damaged

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 7

Early yesterday morning n fire was discovered at the Glebe. It started at No. 337 Glebe-road, a fruit and confectionery shop, occupied by J. R. Freeston, and contaluing six…

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A Big Motor Factory Fire. Damage Estimated at £15,000

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

Damage to the extent of nearly £15,000 was caused by a fire that broke out on Friday night at the premises of James Flood Una Co., motor body builders and…

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CONFLAGRATIONS Great fire at Liverpool Quarter of a Million Gone Up in Smoke

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 April 1915 · page 4

A cable from London says: A Liverpool store with a floor space of 35 acres, which contained bonded tobacco valued at £3,000,000 caught fire. The firemen…

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Fire at Mascot. Box Factory Burnt Out

The Sun · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 8

Through some unknown cause a fire broke out shortly before 2 o'clock this morning at the box factory of F. W. Dineen, Botany-road. Mascot. The building, which was of…

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Fire at Mascot

Evening News · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 2

About a quarter to two this morning, a fire broke out in an unoccupied shed in Botany-road. Muscot, recently used by Mr. Dinson as a box factory…

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A Fire Charge

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 14 April 1915 · page 9

SINGLETON.—At the police court, Joseph H. Decent was charged with having neglected to have a fire extinguished on his property at Jerry's Plains. Constable Ryan gave…

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