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Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond) · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1893

9 stories in Hawkesbury (Windsor & Richmond)'s papers

The Fire at Wall's

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 February 1893 · page 6

An inquest was held on Saturday last at the residence of Mr. Albert Inall, Richmond Bottoms, before Mr. J. B. Johnston, Coroner for the District, and a jury of…

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Fire at Richmond

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

The billiard-room recently occupied by Mr. O'Hara in West-Market-street, was burned to tbe ground on Friday morning 17th inst., about two o'clock. But for the…

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Inquest on a fire

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 2

An inquest w[?]d on Monday last before Mr. J. B. Johnson, J.P., Coroner for the district, regarding the origin of tbe fire, which, on the 17th March, destroyed the billiard-room of Henry…

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Incidents of the Fire Enquiry

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 April 1893 · page 2

Most of the Jurymen at the fire inquest at Richmond on Monday were famished before it closed. The majority were under the impression that an adjournment would be made for lunch, but the…

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The Windsor Fire Brigade

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 24 June 1893 · page 11

A special meeting of the above Brigade took place on Friday evening last at the residence of Mr. W. Gosper, the Superintendent. There were 14 or 15 members…

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Local Fire Brigades. WINDSOR

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 1 July 1893 · page 10

A meeting of the above was to have been held at the residence of the Superintendent (Mr. W. Gosper), on Wednesday evening last, when it was expected that a communication from…

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Richmond Fire Brigade

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 8 July 1893 · page 10

A meeting of the above Brigade took place on Tuesday evening last at the School of Arts, the Mayor (Mr. P. H Ridge), occupying the chair. There were about 15…

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Round the Camp Fire. "A Regular Outlaw."

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 16 December 1893 · page 7

'Twas merry mid the backwoods, when we spied the station roofs To wheel the wild scrub cattle at the yard. With a running fire of stockwhips ond a fiery run…

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Fire at the Bullridge

Windsor and Richmond Gazette · Saturday 30 December 1893 · page 6

To the Editor. Sir,—As you took notice of my misfortune by fire on the Bullridge in a way which may have given a wrong impression to your readers, perhaps you would be good enough…

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