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Fires & bushfires, 1843

8 stories in Sydney's papers

Dreadful Fire at Liverpool

The Australian · Friday 27 January 1843 · page 4

A fire broke out in this town on Friday morning last, which has, in its ultimate and entire consequences, proved the most destructive and afflicting event…

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English Extracts. the Great Fire at Liverpool.— Half a Million of Property Destroyed. (From the Liverpool Albion, September 24.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 4 February 1843 · page 4

YESTERDAY morning witnessed the most awfully destructive fire, whether as regards life or property, that has ever taken place in this locality—more destructive, indeed,…

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Fire at Sea. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 March 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—After reflecting on the various circumstances connected with a chimney on fire, Cadet de Va[?]x, a few years ago, was led to the conclusion that it was possible to ex…

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Destructive Fire in Manchester, and Dreadful Loss of Life

The Australian · Wednesday 12 April 1843 · page 4

A most destructive fire, attended with a deplorable loss of life, took place on Thursday night, at the extensive cotton factory of Messrs. Poole. Mill-street…

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The Late Fires. To Lieutenant Colonel Baker, 80th Regiment

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1843 · page 3

SIR,—On the part of my fellow-citizens, I consider it to be my duty to tender to you my thanks for the promptness with which you ordered out the garrison, on the occasion of…

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The York-street Fire. To the Editors of the Sydney Morning Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 1 June 1843 · page 3

GENTLEMEN,—In your Herald of to-day (May 31) appeared a paragraph giving an account of ihe fire in York street, which happened about two o'clock in the morning…

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The Late Fires to Lieutenant-colonel Baker. 80Th [?]

The Colonial Observer · Saturday 3 June 1843 · page 2

SIR--On the part of my fellow citizens, I [?] it to be my duty to tender you my thanks [?] promptness with which yon ordered out the on the occasion of the fires, which…

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English Extracts. Destructive Fire at Liverpool. (From the Times, December 24.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 5 June 1843 · page 4

ON Thursday morning last we had, in this town, another of those destructive conflagrations which has given Liverpool such unenviable notoriety. In a very short…

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