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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1872

185 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 10

Fire at Newcastle. [From Our Correspondent.]

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 11 December 1872 · page 5

SHORTLY after 1 o'clock this (Tuesday) morning, a fire take out in the shop of Mr. Lenthall, a plumber and painter, in Hunter-street, adjoining the School of Arte. AH the building in which the fire broke out was constructed…

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Fires. Fire at Newcastle

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 745

SHORTLY after 1 o'clock this (Tuesday) morning, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Lenthall, a plumber and painter, in Hunter-street, adjoining the School of Arts. As the building in which the fire broke out was constructed…

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Fire at New Zealand

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 December 1872 · page 745

A great fire occurred in High-street, Christchurch, on the 25th November. The fire, on inquiry, was found to be in the shop of Mr. Dunkerley, hatter. When first observed, the flames were rising from the floor towards the back of…

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Great Fire in the City of Boston

Illustrated Sydney News and New South Wales Agriculturalist and Grazier · Saturday 21 December 1872 · page 12

Another tremendous fire has devastated s large portion of one of the principal cities of the Whited States of America. On 12th November last the…

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Alarm of Fire at the Theatre. a Ballet Girl, Burnt

Evening News · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE sensation was created in Pitt-street last night in consequence of an alarm having been given at the fire stations, where information had been taken to the effect that the Victoria Theatre was on…

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Alarm of Fire at the Victoria Theatre.—a Ballet Girl Burnt

Empire · Tuesday 31 December 1872 · page 2

CONSIDERABLE sensation was created in Pitt-street last night in consequence of an alarm having been given at the fire stations, where information had been taken to the effect that the Victoria Theatre was on…

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