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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1917

1,358 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 68

Further Crop Fires. Phospherus Lais [?]

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 7

A number of crop and grass fires have occurred in the Gundagal district during the past weeks At Wamb[?] on Tuesday a fire burnt 100 acres of Mr. D'Dowling's wheat [?] the grass…

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Suspicious Fire at [?]Urwood. Walla Saturated with Benzine

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

A Sre, attended by suspicious ci[?]umstances, occurred on Sunday morning at a house in Burwood (Sydney). occupied by Mr. Wells and family. The local fire…

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The Week-End Fires Woman and Infant Burned to Death. the Husband's Search

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

Victoria June Alison, mid her fifteen days-old infant daughter, were burnt to death at South Kensington (Vic.) early on Sunday morning. At half-past 2 o'clock…

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A London Horror Awful Explosion and Fires Immense Damage and Loss of Life

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 4

A disastrous explosion, appalling in the magnitude of the devastation wrought, Occurred in a munitions factory near London on Friday Evening last. The Factory…

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THE I.X.L. Fire Fighter, May Save Hundreds of Pounds

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 January 1917 · page 7

The manufactures that is always meeting the demands of the public will certainly find n te[?] Messrs Geo. E. [?] and Sons, Lid; of their I.X.L., fire fighters in use in…

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Hotels Destroyed by Fire. Narrabri

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 January 1917 · page 12

Between 2 and 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the Commonwealth Hotel, which was completely gutted. Two houses adjoining were saved after s[?]enuous…

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N.z. Floods and Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 6

WELLINGTON, Wednesday. -- A rainstorm in the Tokomaru Bay caused a flood. There were 10in. of rain inland, and many bridges were destroyed and stock drowned. A young…

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Fires in a Bank. Maid Committed for Trial

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 5

HENTY, Wednesday.--An inquiry was held at Culcairn yesterday into the circumstances surrounding the tires which occurred an the premises of the Culcairn brunch of the Commercial…

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Fire at Essen Huge Supplies Destroyed Damage Reaches £50,000 LONDON, Wednesday Night

The Sun · Thursday 25 January 1917 · page 1

Reuter's correspondent at Amsterdam states that large quantities of supplies have been destroyed by fire in a factory near Essen…

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Conditions in Fire Policies

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 26 January 1917 · page 9

It is of vital importance to those who insure premises against the risk of five to note carefully the conditions contained in the policy; otherwise the risk covered, by…

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Between Two Fires

The World's News · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 7

THE young doctor and his friend were sitting at the club window when a richly dressed woman passed. "There goes the only woman I ever loved,"…

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Fire at Lakemba

The Sun · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 6

A spark from the copper fire is supposed to have caused a fire at the home at Harry George Plumb, Nichol-street, Lakemba, this morning. The building, a four-roomed…

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To Provide Against Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 2

Mr. E. Anthony, Ferndell-street, wrote to the council stating he had applied to this Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board for the supply of a box and a few feet of fire…

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Fire at Lakemba. Cottage Destroyed

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

[?] street, [?] Harry G. Plumb was [?] afternoon The outbreak [?] to have been…

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Left Fire Burning. Man Fined £50 at Camden

Evening News · Saturday 27 January 1917 · page 5

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Suspicious Fires in Wheat Crops

Evening News · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 1

A suspicious are occurred in the [?] at Bland, in the West [?] while neighbors [?] two [?]…

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Fires in a Crop. Suspicious Candles

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 6

WEST WYALONG, Saturday.--On Thursday afternoon a fire started in the crop of a share farmer on Bland, 23 milese from Wyalong. Several neighbors galloped to the scene and…

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Fire at Lakemba

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 29 January 1917 · page 6

A weatherboard cottage in Nichols Street, Lakemba, owned by Mr. H. G. Plumb, was, with Its contents, destroyed by a fire on Saturday afternoon…

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Fires at Culcairn. a Housemaid's lapse

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 30 January 1917 · page 4

An inquiry was conducted at Culcairn (N.S.W.) on Wednesday into fires that had occurred on the premises of the Culcairn branch of the Commercial Banking…

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