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Fires & bushfires, 1917

1,358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 16 of 68

Fire at Berrigan

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 March 1917 · page 9

BERRIGAN. -- A fire broke out on Sunday morning in the vicinity of Mrs. C. Walsh's tobacconist's and hairdressing shop, situated in the centre of Chanter Street. The…

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Fire in Timber Yard. Orange Friday, Afternoon

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

A fir [?] Federal timber [?] was got under before much [?] The stock of [?]…

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Fire at Duckenfield. 300 Tons of Hay Destroyed

Evening News · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

West [?] Friday afternoon. A fire a bred at [?] last [?]…

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Fire at Orange an Anonymous Letter Orange

The Sun · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

A fire was discovered last night at Collins's timber yards in Kite-street. Firemen attended, and the flames were overcome before any damage of consequence was done…

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Suspicious Fire at Berrican. a Woman Arrested and Remanded

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 4

On Sunday a fire was discovered burning fiercely in the central block of business premises in Chanter-street, Berrigan (N.S.W.) C. Walsh's billiard saloon…

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Murderous Germans Fire on Swimming Sailors London, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 9 March 1917 · page 5

Reuter's correspondent at Paris states that the captain of the French destroyer Cas[?]ni, which was torpedoed in the Medite[?]ean, perished. Survivors state that…

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Blaze at Manly Mayor As Fire-fighter

The Sun · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

The upsetting of n Primus stove caused a fire which did serious damage this afternoon to a five-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by William H. Jory, in…

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Mysterious Fire. Orange

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 14

An outbreak of fire occurred last night on the second floor of the Federal timber yards, in Kite-street, owned by Mr. F. A. Co[?]ins, but was extinguished before material damage…

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Red-hot End of the World. Oxy-hydbogen Blaze of the Oceans

The World's News · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 2

A NEW kind of end of the world has been imagined by M. Louis Rabourdin, a French scientist Sometimes it has been suggested that the…

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Fire at Manly. Cottage Severely Damaged

Evening News · Saturday 10 March 1917 · page 5

A fire broke out this afternoon in [?] W[?] Harold [?] March…

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Sunday Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 8

In the early hours of Sunday morning an outbreak of fire occutred in the Coronation Hotel, at the corner of George and Park streets, and occupied by J. G. Donaldson…

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Blaze at Picture Show. [?]Peth

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 5

During the Progress of [?] show on Ea[?]urday evening, the slight. The people became excited. [?] was no panic, and all got safely out [?] building. The…

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Hayshed Fires. Four Within Ten Days. West [?]

Evening News · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 5

Another bay[?]—the [?] within [?] by [?] last evening [?] occurred near Louth Par[?]…

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Fire at Surry Hills

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 7

A two-story building in Rainsford Street, Surry Hills, was the scene of an outbreak of fire at about 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon. The building was occupied by Messrs. Miller and…

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Disastrous Fire. Wellington (N.z.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 March 1917 · page 8

Ten thousand pounds' worth of Government wool was destroyed by a fire in Messrs. Dowe and Sporties' wool scouring works at Feilding. The fire also destroyed buildings and…

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Forest Fires. Saltbush As Fire Breaks

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

Interest has been shown in Mr. Fred Turner's article in the "Herald" on February 20, advising the planting of tall saltbushes as fire breaks to mitigate, if not entirely…

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Big Fire at Narrabri. Whole Block Burnt Out. Sixteen Business Places Affected. Damage Estimated at £40,000. NARRABRI

Evening News · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 5

A [?] fire broke out in the heart of the town last night, as a result of which a Stock of sixteen business places, including the Bank of New South Wales, was almost…

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Picture Show Fire. Morpeth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 8

A fire occurred just after the performance was over at the open-air picture show on Saturday night, caused through a shortcircuited electric wire igniting several spools…

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Conflagrations. the Week-end Fires. two outbreak in Sydney

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 4

A two-storey building in Surry Hills (Sydney) was severely damaged by a fire on Sunday afternoon. The building was occupied by Messrs.Miller and Me[?], clothing manufacturees…

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Mysterious Fire at Orange. Burning Candies and Oil Found

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 13 March 1917 · page 4

An outbreak of fire occurred on Friday on the second floor of the Federal timber yards, Orange (N.S.W.), owned by Mr. F. A. Collins. The fire was…

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