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Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Fire at Broken Hill, [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 23 July 1895 · page 5

A FIRE broke out on Sunday night in the underground workings of Block II mine. Broken Hill, and is still burning…

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Fire at Broken Hill Mine. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

I'r is considered that the fire at Block II, BORK Hill, is now fairly under control, and is confined to the south end of the mine…

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The Fire at Broken Hill Mine. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 26 July 1895 · page 5

DURING last night the experiment of pamping carbolic acid.gas Into Block II, Broken Hill, was tried and failed, and Only served to toed the fire. The experiment has been…

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Fire at Tamworth

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 27 July 1895 · page 4

Tamworth, Wednesday.—The Royal Hotel, where Sir George Dibbs is staying, had a narrow escape from beinng destroyed by fire early…

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How Some Fires Occur

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 6

THE origin of tires is often very mysterious, and not infrequently incendiarism is suspected or even taken for granted,, simply because…

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The Broken Hill Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Thursday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Friday 2 August 1895 · page 5

BLOCK II mine has been battened down as close as possible, and all the crevices are being filled up. Steam is still being forced into the mine…

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The Broken Hill Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 3 August 1895 · page 4

Carbonic acid gas was turned into the burning workings of Blook 11, Brokon Hill, today…

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London. Sunday. Forest Fires

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 3

Disastrous forest fires have taken place in the State of Michigan, America. Many houses have been burned down, and 100 lives were lost…

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The Broken Hill Fire. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 6 August 1895 · page 5

CARBONIC acid gas was applied to the fire in the mine at Broken Hill on Saturday and yesterday, but no results have as yet been manifest…

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The Late Fire at Mr. Tucker's

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 10 August 1895 · page 4

An inquiry into the cause of the fire which occurred recently at Robert Tucker's coachbuilder's shop, Busden-street, was held ai the Court Hou[?]…

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Recent Fire in Rusden-street

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 4

ON Friday last an inquest was held at the Armidale Court House, before Mr. James M'Lean, District Coroner, and a jury of twelve, of whom Mr. S. H. Wickerson was…

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Melbourne. Fire on a Ship

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 3

The fire on the Orient was extinguished on Saturday evening, and at four o'clock yesterday morning another small outbreak occurred, but the reserve firemen were easily able to…

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A Destructive Fire.--a Fireman Killed

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 3

A destructive fire broke out yesterday afternoon in Wright and Co.'s boot factory, Elizabeth-street, Belmore Park. The new water tower was brought into use for the first time…

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Fire at Sydney. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Afternoon

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 5

A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out yesterday afternoon at Wright and Co.'s, boot factory, Elizabeth-street, Belnore Park. The new water tower was brought into…

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The Fire on the Orient. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 13 August 1895 · page 5

THE fire on the steamer Orient was extinguished on Saturday evening, but at four o'clock yesterday morning another small outbreak occurred…

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The Fire at Mr. Tucker's

The Armidale Chronicle · Wednesday 14 August 1895 · page 3

Owing to our going to press a few hours after the conclusion of the inquiry last Friday into the fire at Mr. R. Tucker's coach factory, we were…

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Steamers on Fire

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Friday 23 August 1895 · page 5

A fire occurred early this morning on the steamer Adelaide, lying in Johnstone's Bay. The flames extended to the steamer Emu, which was lying alongside. There was no…

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The Colorado Fire

The Armidale Chronicle · Saturday 24 August 1895 · page 3

Later information states that the explosion at the Gumry Hotel at Denver, Colorado, was caused by a drunken engineer turning raid water into the…

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Terrible Bush Fires

Glen Innes Examiner and General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 3

The country between Kempsey and Port Macquarie is a sheet of flame, particularly near Cooperabung. Warnetown, six miles from Kempsey, suffered severely. Women…

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Bush Fires. [By Telegraph.] Sydney, Monday Night

The Armidale Express and New England General Advertiser · Tuesday 27 August 1895 · page 5

THE country between Port Macquarie and Kempsey is one sheet of flame, particularly near Cooperabung. Warneton, six miles from Kempsey, has…

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