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Fires & bushfires, 1888

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Volunteer Fire Brigade Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1888 · page 3

Not the least amongst the many holiday attractions of yesterday was the New South Wales Volunteer Fire Brigades' International Centennial Carnival and Exhibition, which was held in the Agricultural Society's Show…

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Principal Contents of This Day's Paper. Queen's Birthday Review. Sydney Ture Club Races. Volunteer Fire Brigade Carnival. Leichhardt Bay Regatta. the German Fair. in the House. Leaders

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 25 May 1888 · page 4

MR. SERVICE ON INTERCOLONIAL FREE TRADE. THE EUROPEAN SITUATION. TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE:…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 6

At about 4 p.m. yesterday a fire was discovered to hare broken out, on the premises occupied by Mrs. Hanney, proprietress of the Great Northern Hotel, Margaret-street. The…

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The Science of Bedroom Fires

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 1114

Science says that the air in unwarmed bedrooms is not fresh; that it can never be half so fresh and pure as when a good fire is kept. This is very easy of explanation. When a fire is burning in the grate the fire itself uses up…

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Fire-eaters

The Protestant Standard · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 9

A despatch from New York says that the Irish volunteers recently held a meeting in that city, at which O'Donovan Rossa and Frank O'Byrne were the speakers. Both these…

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The Fire Brigades’ Demonstration

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 4

At the Fire Brigades demonstration in Sydney on Thursday, in the hose practice for eight men Geelong West (Vic.) beat Ballarat City (Vic) in the final round. In the run off…

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Destructive Fire at Casino

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 10

THE most disastrous conflagration that ever occurred here (telegraphs a correspondent on Wednesday) took place soon after 1 o'clock this morning in Gulley and Loveday's store and residence,…

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Volunteer Fire Brigades Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 8

The New South Wales Volunteer Fire Brigades' luter[?] national Centennial Carnival was continued on the Agricultural Society's Grounds, Moore Park, yesterday. The attendance of the general public was small, but the firemen…

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Fire Brigades Carnival. Second Day

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 8

THE demonstration was continued as the Agricultural Society's Ground to-day. The attendance of the public at the commencement was meagre, though the…

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Fire at the Great Northern Hotel

The Australian Star · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 8

AT about a quarter post 4 o'clock this afternoon a fire broke out in the Great Northern Hotel, Charlotte-Place. The alarm was at once given to the Central…

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The Fire on the Selembria. Her Cargo of Meat to Be Condemned

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 26 May 1888 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday. -- The steamship Selembria, of the Colonial Union line, from New Zealand with a valuable shipment of meat for the English market, has arrived. It is…

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Fires

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 8

ABOUT 5 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out on the promises of Mr. P. J. York, Frauk- street, Petersham. The conflagration was confined to the stables, consisting of a…

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Fire

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 5

THIS morning about 9 o'clock a fire was discovered on the premises of No. 15 Wilton- street, Strawberry Hills, occupied as a private dwelling, by Mrs. Jane Simmons…

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Fire at Goulburn

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 6

GOULBURN, This Day.-- A fire broke out last night at Cox's Excelsior Hour mills. Owing, fortunately, to timely discovery and the excellent supply of water at the…

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Volunteer Fire Brigades' Carnival

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 4

The New South, Wales Volunteer Fire Brigades' International Centennial Carnival was continued at the Agricultural Society's Grounds, Moore Park, on Saturday. The attendance of the general public in the morning was very…

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Serious Fire in Auckland

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 4

AUCELAND, This Day -- A rather serious fire occurred here yesterday, on the premises of Messrs. Sherland and Co., wholesale chemists, Shortland street. The…

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Fire Brigades' Carnival. Third Day.-- (Continued.)

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 3

The next event started was the ALARM AND DISABLED ENGINE PRACTICE. Eight men from each brigade, each dressed in shirt and trousers, to [?] in tent, lying down,…

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Fire at a Flour Mill (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 4

GOULBURN, Saturday.--At 10 o'clock last night W. G. Cox's Excelsior Flour Mill was found to be oo fire. Most of the members of the fire brigade were in Sydney, but the remainder…

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Disastrous Fire at Gunnedah. Gunnadar, This Day

The Australian Star · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 2

A fire broke out on Mr. Murray's premises, near the railway station, about 11 o'clock on Friday night. The curtain in the bedroom, it appears, became ignited…

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Fire in a Flour Mill at Goulburn. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Goulburn

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 28 May 1888 · page 7

A fire broke out last night about 10 o'clock in the Excelsior Flour Mill, owned by Mr. W. G. Cox. Fortunately it was quickly got under by a few firemen and ex-firemen, assisted by some of the general public, the bulk of the brigade…

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