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Fires & bushfires, 1918

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 30 of 62

Enemy's Danger Whole Flank Threatened Main Feeder Under Fire Troops Assembled Unobserved LONDON

The Sun · Sunday 21 July 1918 · page 1

Foch's attack menaces the whole of the German right flank, and the enemy must bring up troops from the Marne front or leave them in danger…

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Clothes Catch Fire Woman Dies From Burns

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 22 July 1918 · page 3

In consequence of her clothing catching Are in her room at 55A Glebe Road, Glebe, oil Saturday, Mrs. Mary Heywood (73) was so severely burned that she succumbed to her…

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Fire at Cessnock Cessnock

The Sun · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 6

About 3.30 o'clock this morning fire destroyed three business places in Vincent-Street, Cessnock, and damaged three others. The places destroyed were:--A. L…

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Woman Sent to Goal for [?] Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 5

[?] Lucy Ann [?] Quarter sessions [?] fire to some glass, on [?]…

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Four Shops Ablaze. An Extensive Fire at Marrickville

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 4

As a result of a fire in Marrickville (sydney) on Thursday morning one shop was destroyed and three others were damaged. The outbreak originated in a bookmaker's occupied by…

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Lig Country Fire, Three Shops Destroyed. Other Premises Damaged. [?]NOCK

Evening News · Tuesday 23 July 1918 · page 1

Early this morning a fire destroyed three business places in Vincent-street, cesenock, and damaged three others. All the places adjoined, and were of wood with from roofs…

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Deadly Wax Matches. Fires Started by Rats

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 10

BRISBANE, Tuesday.--The recent unseasonable bush fires at Hughonden are now attributed to rats, which ignited wax matches, carelessly dropped by travellers…

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Fire at Cessnock. Three Shots Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 10

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--Early this morning a fire occurred in Vincent Street, Cessnock, and destroyed, three business places owned by Mr. Donald Robertson, of…

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Buildings and Works. New Fire Station at Waterloo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 7

A new fire station, situated at Bourke and Elizabeth streets, Waterloo, immediately opposite the site of the old fire station, has recently been completed for the Board of…

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British Bombers. Raids on Germany. Fire Seen for 60 Miles. London, July 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 24 July 1918 · page 9

The British Air Ministry reports: Our airmen dropped a ton of bombs on railway aidings at Lunen (Prussia), and attacked the Badische aniline factory. Many good bursts…

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Mortdale Fire Station

The Propeller · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 2

At the last meeting of Hurstville Council a letter was received from the Fire Brigades Board in reply to a request from the…

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Crass Wilfully Set on Fire. a Young Mother Sent to Caol

The Farmer and Settler · Friday 26 July 1918 · page 4

A woman named ' Lucy Ann Brown pleaded guilty at the Hay (N.S.W.) Quarter Sessions on Monday to having set fire to grass, the property of A. J…

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'Diggers" As Firemen Good Work in Guy Blaze. Fire Chief's Praise

Evening News · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 4

Owing to [?] in the Metropolitan Fire Brigade arrive caused through men collected, the board recently replenished its depleted strength by the employment of a number of…

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Westmead. Fire Alarm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 11

The secretary of the Board of fIre Commissioners has Informed Sherwood Council that the installation of a fire alarm at the corner of Priddle and Hassall…

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Fire in the City

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 11

A fire broke out last night in the basement of a three-storied brick building, No. 32 Market Street, city, occupied by Messrs. M. H. Lauchlan and Co. The basement, with its contents,…

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Fire of 3000 Guns

The World's News · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 10

REUTER'S correspondent at French headquarters telegraphs a letter written by a German officer, giving a striking picture of the opening of the recent big battle from the…

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Paddock Fire at Mortdale

The St George Call · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 7

Last Saturday afternoon, the dry grass on Mr. McRae's land at the back, of Mortdale fire station, caught fire and spread till over half an acre was burnt,…

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Soldiers in the Fire Brigade

The Sun · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 6

The fire in the basement of Messrs. M. H. Lauchian and Co.'s premises, in Market-Street last night was in a way notable. Several returned soldiers recently joined the…

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Mischievous Children at Epping. House Set on Fire

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 27 July 1918 · page 11

On the 2nd July, a brick cottage in Essex - street, Epping, belonging to Mr. D. Abel, was found to be on fire. Several neighbours who knew that Mr. and Mrs…

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