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Fires & bushfires, 1886

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Cruel London. a Romance Op Real Lite. Chapter Xvi.--" Faces in the Fire."

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 16 April 1886 · page 3

The snow fell steadily upon Marylebone, upon Miss Weaver's Retreat in the great thoroughfare of the borough, and upon the business premises of" Brayford and Co., Circulariscrs and…

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Fire at Newcastle

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 17 April 1886 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Early this morning a fire broke out in a weatherboard house uearly opposite the Star Inn, Blane-street, owned by Mr. Henry Pierce, an…

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Destructive Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 19 April 1886 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--A fire occurred this morning at Spring-hill, in Dow Brothers' bakery. A wooden building and a stable were burnt down. The property belonged to…

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A Fearful Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 20 April 1886 · page 5

LONDON, April 19.—The greater part of the fortified town of Stry, in the province of Galicia, Austria, has been destroyed by fire. Thousands of the inhabitants have been rendered homeless…

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The Lithgow Disaster. No Trace of Fire-damp. the Government Inspector's Report

Globe · Wednesday 21 April 1886 · page 3

The Minister of Mines has received the following telegram:-" Lithgow, April 20, 1886. Please inform minister as early as possible that this morning Mr. Wilton,…

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Fire on the Yarra

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 22 April 1886 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The boatsheds on the Yarra near Princes-bridge were totally destroyed by fire this evening. Between 70 and 80 boats were burned, and…

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Destructive Fire on the Yarra Bank. Greenland's Boatsheds Burned Down. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 22 April 1886 · page 10

A fire broke out this evening at the boat-houses and boatbuilding premises of W. T. Greenland and Sons, Yarra Bank, and the premises—which were only erected a few months ago in place of others required to be pulled…

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Destructive Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 11

LONDON, April 19.—The greater part of the fortified town of Stay, in the province of Galicia, Austria, has been destroyed by fire. Thousands of the inhabitants have Deon rendered homeless…

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The Fire Song

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 3

NIGHT in the city. Silent and still, The streets are empty. The winds blow chill…

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Fire at Moore Park. a Child Severely Burned

Evening News · Saturday 24 April 1886 · page 5

At about a quarter-past 7 this morning a fire was discovered at 593, Dowling-street, Moore Park, occupied by Mrs. Simpson, as a boarding-house. The fire occurred in a back room on the first floor, and…

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Fatal Fire in Dowling-street

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 April 1886 · page 4

On Saturday morning, shortly after 7 o'clock, a fire occurred at No. 693, Dowling-street, Moore Park, by which a child named James Alexander M'Kellar, nearly six months old, lost its life. It appears that while the…

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Fire in Sydney. a Narrow Escape

Evening News · Thursday 29 April 1886 · page 5

This morning, at seventeen minutes past 3, a fire broke out in a grocer's shop, at 385, Elizabeth-street, Strawberry Hilla, occupied by Danehy and Boise. The front shop and back room…

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Fire Brigade's Board

Globe · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 5

A deputation from the Volunteer Fire Brigade waited upon the Colonial Secretary this morning, to ask that Mr Edward Oram should be appointed to the Fire…

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Fire at Strawberry-hills

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 30 April 1886 · page 5

A fire broke out early yesterday morning in the premises of Messrs. Danchy and Rose, grocers, of No. 385 Elizabeth-street, Strawberry-hills, resulting in the almost total destruction…

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Fires

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 18

A fire broke out at 527, Harris-street, Ultimo, at about 11.20 p.m. on Friday, April 23, in a baker's shop, kept by T. Rudderman, and owned by Milla and Pile. It is supposed to have been caused by the…

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Volunteer Fire Brigades

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 9

A deputation from the volunteer fire brigades, representing the No. 1 Sydney. No. 2 Sydney, No. 4 Sydney, Mount Lachlan, Manly Beach, Woollahra, Hook and Ladder, and Standard Brewery brigades, was introduced yesterday by Mr…

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Deputations. Volunteer Fire Brigades

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 7

Another deputation, comprised of members or Sydney and suburban volunteer fire brigades, interviewed the Colonial Secretary yesterday on the vexed question of representation on the…

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Fatal Fire in Dowling-street

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 901

On Saturday morning, shortly after 7 o'clock, a fire occurred at No. 593, Dowling-street, Moore Park, by which a child named James Alexander M'Kellar, nearly six months old, lost its life. It appears that while the…

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Destructive Fire on the Yarra Bank

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 900

A fire broke out on the evening of the 21st April at the boathouses and boatbuilding premises of W. T. Greenland and Sons, Yarra Bank, near Melbourne, and the premises—which were only erected…

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Reuter's Messages. Destructive Fire at Mandalay

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 May 1886 · page 5

Calcutta, Friday.--News has been received from Burmah that a large portion of the town of Mandalay has been burned by incendiaries…

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