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Fires & bushfires, 1865

125 stories in Sydney's papers · page 7 of 7

The Great Fire at Constantinople. Constantinople Sept. 9

Empire · Friday 24 November 1865 · page 2

The great fire reported by telegraph was finally mastered, or rather burnt itself out, late on Wednesday night, [?] having traversed Stamboul (Constantinople proper) from the Golden Horn to the Marmora. The…

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The Fire at Constantinople

Sydney Mail · Saturday 25 November 1865 · page 11

CONSTANTINOPLE, SEPTEMBER 6TH.—The fire was [?] mastered, or rather burnt itself out, late on Wednesday night, after having traversed Stamboul (Constantinople proper) from the Golden Horn to the…

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Destructive Fire in King-street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 22 December 1865 · page 5

A DISASTROUS fire occured in King-street, yesterday evening, resulting in the destruction of the Australian Furniture Warehouse, the property of Messrs. John Hill and Company. The building which was about eighty feet…

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The Late Fire in King-street

Empire · Friday 29 December 1865 · page 5
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday at the Montpellier Hotol, king-street, as to the origin of the late fire on the premises of Mcssrs. John Hill and Co., cabinetmakers and upholsterers…

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The Late Fire in King-street

Sydney Mail · Saturday 30 December 1865 · page 4

THE inquiry into the origin of the fire which destruction of Mr. Hills's Furniture Warehouse, in King-street, on the 21st instant, was commenced at the Montpelier Hotel, in Castlereagh-street, on Thursday…

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