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Fires & bushfires, 1916

1,933 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 97

The Great Battle of Verdun. Men Fought Like Demons in Hellish Rifle Fire

The World's News · Saturday 22 April 1916 · page 2

AVERY fine description of the character of the fighting around Verdun, in the first great German attack, is given in the following International News Service…

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Revenge for Liquid Fire

The Sun · Sunday 23 April 1916 · page 1

The Times correspondent in Paris says:--"The French counter-attacks north-west of Verdun seem, to be progressing favorably. "Perhaps it would be optimistic to think…

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Cut Off by Smoke Five People in Danger Mysterious City Fire

The Sun · Monday 24 April 1916 · page 6

Smoke from a fire which broke out in the shop occupied by Jack Rose, blouse-maker, 74 George-street West, city, early yesterday morning ascended a stairway and cut off five…

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City Fire. Narrow Escapes

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 6

A fire doing damage to the extant of between £200 and £300, and endangering the lives of the occupants of the house, occurred early on Sunday, morning. The premises…

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Australia's Baptism of Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 4

Before this war broke out persons belonging to a certain school of political thought were accustomed to deride, and also to deplore, military efficieney in a nation as…

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Early Morning Fire City Premises Burnt

The Sun · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 5

Penfold's Chambers, Pitt-street, a few doors on the western side from King-street, caught alight about 2 o'clock this morning. The building is of five floors. The top, and the…

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Fire on the Steamer Paroo. Cargo Damaged

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 4

During a recent passage to Singapore from Fremantle of the steamer Paroo an outbreak of fire occurred in the main bunkers. Prompt discovery…

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Big City Fire. Several Flaces Damaged. Penfold's Premises Gutted

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 9

Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the building of W. C. Penfold and Co., printers and stationers, in Pitt[?] street, near King-street. In a very short…

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Destroyed by Fire. Barque Hatholmen Abandoned. A Danger to Navigation

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 4

News reached Sydney yesterday of another disatrous fire and abandonment at sea of a vessel which had many years' "life" ahead of her…

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Big City Fire. Penfold's Buildings Aught Eighteen Firms Suffer. Damage, Between £20,000 and £30,000

Evening News · Tuesday 25 April 1916 · page 6

Damage estimated at between £20,000 and £20,000, was done by the fire which brake and Penfold's Buildings, occupied by Messrs W C. Penfold and Company, stationers, and a…

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City Fires. Extensive Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 13

A fire broke out early yesterday morning at the premises of Messrs. W. C. Penfold and Co. stationers, and Thompson and Son, tailors, 183 and 185 Pitt Street. It was extinguished…

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The Pitt-street Fire

Evening News · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 1

As a result of the fire at Penfold's stationery shop in Pitt-street, City, yesterday morning, the Asbby photographic studio was entirely gut-ment in this is directed to an advertisement…

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A Fire at Crookwell

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 4

A fire broke out at Crookwell on Monday night in premises adjoining Camphell's Royal Hotel, Main-street, The fire burned out six promises, which were…

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City Fires. Outbreak in Pitt-street. Heavy Damage

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 10

An extensive conflagration was narrowly averted when the premises of Messrs. W. C. Penfold and Co., Ltd., in Pitt-street, near King-street, were burnt yesterday morning…

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A Destructive Fire. Something Harvest[?]y Works Ablaze

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 4

A fire occurred late on Wednesday night is a storeroom at [?]y's h[?] works at Sunshine (Vic.). The building, a tw[?] structure os wood and Iron, about, by [?]…

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Another City Fire. Temple Bar Hotel Alight. Damage Estimated at £5Ooo

Evening News · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 6

The fire which started in the temp Bar Hotel, of which Mr. John [?] in George-Street, near Hunter-street, City about 9 o'clok last night, did damage to the…

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Verdun Front. Germans Repulsed Again. French Withstand Liquid Fire. London, Tuesday Evening

Evening News · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 1

A communique issued in paris says:— The German on Monday evening made [?] unsuccessful attacks in the mort Home region…

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Baffled Again Huns on Verdun Front Liquid Fire Used Driven Back to Their Lines

The Sun · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 1

"There were violent bombardments yesterday west of the River Mouse. "Several German attacks occurred on our new positions at Dead Man's Hill. The first…

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Conflagrations a Boy Killed. a Big Fire in the Heart of Sydney. Several Business Places

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 26 April 1916 · page 4

Shortly after two o'clock on Tuesday morning a fire was discovered in the building of W. C. Penfold and Co., primers and stationers, in Pitt-street, Jack Dalley, eight years of age son of the station-master at Old Junee, was Killed on Monday through some bags of wheat filling on him…

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