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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1917

1,358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 32 of 68

Guildford. Fire Protection

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 5

A conference took place at Granville on Friday between representatives of Granville and Prospect and Sherwood Councils to discuss the matter of the…

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Germans Start a £200,000 Fire Many Explosions. Firemen Hindered

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 7

Incendiaries started half a dozen fires early yesterday in several of the huge stands and other structures in the enclosure of the…

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A.j.c. Winter Meeting Auberic Wins June Stakes Lord Cecil's Steeplechase Greek Fire's Success

The Sun · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 5

The A.J.C, Winter meeting was opened In delightful weather this afternoon. The attendance numbered in the neighborhood of 17,000…

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America in the War——Vigorous Action against Prussian Spies. Ammunition Explosions and Other Doings of Prussian Fire Fiends

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 2 June 1917 · page 7

PHILADELPHIA, April 14.—Positive evidence that the explosion at the Eddystone Ammunition Corporation's plant on…

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Fires in the Country Moss Vale

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 June 1917 · page 11

A fire occurred at the rear of Nail and Co.'s storekeeping premises on Monday night in, it is thought, the fodder room, adjoining the stables. The fire brigade soon got to work, and…

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Emergency Coal at Power House Several Fires Break Out

Sunday Times · Sunday 3 June 1917 · page 2

The Electric Light Committee of the Sydney Municipal has recommended that provision should be mads for the storage of only 6000 tons of coal at the power house. The…

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Italy's Offensive. Artillery Fire More Heavy. London, June 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 June 1917 · page 7

An Italian communique issued on Saturday evening says:- There is heavier artillery fire northward and eastward of Gorlzia, In the…

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The Italians. Repel Attacks. Austrian Fire More Severe. London, Monday Evening

Evening News · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 1

An Italian [?] says:- [?] are became more intense eastward of [?] and extends from the [?] coast. It was particularly violent…

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British Artillery. Wipes Out Hun Trenches. Tough Problems for Russia. Armed Rebels, Demonstration Against Petrograd. Fire-bugs at Work. London, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 5 June 1917 · page 1

A Petrograd report speaks of further Russian tr[?]bles It says:- A number of callers from [?] and are about to attack…

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Sensational Adelaide Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 36

The largest fire that has occurred in Adelaide for a considerable period broke out shortly after midnight on May 30, in a bond store in Wakefield-street, occupied by Gambring and…

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Fire at Penshurst

The Sun · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 3

The home of William Sameford, a five roomed weatherboard cottage, in Victoria avenue, Penshurst, was destroyed by fire about a quarter to 11 last night. The side…

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Conflacrations. a Disastrous Fire in Adelaide

The Farmer and Settler · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 4

One of the most destructive fire that has occurred in Adelaide (S.A.) for a considerable time broke out a band store, occupied by Messrs. Gambling and M'Donald, carriers, shortly after…

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Explosion in a house in France set on fire by the Germans

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 6 June 1917 · page 14

(Photo. by Central News, London.)…

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Convicts Riot. Buildings Set on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 7 June 1917 · page 5

JOLIET, Illinois. Wednesday. -- Eight hundred convicts rioted, and three companies of millita were railed in to restore order. Twenty convicts were injured, whereupon the convicts set…

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Training Stables Burnt Out Two Racehorses Destroyed Lismore

The Sun · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 6

This morning a fire occurred at North Lismore by which the racing stables of Mr. Robert Stephens, a local trainer, were totally destroyed. Two racehorses were in the…

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Fire at Penshurst

The Propeller · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 1

At about II o'clock on Tuesday night a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. William Sandford in Victoria Avenue, Penshurst…

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Fire in Picture Theatre an Interested Audience

The Sun · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

While the show was in progress at the Boomerang Picture Theatre at Coogee last night, a fire broke out in the operating box at the back of the dress circle, but although flames…

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Fire at Coogee. Picture Film Ablaze. Manager's Assurance Quietens Spectators

Evening News · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 4

The presence of mind of the manager, and the levelheaddeness of spectators, was responsible for the prevention of panic and possibly for the saving of lives at the Boomerang…

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Petrog[?]ad Threatened Gunboats From Cr0nstadt Mob Sets Suburb on Fire LONDON, Thursday Night

The Sun · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 1

"The Times'" correspondent at Petrograd states that a catastrophe occurred in the harbor, when great quantities of chemicals from England exploded. A fire is raging…

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A Ring of Fire. German Air Raiders Trapped. Antiaircraft Guns Effective. London. Thursday Evening

Evening News · Friday 8 June 1917 · page 1

Latest accounts show that half of the total number of aeroplanes which participated in Tuesdays's raid over the Thames Estuary have not returned to Germany. Two were shot down…

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