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Fires & bushfires, 1873

235 stories in Sydney's papers · page 12 of 12

Recent Fire at Melbourne. I

Evening News · Thursday 11 December 1873 · page 3

On Wednesday, at about half past 6 o'clock. an extensive conflagration broke out on the premises of Messrs. Lawrence and Adams, wholesale grocers, William-street, a two-storied bluestone building. A man named George…

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Telegrams This Day. the Yass Revision Court. Fatal Accident at Tamworth. the Riot at Clunes. the Melbourne Grain, Wool, and Stock Markets. the "Edith" Ketch. Absconded Forger. the South Australian Education Bill Rejected. Fires in South Australia, &c., &c., &c. YASS. Wednesday, 2.52 p.m

Evening News · Thursday 11 December 1873 · page 2

At the court assembled to-day for the revision of the jury list, the Mayor claimed exemption. The request was refused…

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Fire at the Buninyong Estate Claim

Evening News · Friday 12 December 1873 · page 7

THE Ballarat Courier reports that shortly after 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon the inhabitants of Buninyong were alarmed by the cry of "Fire," and at the…

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Fire at the Melbourne Meat-Preserving Company's Works

Evening News · Friday 12 December 1873 · page 7

A FIRE, which threatened at one time to entirely destroy the Melbourne Meat Preserving Company's works at Maribyrnong, broke out at about ten minutes past 6 yesterday morning, but fortunately the damage…

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Fire at Richmond.—A Child Burned to Death

Evening News · Friday 12 December 1873 · page 7

A SERIOUS fire, says the Melbourne Age of the 9th instant, occurred yesterday morning at Rowena Parade, Richmond, which was attended with loss of life. The fire broke out in a small wooden house, one of two…

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The Heat of the Weather. Fatal Accident at Dubbo. Dubbo Agricultural Show. the New Electoral Bill. Fat Stock Movements. the Western Road. Shorthorns for Sydney. Royal Commission for Fiji. Reading Barristers Retained by De Dourcy Ireland. Steps for the Defence. the Distubance at Clunes. Accident to a Naval Officer. Latest From the Mauritius. the New Zealand War Medals. Latest Mining. Bush Fires in South Australia. Bathurst

Evening News · Friday 12 December 1873 · page 2

The Rev. Mr. Greenwood lectured last night on "Livingstone and his Travels." Mr. Marsh, P.M., occupied the chair. The lecture was a success…

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Fire at the Bunisong Estate Claim

Empire · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 4

THE Ballarat Courior reports that shortly after 1 o'clock on Sunday afternoon the inhabitants of Buniuyong wer alarmed by the cry of "Fire," and at the same tiem dense volumes of smoke wer seen to ari a…

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Fire at Richmond.—a Child Burned to Death

Empire · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 4

A SERIOUS fire, says the Melbourne Age of the 9th instant, occurred yesterday morning at Rowena parade, Richmoud, which was attended with loss of life The fire broke out in a small wooden house, one of two…

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Fire at the Melbourne Meat-preserving Company's Works. (From the Argus.)

Empire · Saturday 13 December 1873 · page 4

A Tins, which threatened at ona time to entirely dc"troy the Molboutno Moat-Froaerriug Company's works at Maribyrnong, broke out at about1 tan minutes past 6 yesterday morning, but fortunately the damnge…

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Fire in York-street

Evening News · Monday 22 December 1873 · page 2
Also in Empire

A FIRE broke out about 2 o'clock yesterday morning, in York-street, on the premises of John Rushton, a general dealer. The burnt premises consisted of an old workshop which was situated at the rear of the…

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The Fires in South Australia

Empire · Wednesday 24 December 1873 · page 3
Also in Evening News

THE following graphic account of the fires in the north is from the pen of our correspondent at Laura, on the Booyoplee agricultural area:- Tuesday, December 9, will long be remembered by…

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Fire at the Haymarket

Evening News · Friday 26 December 1873 · page 2
Also in Empire

SHORTLY after 11 o'clock on Wednesday night a fire broke out in the Corporation store, situated in the centre of the Haymarket; the store being densoly packed with lucerne hay, amounting to some 300 tons…

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Fire in York-Street

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 27 December 1873 · page 5

A FIRE broke out about 2 o'clook on Sunday morning in York-street, on the premises of John Rushton,[?] general dealer. The burnt premires consisted of an old workshop which was situated at the rear of the…

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Great Fire in Auckland

Evening News · Wednesday 31 December 1873 · page 6

THE steamship Albion, which arrived last night, says the Argus of Saturday, brings New Zealand intelligence to the 9th instant. From telegrams published in the Grey River Argus we obtain the following…

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