Fire in Sydney
SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire occurred at Messrs. Sommervilie and Sons, Pitt-street, yesterday morning, doing about £800 worth of damage…
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Fires & bushfires, 1885
197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 3 of 10
Destructive Fire at Waratah
A VERY disastrous fire broke out on Sunday morning at 4 o'clock, at Rosemount Villa, North Waratah, the residence of Alderman S. Chapman, J.P., coroner of this district. At the above hour Mr…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—Large fire has occurred at Lismore. Goulston's outfitters' shop and seven adjacent houses have been destroyed. Damage is estimated at…
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ABOUT 3 o'clock yesterday morning the fire bells rang out an alarm. The Brigade promptly turned out, and were soon at the scene of the fire. It appears that by some…
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A GRAND concert and entertainment will take place at the Victoria Theatre on Thursday evening next, tendered by Mr. Gross to the members of the above…
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THE above will take place at the Victoria Theatre this evening. The programme is published in our advertising columns, by which we see that some of the best amateur talent of the district have given…
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SYDNEY Friday.—An extensive fire has taken place in Swanston street, Melbourne. Messrs. Scott, bookseller, Walker, saddler, and Palmer, ironmonger, had their shops…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—The hearing of the charge of arson against Staer, who is suspected of having been connected with the recent disastrous fires in Adelaide and…
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LAST night, about 9 o'clock, the city fire bells rang out an alarm, and the brigade promptly turned out. It was found that a fire had taken place at the back of a…
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LAST evening five members of the Newcastle City Fire Brigade departed to take part in the forthcoming fire brigades demonstration which takes place in Russell-square,…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The premises of Mrs. Evans, stationer, Oxford-street, were last night destroyed by fire…
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WE have waited with some curiosity, if not astonishment, to see if any practical expression of sympathy was likely to be made for Mr. S. Chapman in connection with his late…
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BRISBANE, Monday.—From a leader in the Telegraph, which it is believed was inspired, it is expected that Queensland will probably not send a contingent to the…
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THE mechanical and chemical means for the extinction of fires have of late occupied very much the attention of inventors at home and abroad. One…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—The city was very lively to-day, owing to the departure of different fire brigades to take part in the annual demonstration of united fire…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—Purtell's store at Penrith has been destroyed by fire…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—Kellet and Co.'s grocery stores, adjoining M[?]ie's Hotel, William-street, have been destroyed by fire. Damage was done to the extensive…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A destructive fire took place to-day at Messrs. Bleasby, Hutchinson, and Atkinson's, wholosale ironmongers…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—A destructive fire broke out this morning at 4 o'clock in a two-storey building in Elizabeth-street occupied by Messrs. Bleasby,…
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A COMPLIMENTARY banquet, to inaugurate the opening of their new station, Blane-street, was held in the building on Monday evening, at which were present, Mr. J. C. Ellis…
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