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Fires & bushfires, 1887

561 stories in Sydney's papers · page 26 of 29

The Gweedore Evictions. a Constable Refuses to Fire

Evening News · Thursday 8 December 1887 · page 7

The evictions at Gweedore, Irelaad, were resumed amid renewed excitement, and a deter­mined resistance was offered by the occupants of one house, the doors ci which were barricaded with…

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Fire

The Australian Star · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 8

A SIRE broke oat about 10.50 but night on the railway bridge. Liberty-street, Marrickville, caused, it is supposed, by a sport from an engine. About…

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A Girl on Fire

Evening News · Friday 9 December 1887 · page 4

Last night, as the members of the Darlington Fire Brigade were preparing for their drill, a young lady named Mary Muir, a public school teacher, aud. residing with her parents at Greenock…

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A Destructive Fire

Evening News · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 4

PARRAMATTA.-A fire, which caused considera­ble damage, broke out last night about 7 o'clock in the stables belonging to Dunn's Currency Lass Hotel, Parramatta north. The fire was first…

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The Story Teller. Playing with Fire. the Story of a Grave Error

Balmain Observer and Western Suburbs Advertiser · Saturday 10 December 1887 · page 6

In a crowded London drawing-room, one—evening near the end of May, Howard Scott was leaning against the door-post, rather sulkily wishing that the…

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A Big Fire. £3000 DAMAGES

Evening News · Monday 12 December 1887 · page 4

This morning a fire broke out on the premises owned and occupied by Mr. J. W. Flemming, produce merchant, Engine-street, off the Ultimo-road, Haymarket. The Metropolitan and several…

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Fire in New Zealand

Evening News · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 6

A fire took place at Wellington,New Zealand,early on Monday; general store, valued at £50 and the contents at £550, being destroyed. The stock was owned by Edward Colrie, and the…

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Shocking Scene at a Fire

The Australian Star · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 7

A TER[?]LS S[?] was witnessed recently at a fire at Chicago. A three-storey house in Archer Avenue was discovered to be on fire about 3 o'clock in the morning. A…

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News by Telegraph. Fire at Wellington

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Monday.--A fire broke out on Sunday morning in the premises occupied by Messrs. Cahill and Co., storekeepers. The stock and building, which was a wooden structure,…

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Destructive Fire in Ultimostreet. Loss £3000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 8

At about half-past 10 o'clook yesterday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. J. W. Flanigan, corn dealer, Ultimo-street, which assumed such dimensions that within a short time the structure and contents were entirely…

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Fire at Ultimo. Damage Estimated at £3000

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 December 1887 · page 6

A large fire broke out on the premises of Mr. J. W. Flanagan, hay and corn dealer, Ultimostreet, at about half-past 10 a.m. yesterday, and before it could be extinguished a considerable…

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Fire at Bathurst

Evening News · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 3

The fire bell sounded at 12 yesterday, and it was found that a stack of grass-hay, being made from grass from the reserves, and stacked on a vacant piece of land near the corner of George…

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Fire at Bourke

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 5

BOURKE, Tuesday.--Both Deignan's Commercial Hotel and Mr. K. C. M' Kenzie's private residence had a narrow escape from fire this afternoon. The fire started in some…

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Fire at Dunn’s Hotel

The Cumberland Mercury · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 3

A FIRE, which at its commencement threatened to do considerable damage, broke out in a hay loft at the rear of Mr. Dunn’s Currency Lass Hotel, Parramatta North, just before 8…

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Fire In Bourke. A Narrow Escape

The Australian Star · Wednesday 14 December 1887 · page 6

Bourke, This Day. -- A fire broke out yesterday afternoon at the rear of Mr. B. C. M'Kenzie's residence. It was first, observed in a lumber - room by a servant,…

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Killed at a Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 15 December 1887 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday.--A fire broke out today in a wooden house, the residence of a man named Larkins, which was completely destroyed. A brickmaker named Brown, who was assisting…

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Extraordinary Death at a Fire

The Australian Star · Thursday 15 December 1887 · page 5

ALBURY, This Day.--A weatherboard house, occupied by Mr. J. Larkins, was burned down last night. A man Brown was killed by the heat and…

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Extensive Fire

Evening News · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 6

BOURKE.-A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in a store at the rear of Mr. M'Kenzie's residence, adjoining Deignan's Commercial Hotel. M'Kenzie's store was entirely consumed. The…

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Fire Brigade for Wallsend

The Australian Star · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 6

WALLSEND, This Day.--The P[?]attsburg Council have decided to fall in with the Wallsend Council in establishing a Fire Brigade, notwithstanding the illegality of…

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A Destructive Fire. Death From Excitement

Evening News · Friday 16 December 1887 · page 6

ALBU[?]Y.-A nre occurred at 5 o'clock on Wednesday evening, in a weatherboard house occupied by a man named Larkins, on the Albury flat. Daring the removal of the furniture from…

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