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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1829

10 stories in Sydney's papers

Destructive Fire at Brenham Park

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Thursday 5 February 1829 · page 3

The ancient and beautiful mansion called Bramham Park house, near Tadcaster, the seat of George Lane Fox, Esq. was destroyed by fire on Tuesday week. How the fire…

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Noctes Ambrozianos. Scene—The third story room of an Office in the principal street of Boston; an elegant writing table in the centre, snug fire, book cases disposed in different parts of the room, a composing chair on one side of the table. Bellropependant from the centre of room; files of "the Official," the Admonisher, and the Currency Lad scattered, here and there. Bottles, glasses, cigars, on chimney-piece. (Sanctus solus)

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 13 June 1829 · page 8

(Takes a pin ch of snuff, gracefully throwing the superfluity from his fingers; then commences a soliloquy). "Stimulant to the drowzy senses, which ever way one uses this social weed; it…

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Noctes Ambroxiane Scene—The third story room of an Office in the principal street of Boston; and elegant writing table in the centre, snuge fire, book cases disposed in different parts of the room, a composing chair on one side of the table. Bellrope pendant from the centre of room; files of "the Official," the Admonisher, and the Curreney Lad scattered, here and there. Bottles, glasseds, cigars, on chimnery-piece. (Sanctus solus)

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 15 June 1829 · page 8

(Takes a pinch of snuff, gracefully throwing the superfluity from his fingers; then commences a soliloquy). "Stimulant to the drowzy senses, which ever way one uses this social weed; it…

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Destructive Fire in George[?]town, Demerara

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 27 June 1829 · page 4

GEORGE TOWN, DEC. 31.—We have the painful task of recording to-day the most destructive fire which ever took place in this Colony. It broke out on Monday night last, about half past eight o'clock,…

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English Miscellanies. Fire at York Minster. [Letter to the Editor of the Yorkshire Gazette.]

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 11 July 1829 · page 1

FEB. 2,—I sit down with feelings which you may imagine, but which mock description, to give you the earliest intimation of a calamity the most awful and…

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English Miscellanies. Fire at York Minster. [Letter to the Editor of the Yorkshire Gazette.]

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 13 July 1829 · page 1

F[?]. 2,—I sit down with feelings which you may imagins, but which mook description, to give you the earliest intimation of a calamity the most awful and…

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Fire at Charing Cross

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser · Tuesday 4 August 1829 · page 3

At half-past 10 o'clock on Monday night (March 2), a fire broke out in the printing-office of Mr. Clowes at Char[?]g-cross. The flames were first discoverd in an apper room containing types, cases &c., which…

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A Fire

The Australian · Wednesday 7 October 1829 · page 3

The shingles on the roof of Messrs. Lamb, Buchanan, and Co.'s dwelling-house in George-street, became ignited on Sunday last, through several sparks of fire falling…

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Sydney Constables; Or, English Fire Side Liberty in Botany Bay !

The Sydney Monitor · Saturday 19 December 1829 · page 2

It is a great pity, that if Captain Rossi[?] claims on the British Government for important sacrifices he may made have in days of yore in favour of Old England, that he should not have…

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Sydney Constables, Or, English Fire Side Liberty in Botany Bay!

The Sydney Monitor · Monday 21 December 1829 · page 2

It is great pity, that if Captain Rosihave claims on the British Government for important sacrifices he may made have in days of yore in favour of Old England, that he should not have…

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