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Hunter Valley · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1894

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Great Fire at Muswellbrook

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1894 · page 2

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Muswellbrook on Sunday night. Four shops owned by Miss Hegarty, of Brushy Hill, were totally destroyed…

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Latest Cablegrams. London, Monday. Great Fires in America

The Scone Advocate · Tuesday 4 September 1894 · page 2

FOREST tires in the State of Minnesota, America, caused the death of 900 people, who were unable to escape from the rapidly advancing [?]ames. 200…

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Fire at Muswellbrook. The Newspaper office Destroyed

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 4

A serious fire cccurred in Muswell-brook on .Sunday while people were returning from church. Four wooden structures were burned, the building…

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Great Fire in Sydney. Loss of £40,000

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 3

The premises of Messrs john Lawler and Sons, situated in Georgeetreet, Brickfield-hill, Sydney, and occupied as a furniture warehouse,…

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The Great Fire in the States Later Details 11 Towns Burned. (By Cable.)

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 5 September 1894 · page 2

Further telegrams from New York State that no fewer than 11. towns have been destroyed during the terrible. forest lires in Minnesota and…

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Forest Fires in The United States

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 2

LONDON, Monday, 1 p.m.—Information has been received of disastrous forest fires which have occurred in the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota in…

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Terrible Forest Fires in America. Sixteen Towns Destroyed Fearful Scenes. 1500 Lives Lost

The Scone Advocate · Friday 7 September 1894 · page 4

LONDON, September 3.—Later telegrams from New York state that no fewer than 11 towns were destroyed during the terrible forest fires in…

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Forest Fires in America

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 2

Later telegrams from New York state that eleven towns were destroyed during the forest fire in Minnesota and Wisconsin. At Hinckley, one of the town destroyed, 40 persons took refuge in a…

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Another Fire in Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 4

EARLY on Thursday morning a fire was discovered at Baumaun's Cafe, Pitt-street. Smoke was seen rising from the back of the premises. The…

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Large Fire at Muswellbrook

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 16

At 9 o'clock on Sunday night a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Messrs. Lang and Nutt, in Bridge-street, directly opposite the Commercial Bank, which resulted in the total destruction of a…

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Great Fire with Loss of Life in Sydney. £30,000 Worth of Damage Done and a Fireman Killed

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 8 September 1894 · page 12

A disastrous fire, resulting in the death of a fireman and the total destruction of premises at Messrs. John Lawler and Sons furniture warehouse and…

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The Great Fire in Sydney Inquest and Verdict. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 12 September 1894 · page 3

THE inquiry into the origin of the fire at Lawlers' buildings, which caused the death of fireman Brown, was continued this afternoon at the Coroner's Court…

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Forest Fires in America

The Maitland Weekly Mercury · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 2

According to latest advices from Now York in reference to the appalling forest fires, the entire area of the Rainy River country, near Winnipeg, in Manitoba, has been swept by the fire. Many lives…

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A Fatal Fire. Man and Horses Reasted. [By Telegraph.] Sydney

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 4

The premises used as a coseh house and stables at the residence of Mr Duncan M.Intosj, station owner, Darling point.were destroyed by fire…

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A Big Fire in London. Damage £80,000. (By Cable.) London

Singleton Argus · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 4

A [?] by which three warehouses burned broke out in Bermndsey today. The damage done is estimated at £80,000…

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Setting Fire to a Husband

Singleton Argus · Saturday 22 September 1894 · page 7

At Woolweak, on Tueaday, July 31st, Mary O'Reardon. 30 married, 20, Ann-street, Plumstead was charged with maliciously causing grievous…

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The Fire Brigade Meeting of Guarantors

Singleton Argus · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 3

A MEETING of guarantors of the over draft for the fire brigade was held in the Commitee-room of the Oddfellows' Hall last night, the Mayor…

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The Redoubtable Chinkie. a Fire-eating Warrior

Dungog Chronicle : Durham and Gloucester Advertiser · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 3

Sir Henry Parkes's idea of stimulating federation by showing the used of combined Australian action to prevent an influx of conquering and ravaging…

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The Great Fire in Minnesota and Michigan. Terrible Scenes of Destruction. Whole Towns Destroyed

The Scone Advocate · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 4

THE Victoria Colonist, in a telegram from Chicago dated 4th September, gives the following details of the great fire that recently devastated whole tracts of…

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Distressing Incident at a Fire

Singleton Argus · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 7

An exciting scene was witnessed at Galveston, Texas, early on the morning of August 21, when a married woman named Mrs Elliot saved the…

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