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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1917

1,358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 68

Great Fire at New York. Ammunition Thrown Overboard

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 24 August 1917 · page 4

A Reuter's message from New York states that £280,000 damage was caused by a fire to the Brooklyn pier early on Tuesday morning. Spouta[?]…

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Fire Apparatus

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 11

The Board of Fire Commmiasioners have agreed to supply Blacktown Council with a lose reel and a standpipe hydrant for the sum of £15 and £3 respectively. It…

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Fire at Rockdale

Evening News · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 3

Shortly after 10 o'clock the morning a fire occured to a weather and cottage in flow [?]irct Rockdale,containing the [?] added and [?] by…

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Fire on a Steamer

Evening News · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 2

A fire,the cause of which has not been [?]ertained,broke out [?]arty this morning on the [?]teamer [?]a[?]e,owned by the Howard smith company,and [?]der charter to the A.U.[?].N…

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Motor Car on Fire

Evening News · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 2

owing to[?] motor car [?]ased by Mr,[?]ods Dreases of [?] Tuesday,[?]down,[?] are is [?]last night,The local…

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The Salonica Fire. Extraordinary Features

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 11

Advices from Athens state that 150,000 people are without shelter through the fire in Salonica. The French are caring for 25,000…

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Fire on a Steamer Cause Unexplained

The Sun · Saturday 25 August 1917 · page 6

A fire was discovered at half-past 7 this morning in the second hold of the steamer Gabo, lying at the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.'s wharf at Pyrmont. It was confined to…

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Fire at Herald Office

Sunday Times · Sunday 26 August 1917 · page 3

A fire occurred in the basement of the Sydney Morning Herald Office about 6 o'clock last evening. The automatic alarm warned the fire station, and the brigade put the flames out…

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Fire on a Steamer Cause Unexplained

The Sun · Sunday 26 August 1917 · page 2

A fire was discover [?] 7.30 a.m. yesterday in the second [?] of the steamer Gabo, lying at the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.'s wharf at Pyrmont. It was confined to…

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Fire in "Herald" Office Printing Machine Damaged

The Sun · Sunday 26 August 1917 · page 4

A fire which broke out in the basement of the "Sydney Morning Herald " Office, at the corner of Pitt, O'Connell, and Hunter streets shortly before 6 o'clock last night, damaged a…

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Outbreak of Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 8

During the week-end, from Saturday till Sunday, the Fire Brigade attended and extinguished 14 fires. A fire, caused through a gas explosion,…

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Big City Fire. Damage £60,000. Picture Company Burned Out. Blaze Spreads to Residential Building

Evening News · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 4

A fire, resulting is damage estimated at many thousands of pounds, broke out early this morning in promises occupied by the Australian paper Company and others, at [?]…

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Fire in Restaurant

The Sun · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 2

Through the igniting of a primus stove, as it was being lighted this morning, a fire broke out in Mrs. H. Tange's restaurant in Pitt street, city. The contents of the kitchen on…

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Fire at "Heraid" Office

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 9

A small outbreak of fire occurred in the basement of the "Sydney Morning Horald" Office on Saturday evening. The call was given by the patent fire alarm, and the…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 6

A fire broke out on Saturday morning in the second hold of the Australian Steamship Co's steamer Gabo, which was moored at the Colonial Sugar Company's wharf at Pyrmont. The…

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Fire on the Steamer Gabo

Daily Commercial News and Shipping List · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 2

A fire broke out in the second hold of the steamer Gabo on Saturday morning, while the vessel was lying at the Colonial Sugar Refining Co.'s…

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Blood and Fire Kerensky's Warning Only Way to Save Country London, Sunday Night

The Sun · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 1

At the opening of the All-Russia Conference at Moscow, the object of which is to "reconstruct the administrative and economic life of the State," M. Kerensky made a…

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Big City Fire Damage Over £50,000 Film Firm's Heavy Loss Flat-dwellers Excited

The Sun · Monday 27 August 1917 · page 2

A fire which broke out on the fourth floor of the Australian Paper Company's five storey building in Castlereagh street, near Park street, shortly before 6 o'clock this…

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£50,000 Fire. Film Company Burnt Out. Brigade's Strenuous Task

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 5

Damage estimated at over £50,000 was done by an outbreak of lire yesterday morning at the Australian Paper Company's five-storey building. Castlereagh Street, Sydney. The fourth…

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Fire at Mortdale

The Sun · Tuesday 28 August 1917 · page 4

A five-roomed weatherboard cottage in Mimi-street, Oatley, occupied by George Triplehorne, was burnt out shortly before 6 o'clock this morning. The contents were…

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