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Fires & bushfires, 1918

1,221 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 62

Fire Brigade Trouble

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 3

Alderman Mallett will move at to-morrow's meeting of the City Council that, as the Council will contribute £10,316 towards the expenses of the Board of Fire Commissioners in…

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'Phone Girl's Curiosity Delays Fire Call

Sunday Times · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 3

The extraordinary casualness of Mr. Webster's pet department was exemplified yesterday afternoon when there was a small fire at the Sunday Times Office. When the alarm…

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Outbreaks of Fire Woman Badly Burnt

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

Soon after 7 o'clock last night a fire, the cause of which is unknown, broke out among a quantity of straw in a locker on the North Coast Wharf, in Sussex-street. It was…

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Mine on Fire Cloncurry Consols Main Ore Body Affected Brisbane

The Sun · Sunday 27 January 1918 · page 2

A telegram from Cloncurry states that a fire broke out in the Consols Mine at the 480ft. level. This is serious. As the Consols contains the…

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Mysterious Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 7

A New York report states that seven United States army department warehouses, and several municipal docks, were destroyed by a fire of mysterious origin at an Atlantic…

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Fire Control. Alteration Needed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

Mr. C. W. Oakes, M.L.A., speaking on Saturday night at a social function held at the Waverley fire brigade quarters, said that, spunking for himself, he held that the present…

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Fire in a Mine. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 4

Cloncurry reported that a fire had occurred in the Consuls mine at the 840ft level. This is serious the main body of ore being attacked. It is also serious for Mount Elliott…

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America's Hyphens Fire-stick in Factories Vancouver

The Sun · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 1

Gorman sympathisers throughout the United States apparently launched a fire offensive on Saturday, for extensive damage was done in many cities…

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Dispersed by Fire. Enemy Party Near Lens. London. Sunday Night

Evening News · Monday 28 January 1918 · page 5

In an official message to-night Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hang says:— We dispersed by fire an enemy party which was approaching our lines southward of Lens…

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CONFLAGRATIONS. Two Bush Fires near Forbes

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

Two bush fires have occurred in the [?] (N.S.W.) district during the week, On M[?] Henderson's properly, on the Gran[?] road, 65 acres of standing crop which was giving eight…

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Fire in Box Factory. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 9

Serious damage to timber and machinery was caused on Saturday by a fire at the premises of the Ballarat Box factory, which is in the heart of Ballarat. After over three…

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A Serious Fire in an Ore Mine

The Farmer and Settler · Tuesday 29 January 1918 · page 4

A telegram from Clonc[?] (Q.) [?] that a fire has broken out in the C[?] Mine at the [?] level. The Con[?] contains the main body of are on the field, and the fire will have a [?]…

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Mysterious Fires

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 17

Seven United States army department warehouses, and several municipal docks, were destroyed by a fire of mysterious origin at an Atlantic port. The storehouses were empty [?] A…

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Fire in Wheat Crop

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 6

A fire broke out in a wheat crop owned by Mr. A. Sens, on the Back Trundle-road. Harvesting was In progress at the time, and the fire was checked after several acres of…

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N.S.W. Fire Brigades' Administration

Australian Town and Country Journal · Wednesday 30 January 1918 · page 46

Members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade gathered in force at a meeting held in the Trades Hall, Sydney, on the night of January 24, and decided…

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The Warspite Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 7

Three boys who were on the British training ship Warspite—Ernest Adams, Frederick Blogg, and Harold Gurr—have been committed for trial on a charge of having begun the fire…

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New Divisional Officer. Welcomed by Fire Commissioners

Evening News · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 3

Mr. I. M [?]…

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New Fire Officer Demand for Inquiry Hint of Political Influence Municipal Representative Explains

The Sun · Thursday 31 January 1918 · page 6

Following an explanation made by Alderman W. Taylor, municipal representative on the Fire Board, the Botany Council, at its meeting last night, passed…

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Fires in Christchurch

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 1 February 1918 · page 7

WELLINGTON (N.Z.). Thursday.-- A fire at Christchurch gutted the first floor of the New Zealand Coffee and Spice Company's premises. A large quantity of spices was destroyed on…

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