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Murray · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1894

125 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 7

Fire at Numurkah

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 29

The Globe Hotel, Numurkah, occupied by Mr. David Miller and owned by Mr. C. Chamberlain, of the Chamberlain family of musicians now touring Victoria, was burned to…

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Fatal Fire at Broken Hill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 5 January 1894 · page 29

A fatal fire occurred at Broken Hill late on Monday night. The fire broke out in a four-roomed wood and iron house in Crystal-street, oocupied by a miner named James Davey, his…

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Destructive Fire. Messes Hiddle, Pretty & Co’s Store Demolished

The Berrigan Advocate · Friday 12 January 1894 · page 2

At about half-past 3 on Wednesday morning a. livid glare illuminated the town, and alarm quickly spread when it became known that the wood and iron…

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Another Destructive Fire in Narandera Narandera

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 16 January 1894 · page 2

Another destructive are occurred here about one O'clock on Sunday morning, resulting in the total destruction of the large brick store occupied by Mr John Ferrier, together…

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Fire at Taradale

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 29

A destructive fire took place at Taradale shortly after 1 o’clock on Saturday morning, when the office of the Metcalfe Shire News was burnt to the ground. The damage is estimated…

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Fire at Broken Hill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 19 January 1894 · page 28

Shortly before 11 o'clock on Thursday night last the violent ringing of the fire-bell, followed by the continuous blowing of mine whistles, made it apparent that a fire had…

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Fire at Urana

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 37

A disastrous fire occurred at Urana at o’clock on Monday morning. Urana Hotel, occupied by Wm. Eadie, and the hairdressing saloon occupied by…

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Hay Fire Brigade Band (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)

The Riverine Grazier · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 3

SIR,—Owing to the active canvass that is being made on behalf of a new band, I consider it my duty to inform the public of Hay of the fact that the band, which I have the…

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Disasters in China and Thibet. Fire at Ningpo. Three Hundred Lives Lost

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 February 1894 · page 27

News brought by the steamer Airlie from China and the East announces an appalling disaster at Ningpo last month, by which between 200 and 300 women and children…

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Hay Fire Brigade Band. to the Editor

The Hay Standard and Advertiser for Balranald, Wentworth, Maude... · Saturday 3 February 1894 · page 2

SIR—I write not with the object of disparaging the attempts of creating a new band, but simply to prevent misconception. The public may be under the impression…

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Fire at Broken Hill

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 February 1894 · page 26

The oldest licensed premises in Broken Hill, Delamore's Bonanza Hotel, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday morning. The building, which was composed of wood and…

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Fire at Tatura

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 28

A fire broke out at 4 o'clock at Tatura on Sunday morning In the wooden premises occupied as a newspaper and general printing office bv Mr. E Hanley, proprietor of the…

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Fire in Melbourne

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 16 February 1894 · page 29

A lodging-bome in F[?]nders-laue east, Melbourne, was burnt down on 7th in[?]t, with t[?]gical results. It was occupied by some, five of whom escaped more o[?]…

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A Railway Station on Fire

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 23 February 1894 · page 19

A fire occurred at the Tallarook railway station on Monday morning. It started in one of the outbuildings near which is the lamproom, and there being no supply of…

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Fire at Balmain

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 29

A sad buroing fitality occurred on Sunday night at Bilmain, resulting in the death William Duntford, a laborer. The deceased and his wife occupied a weatherboard house in…

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General European Telegrams. Disastrous Fires in London. London, Februrary 26

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 2 March 1894 · page 21

Two large and terribly destructive fires have occurred in London, on the Surreyside of the Thames. The granaries of Messrs. Bellamy and CO., wharfingers,…

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Inquest at Wangan[?] the Fire at Ske[?]

The Pastoral Times · Saturday 3 March 1894 · page 2

A coronial inquiry was held at Wanganella on Wednesday last, concerning the fire [?] at Skene’s Wanganella Hotel, on February 7th [?] before Mr N. C. O’Neill. The following [?]…

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Inquest at Wanganella. The Fire at Skene's Hotel

The Riverine Grazier · Tuesday 6 March 1894 · page 4

A coronial inquiry was held at Wanganella on Wednesday last, concerning the fire which occurred at Skene's Wanganella Hotel on the 7th…

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Fire at Charlton

The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express · Friday 9 March 1894 · page 29

A farmer named Toomaa Postich, residing seven miles from Charlton, had his residence of six rooms burned down a little before 2 o’clock on Monday morning. It was struck…

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