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Fires & bushfires, 1916

1,933 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 97

Canada's Parliament House Disastrous Fire Incendiarism Suspected London

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1916 · page 4

The destruction of the Parliament Houses at Ottawa, Canada, was a startilngly sudden disaster. The outbreak occurred on Friday night, and was followed by a loud explosion,…

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Under Fire Exciting War Play Success at Criterion a Transformed Theatre

The Sun · Sunday 6 February 1916 · page 4

The audience at the Criterion Theatre last night gave full acceptance to the wit play Under Fire, and paid its' thrilling incidents the compliment of growing…

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Around the Theatres "Under Fire" War Play at Criterion Hun Horrors Brought Home.—new Drama's Success

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1916 · page 6

The horrors of German domination, especially as they have been exemplified in Belgium, are vividly brought home in "Under Fire," a war play by the American author, Roi Cooper…

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Ottawa Fire a German Weapon Houses of Parliament Razed to Ground Six Persons Perish Shocking Deaths Within Walls Ottawa, Friday Night

Sunday Times · Sunday 6 February 1916 · page 1

There are conflicting statements regarding the origin of the fire which destroyed the Houses of Parliament and killed six persons on Thursday night…

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"Under Fire."

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 4

Brushing aside the fringes of the subject treated in such plays as "The Man Who Stayed at Home," the new drama at the beautifully re-decorated Criterion illustrates in its…

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Destroyed by Fire Following an Explosion

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 5

THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT BUILDINGS AT OTTAWA…

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Ottawa Fire. Plot Suspected. Investigation Ordered

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 5

OTTAWA, . Saturday.--There are confiding statements regarding the supposed origin of the fire which destroyed Parliament House. Several members of Parliament and some…

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"Under Fire." Realistic Drama at the Criterion

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 7

"Under Fire," a play of yesterday, to-day, and to-morrow, as it has been rather ingeniously described, is not a product of an author's imagination, so much as the weaing…

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"Under Fire." War Play at the Criterion

Evening News · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 8

The newly decorated and re-furnished [?] The[?] and French grey, was [?]…

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Fire in Canada. Parliament Buildings Destroyed. Suspected Incendiarism. Feeling in America. Ottowa, Feb. 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 7 February 1916 · page 9

There are conflicting statements as to the supposed origin of the fire which destroyed the Parliament buildings and resulted in several persons losing their lives…

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Tram Catches Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 8

The under-carriage of a Zetland tram caught fire at 7 p.m. yesterday, as it was passing Redfern Park. There was considerable excitement among the passengers and two young women --…

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Fires in Wheat Fields. The Suspicion of incendiarism

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 7

The reports from different districts, particularly in Riverina, of outbreaks of are in wheat paddocks under conditions that suggested incendiarism are a…

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Foul Play. Fires on Steamers. Board of Trade's Warning

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 9

The Board of Trade warns shipowners that there have been cases of fires and explosions on British and neutral ships, which suggest foul play. Enemy agents display…

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Team on Fire. Two Women Injured

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 9

An outbreak of fire caused some excitement on board car No. 336, bound for Zetland, last night. At about 7 o'clock, when the tram was…

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Fire on Steamer London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 1

A fire broke out this morning on the steamer Peel Castle (1474 tons), in the Straits. Tugs a[?]isted in fighting the fire, which was…

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Fire in Wheat Crop. Supposed Incendiarism. Gundagai

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 9

A fire started in three places in a wheat crop, fanned on the halves by W. Paton, of Jellingroo, 150 acres of standing crop being destroyed. A man named Waddle who was…

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Steamer on Fire Off Kentish Coast London, Monday Night

The Sun · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 6

The steamer Peel Castle was seen to be on fire off the Kentish coast at 2.30 to- day. The flames spread rapidly, and fired the vessel's rockets…

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Railway Bridge on Fire. Big Span Damaged Near Narrabri

Evening News · Tuesday 8 February 1916 · page 5

The Railway Commissioners [?] received a report that the seven span railway [?] between Turrawan and [?], a wooden structure near Narrabri, was [?]…

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