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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1916

1,933 stories in Sydney's papers · page 6 of 97

Victorian Fire. Destruction of Business Premises. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 10

A disastrous fire occurred in Nhill at 12.55 a.m. to-day. The fire originated in Mr. Smith's fruit shop. Messrs. M'Intosh's Arcade then caught fire, and the flames afterwards spread…

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Offensive Suspended Eastern Front Germany Ceases Fire Plan of Attack Foiled

The Sun · Thursday 13 January 1916 · page 1

The Times correspondent at Petrograd says that the south-western offensive has been temporarily suspended, the important results attained by the Russians having foiled the…

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Bush Fires

The Land · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 6

During December last numerous bush fires occurred throughout the State, and some of the Shires suffered severely thereby. At last meeting of Manning…

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Severe Bush Fires

The Propeller · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 1

Bush fires raged furiously throughout the whole of the St. George district,during the week, outbreaks being quelled…

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Fire at Burwood

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 7
Also in The Daily Telegraph

Portion of produce business promises of Mr. Henry Bennett, in Burwood-road, Burwood, was destroyed by a fire which broke out at a quarter to 9 o'clock last night. A wood…

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Conflagrations. Fierce Blaze at Bankstown. Horses and Poultry Burnt

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

Three large bush fires broke out in the Bankstown district on Tuesday night, destroying hundreds of acres of grass, and miles of fencing. Many houses were…

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Country Fires. Outbreak In Bush And Towns. [?]

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

[?] conditions still prevail on the Lower Richmond, and during the past few days extensive bush fires have been raging, threatening the farm houses…

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Enemy's Fire Too Late

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 15

A French communique says:—The evacuation commenced on Saturday night. The French left six naval guns on Gallipoli, which are included in the 17 mentioned in the…

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Fire at a Farm. Coolamon

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 8

On Tuesday a fire broke out on Mr. Arnott Muller's farm, 12 miles north of Coolamon. The outbreak appears to have started in a stack of bags of wheat, of which 900 were…

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A Victorian Fire. Business Premises Destroyed

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred in Nhill (Vic.) on Wednesday morning. The fire originated in Smith's fruit shop. M[?] Arcade then caught fire, and the…

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Bhell-making Hands Fire. Dilatory State Methods

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 3

Mr. Edward Knight, who recently left the Eveleigh workshops to help make shells for a Newcastle firm, stated on Monday that the railway workshops up…

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Gallipoli Evacuation Has No Parralel. Enemy's Fire Too Late

The Sydney Stock and Station Journal · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 15

The Prime Minister (Mr. Asquith), speaking in the House of Commons this afternon. said the latest retirement from Gallipoli, without loss of a single…

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Big Fire at Port Adelaide. Oil Company's Works Gutted

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 14 January 1916 · page 4

one of the most disastrous fires in the annals of Port Adelaide occurred early on Tuesday morning, when the premises occupied by the Vacuum Oil Company…

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A Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 8

An unoccupied cottage belonging to Mr. Nicholson, of Fiji, situated in Peat's Ferry-road, Waitara, had a narrow escape of being destroyed by fire on Sunday…

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The Fire Station

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 8

Arrangements have been made for one fireman to be constantly on duty at the new Beecroft fire station, and for two volunteers to be immediately available…

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Fire at Woollen Mills

Evening News · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 1

The Parramatta Fire Brigade was called to a fire at the Parramatta Woollen Mills this morning A large shed containing a quantity of waste was destroyed. but the mills were…

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Terrible Fire. Damage at South Shields

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 9

LONDON, Friday.--A terrible fire occurred at the Tyne Dock, South Shields, in a westerly wind. It started aboard a Norwegian barque, and spread to stacks of creosote and timber…

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Dock Fire. Extensive Damage. London, Jan. 14

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 18

A terrible fire occurred at Tyne Dock, South Shields. A westerly wind was blowing. The fire started aboard a Norwegian barque. It spread to some creosoted timber on the…

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Fire in Wheat Crop. Put Out by Train Passengers. Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 January 1916 · page 16

The timely extinction of a fire in a wh[?] crop was effected under unusual circumstances at Westville. The Cowra mail was passing by Mr. R. Alford's farm, when those on board…

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