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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1917

1,358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 68

Field Post Offices Allegations Reputed Officials Under Fire Melbourne

The Sun · Monday 23 July 1917 · page 5

"Allegations of mismanagement have been levelled so insistently against the postal branch of the Australian Imperial Force," said Senator Pearce, Minister for Defence,…

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Loyal to Kerensky. Russian Fleet Firm. Big Fire at Tarnopol. New York, Monday Night

Evening News · Tuesday 24 July 1917 · page 5

The United Press correspondent at Petrograd says there is now full evidence that the Germans financial the last revolution against the Provistonal…

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Fire in Sussex-street. Blaze in Clothing Factory

Evening News · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 4

[?] prompt answer of the fire brigade to [?] from an automatic fire alarm at Anthony Hordern and Seus Limited, clothing factory in Sussex-street, City this morning probably…

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Devastating Fires. Maryborough

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 12

Bush fires of a most destructive nature have been raging in the vicinity of Tiaro for the past few days, devastating miles of excellent grazing country between there and Tinana…

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Fire at Blacktown

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 2

The residence of Mr. V. Elliott, known as "Glenhoime," on the Blacktown-road was completely destroyed by fire last week A pot of tar which ws simmering on the…

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Fire in Norway

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 15

A fire destroyed a large warehouse in Throndhjein, Norway, containing British goods intended for Russia, also the Custom House with adjacent stores containing Norwegian…

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Fire at Levuka

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 25 July 1917 · page 50

A disastrous fire broke out at Levuka, Fiji, on July 17. Krafft and Smith's store, and Morris Hedstrom'a copra shed at the south end of the town was burnt to the ground. The…

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Fire at Sussex-street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 8

Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire occurred at Messrs.Anthony Horderns' stores in Sussex-street. The firemen,, by their promptitude, were able to confine the outbreak…

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Hotel Destroyed Fire at Murrurundi Murrurundi

The Sun · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 3

A fire occurred hero last night. The Railway Hotel, occupied by Mr. M. N. Dooley, was totally destroyed. The building next to the hotel known as the old Haydonton…

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Is Hell Fire Material? What Does the Church Teach?

The Catholic Press · Thursday 26 July 1917 · page 11

Sir,—Father Byrne's letter, which appeared in the last issue of the "Press," is permeated by the spirit of mildness, of charity, and of fairness. While thanking him for…

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An Old Man Burned to Death. Caught by Barbed Wire in a Bush Fire

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 4

An old man named Thomas Rayner, aged seventy-nine years, died on Tuesday from burns. He was assisting to extinguish a grass fire near Casino…

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Fire at Murrurundi

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 6

MURRURUNDI, Thursday.--Last night the Railway Hotel occupied by Mr. M. N. Dooley, and the building next door, known as Old Haydonton post-office, owned by Miss Newell, were…

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Fire at Murrurundi. Murrurundi

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 8

A disastrous fire occurred here last night, when the Railway Hotel, occupied by Mr. M. N. Dooley, was destroyed with nearly all the contents. The building next to the hotel,…

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Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 27 July 1917 · page 6

An unoccupied six-roomed house in Central-street. South Broken Hill, was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was owned by Fritz Schmidt…

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Two Fires

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 2

Some commotion was caused in Joseph-street, Lidcombe, on Monday evening between 7 and 8 o'clock by an alarm of fire being given. The location of the outbreak…

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German Pacifists start Fires

The Newsletter: an Australian Paper for Australian People · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 7

A semi-official communication to the German press expresses the fear that the many recent fires in munition factories and…

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The Recent Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 5

Last week's fire on the Liverpool-road wiped off another of the town's landmarks, the old cottage occupied by the late Mrs. Strigfellow being burnt out…

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Fire at the Woollen Mills

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 6

On Wednesday evening there was an outbreak of fire at the Parramatta Woollen Mills, Windsor-road, through a hearing in a carding machine getting…

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"Between Two Fires." the Recruiting Problem. Professor Macintyre's Appeal

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 July 1917 · page 10

Commenting upon the leading article on the recruiting problem in yesterday's issue of "The Daily Telegraph," Professor MacIntyre, chairman of the State Recruiting Committee,…

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