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Fires & bushfires, 1885

697 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 35

Fires

Evening News · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 6

A report was received at the M.F.B offiec, at Bathurst-street, at [?] 8 o' clock on Tuesday night; that a fire had broken out in premises situated at 118, George-street west, occupied by Mr. R. A…

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Fire at Ultimo

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 October 1885 · page 9

Shortly after 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out on the premises occupied and owned by Mr. Joseph Cook, No. 38, James-street, Ultimo[?] An alarm was given to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, the members of which proceeded to…

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Fire in London

Evening News · Friday 9 October 1885 · page 4

LONDON, October 8.—An enormous fire broke out at an early hour this morning in Charter-house-buildings, on the west side of the Goswellroad (City), aud rapidly extended to the adjoining…

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Destructive Fire in George-street

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 775

A destructive fire broke out upon the premises occupied by Mr. John Joseph Ryan, draper and clothier, Nos. 760 and 762, George-street South, on Saturday evening, and destroyed the whole of the stock, notwithstanding the…

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Reuter's Messages. Extensive Fire in London

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--An enormous fire broke out at an early hour this morning in Charterhouse buildings on the west side of the…

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Fire at J. J. Ryan's in Geoege-steeet

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 18

ON Saturday evening a destructive fire broke out upon the premises occupied by Mr. John Joseph Ryan, draper and clothier, Nos. 760 and 762, George-street South. Shortly after 6 o'clock a…

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(Reuter's Telegrams.) Extensive Fire in London. London, Oct. 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 October 1885 · page 13

An enormous fire broke out at an early hour this morning in Charter House Buildings, on the west side of the Goswell-road, City, and rapidly extended to the adjoining…

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Serious Riot at Cooranbong. the Police Fire on Their Assailants in Self-defence. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondents.) Cooranbong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 October 1885 · page 11

The navvies took possession of Cooranbong to-day, and attacked the police, who had to use their firearms for selfprotection, as they were severely wounded. Several of the navvies were shot. Mr. Thos. Russell, the local…

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A Train on Fire

Evening News · Thursday 15 October 1885 · page 3

On Tuesday morning when the 11.15 train from Ipswich got as far as Darra, the danger signal whistled, and the train stopped. The stoppage was caused by a truck of l[?]cerne hay next to the engine…

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Photographing Under Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 7

There can be no doubt as to the great progress and popularity of the camera. The other day (writes a London paper) we mentioned that Lulu, the famous gymnast, had returned…

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A Train on Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 14

On Tuesday morning when the 11.15 train from Ipswich(Q.) got as far as Darra, the danger signal whistled, and the train stopped. The stoppage was caused by a truck of lucerno hay next to the engine…

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Fires De Readings. the Eve of Victory and Freedom

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 17 October 1885 · page 8

Come, my gallant men of Erin, Bison in a righteous causes, Prove to-day a courage daring, Worthy of the world's applause…

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Fire

Evening News · Friday 23 October 1885 · page 6

At about 1.30 p.m. on Thursday, a fire broke out in the bedding factory of Mr. J. Murray, 221, Castlereagh-street. It is believed to have been caused by some matches having been left about. A quantity of…

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Fire In Wang[?]nella

Evening News · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 4

A disastrous fire occurred on Thursday night in Wanganella, a small town twenty-eight miles from Deniliquin, and resulted in the destruction of the Wanganella Hotel and store, the property of Mrs…

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Fire in Brisbane. Damage, About £5000

Evening News · Saturday 24 October 1885 · page 4

About half-past 1 a-m. on Friday a fire broke out in the factory and tannery of Mr. T. C. Dixon, in the west end of Brisbane. The premises consisted of five buildings, three being two-storey ones. In…

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The Enmore Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 27 October 1885 · page 5

To-day the City Coroner instituted an inquiry at the instigation of the police, into a fire which occurred in a building occupied by the Sydney Packing Company, in Camden-street, Newtown, on the 16th inst…

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Terrible Scene at a Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 13

A fire broke out on September 13 at 4, Darwin-street, Old Kent-road, in a house occupied by three families. At half-past 2 o'clock a policeman saw flames issuing from the back room on the ground-floor, and he raised an alarm. In…

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Fire in Newtown. the Coroner's Inquiry

Evening News · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 3

On Tuesday, in the Enmore Hotel, Enmore, the City Coroner begun an inquiry concerning the origin of the fire which occurred on the 16th instant in buildings occupied by the Sydney Packing…

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The Fire at Newtown. Coronial Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 28 October 1885 · page 7

An inquiry into the cause or the fire which occurred recently on the premises occupied by Mr. W. A. Foulerton, general importer and manufacturer of cordials, Newtown, was…

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Fire in Darlington

Evening News · Thursday 29 October 1885 · page 6

At about midnight on Wednesday two men named Robert M'Cauley, of Sunny terraeo, Darlington road, and H.R. Wilson, 27,Cleveland street, Red fern, discovered a wooden workshop at the corner of…

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