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Fires & bushfires, 1882

657 stories in Sydney's papers · page 4 of 33

Fire at a Hotel

Evening News · Thursday 26 January 1882 · page 3

Shortly before 10 o'clock last night a fire was observed in a bedroom at the Star Hotel, corner of Goulburn and Sussex streets, occupied by Mr. G. Boschell, and an alarm was at once sent to the various…

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Destructive Fire at Junee. Railway Station Destroyed. Junee

Evening News · Friday 27 January 1882 · page 2

The Junee Railway Station, Castner's Hotel, Refreshment Rooms, &c., and all buildings attached were totally destroyed by a fire which broke out about 6 o'clock yesterday evening. Nothing…

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Succession of Fires

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 10

THE somewhat unusual occurrence of three successive fires in one! ocality took place at the Redfern Railway Station goods deportment, during Saturday afternoon and Sunday. The origin of the last was…

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Fire Danger

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 4

Complaints are being mode of the dangerous character of the materials placed in the back yards attached to many of the Chinamen's premises at the north end of George street. Here inflammable…

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Fire Danger

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 3

Complaints are being made of the dangerous character of the materials placed in the back yards attached to many of the Chinamen's premises at the north end of George-street. Here inflammable…

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Inquest on a Fire

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 5

An inquest was held at Kirkconnell on the 23rd instant relative to the origin of a fire that consumed the jam factory, store, coachhouse, stables, and other buildings, together with the whole of their contents…

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Fire in George-street

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 3
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Considerable excitement was caused in George-street last evening, in the neighbourhood of Brickfield Hill, by dense volumes of smoke, which ascended from a store at the rear of Mr. J. J…

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Fire near Albury. ALBURY

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 3

Smyth's Hotel at Brookesley has been burnt to the ground. It is only insured for £400 in the Liverpool London and Globe Office…

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Great Fire in Goulburn. GOULBURE

Evening News · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 4

A great fire broke out here last night about 9 o'clock, by which Bushman's tailoring and Kenny's saddlery establishments were burnt to the ground. Hardly anything was saved. The…

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Telegrams. Destruction of Junee Railway Station by Fire. Cootamundra

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 13

Junee railway staion and refreshment rooms were totally destroyed by fire on the evening of Anniversary Day. The fire commenced about 6 o'clock…

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Large Fire at the Junee Railway Station. [By Electric Telegraph.] Cootamundra

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 7

Junee Railway Station and Castner's popular refreshment rooms were totally destroyed by fire yesterday evening. At about 6 p.m. an alarm was raised that fire had broken out in the telegraph…

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Alarming Fire in Goulburn. [By Electric Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Goulburn, Friday night

The Sydney Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1882 · page 5

A terrible the is now ragtag here. Bushman's tailoring establishment and Kenny's saddlery shop have been burnt, to the ground. Gasper's photographic studio and the Robert Barns Hotel are…

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Attempt to Fire a Church

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1882 · page 2

An attempt was made last night to set fire to the Wesleyan Church, Stanmore, but fortunately the foolish intention of the incendiary was frustrated. The fire was discovered some time after 10 o'clock by…

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The Recent Fire at Junee

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1882 · page 3

With reference to the statement contained in Friday's issue concerning the burning of the Junee railway station refreshment rooms, &c., that Mrs. Armstrong, of the refreshment room, had looked up…

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Disastrous Fire at Junee Junction. (From the Wegga Wagga Express.)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1882 · page 6

Shortly after 6 o'clock on Thursday evening an alarm of fire was mised at Junce Junction Station, the rear of the telograph office being the scene of the outbreak. Within a very short time of the alarm being raised, the whole place…

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Large Fire in Goulburn. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1882 · page 5

A large fire broke out here last night aboot 10 o'clock, on the promises of Mr. Bushnan, tailor, rapidly spreading to the adjoining shop, occupied by Mr. Kenny, saddler, and resulting in the total destruction of the two buildings. It…

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Bush Fires

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1882 · page 2

Bush fires several miles in extent have occurred during the past few days in the country and along the railway line between Goulburn and Sydney a fire extending 40 miles was observed. Mr…

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Disastrous Bush Fire at Lancefield. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 31 January 1882 · page 5

A most disastrous bush fire occurred in the Lancefield district on Sunday, when the Dividing Range for the length of about twenty miles was wrapped in flames. The fire extended in a north-easterly direction towards…

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The Late Fire at Junee

Evening News · Tuesday 31 January 1882 · page 3

We have ascertained from the Commissioner of Railways that at the inquiry into the cause of the conflagration at Junee Railway Station, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the fire arose from…

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