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Fires & bushfires, 1884

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Great Fire at Moscow

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 5

St. Petersburg, October 21.--A large fire, involving great destruction of property, is reported from Moscow. A theatre and eight shops were totally destroyed by fire yesterday, the loss being…

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Large Fire in Moscow

Evening News · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 4

ST. PETERSBURG, October 21.—A large fire, involving great destruction of property, has occurred in Moscow. A theatre and 80 shops were burned yesterday. The damage is estimated…

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Recent Fire in Marrickville

Evening News · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 8

The City Coroner this morning attended at the Oxford Hotel, Petersham, for the purpose of resuming the inquiry into the circumstances in connection with the destruction by fire of two cottages…

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Second Edition. Cablegrams. Destructive Fire

Evening News · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 8

NEW YORK, October 21.—Last night a terrific fire broke out in Carthage, a town in the State of New York, and an enormous amount of damage was done. Many houses, factories, and churches…

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Large Fire at Moscow. St. Petersburg, Oct. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 October 1884 · page 10

A large fire, involving great destruction of property, is reported from Moscow. A theatre and 80 shops were burned yesterday, and the damage is estimated at fully 3,000,000…

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Fire at Parramatta

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 October 1884 · page 5

A fire broke out in Tuesday at 1.25 a.m. at the "Independent" office, Church-street, but fortunately was observed by Constable Bell while on duty, who quickly gave the alarm, and in a few…

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Destructive Fire. (Reuter's Telegrams.)

Evening News · Thursday 23 October 1884 · page 4

NEW YORK, October 21.—Last night a terrific fire broke out in Carthage, a town in the State of New York, and an enormous amount of damage was done. Many houses, factories, and churches…

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Recent Fire in Marrickville

Evening News · Thursday 23 October 1884 · page 8

The city coroner on Wednesday attended at the Oxford Hotel, Petersham, for the purpose of resuming the inquiry into the circumstances in connection with the destruction by fire of two cottages…

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Fire at Marrickville. Coronial Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 October 1884 · page 6

An inquest was initiated at the Oxford Hotel, Petersham, on Monday, the 13th instant, touching the destruction of two cottages at the comer of Livingstone and Canterbury roads, Marrickville,…

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Large Fire at Carthage, New York

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 23 October 1884 · page 5

New York, October 21.--Last night a terrific fire broke out at Carthage, a town near New York, by which an enormous amount of damage was done. Many houses, factories, and churches…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Large Fire at Carthage, New York. New York. Oct. 21

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 23 October 1884 · page 9

Last night a terrific fire broke out at Carthage, a town near New York State, by which an enormous amount of damage was done. Many houses, factories, and churches…

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The Fire Brigade Superintendent

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 October 1884 · page 4

The special or general fitness of the recently appointed metropolitan Fire Brigade Superintendent has been questioned in and out of Parliament of late, and yesterday Mr William Clarke,…

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Sydney Fire Brigade Service. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 October 1884 · page 8

Sir,—The fire that broke out here on Monday in a tenant's office on the third floor was strongly illustrated the wisdom of having selected an able leader to the Sydney Fire Brigade service. When the alarm of fire was given, there…

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Destructive Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 11

NEW YORK, October 21.—Last night a terrifie fire broke out in Carthage, a town in the State of New York, and an enormous amount of damage was done. Many houses, factories, and churches…

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Large Fire in Moscow

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 11

ST. PETERSBURG, October 21.—A large fire, involving great destruction of property, has occurred m Moscow. A theatre and 80 shops were burned yesterday. The damage is estimated…

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The New Fire Brigde

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 25 October 1884 · page 4

A meeting of the members of the new Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Thursday last, in Mr. John Taylor’s rooms, for the purpose of electing officers; and general…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 October 1884 · page 8

At four o'clock on Saturday morning, the workshops of William Ralston, builder, situated, off Annandale and Yurong streets, Petersham, were discovered to be on fire. The building being…

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Fire in Waterloe

Evening News · Monday 27 October 1884 · page 4

sShortly before 6 o'clock yesterday morning, a hay and corn store, the property of Mr. Cornelins Hannan, situated at the corner of Botany-road and Boundary-street, Waterloo, was found to be in flames…

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Fire in Petersham

Evening News · Monday 27 October 1884 · page 8

At about 4 a.m. on Saturday the workshops which belonged to Mr. William Ralston, a builder, in Petersham, were discovered to be in flames. The premises, which ere situated off Annandale and…

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Fires in Adelaide. Supposed Incendiarism. Adelaide

Evening News · Monday 27 October 1884 · page 4

The fire fiend is about again already tide summer. On Saturday night separate attempts at incendiarism were mode. In one of these the rascals succeeded in burning down a large portion of a timber yard…

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