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Fires & bushfires, 1889

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Fire Near Gundagal

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 5

GUNDAGAL, Tuesday.--At Jugiong on Sunday night the stores owned by Frank Lloyd were burnt down along with their contents. The stock was insured in the Colonial Mutual…

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His Nightgown Caught Fire

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 5

A SAD accident occurred this morning at No. 25 Codrington-street, Darlington, in the house of Mr. Hayes. It appears that be left his son John, aged 4, at the…

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Destructive Fire in Molong. a Hotel and Shop Demolished

Evening News · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 6

MOLONG, Tuesday.—Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Moss's Telegraph Hotel, which resulted in the complete destruction of the building, and very little of the contents…

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Fire at Molong. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 7

A disastrous fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning at Moss's Telegraph Hotel, which was completely burned to the ground. Very little, if anything, was saved in the six principal rooms, bar, &c…

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Fire at Molong. an Hotel and Shop Destroyed. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 3 April 1889 · page 5

MOLONG, Tuesday.--A large fire broke out here early this morning. It started in the bar parlor of the Telegraph Hotel kept by Mr. Moss aud then rapidly spread to the rest of the house…

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St. Leonards Fire Brigade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 4 April 1889 · page 3

The monthly meeting of the St. Leonards Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday night in the Milson's Point Station The resignation of Mr. Buckingham, the engineer of the Mount-street station,…

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Fire

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 5

At a quarter to 8 o'clock last evening some consternation was caused at 53, Phillip-street, in premises tenanted by Miss Durack, in consequence of a window curtain being blown into contact with…

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Disastrous Prairie Fires. Hundreds Rendered Homeless

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 5

LONDON, April 4.—Accounts are to hand reporting terrible prairie fires in Dakota, United States, by which hundreds of persons have been rendered homeless…

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Prairie Fires. Widespread Desolation. Hundreds Homeless. London, April 3

The Australian Star · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 5

Despatches from America state that terrible devastation has been wrought by prairie fires in the territory of Dakotah. The conflagration spread over a vast…

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The Molong Fire. the Inquest

Evening News · Friday 5 April 1889 · page 3

MOLONG,, Thursday.—The inquest on the fire at Moss's Telegraph Hotel, Molong, which was burned on Tuesday morning, was held on Wednesday, before Mr. Kenna (coroner) and a jury of…

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Fire at Molong

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 722

A disastrous fire occurred at 2 a.m. on Tuesday at Moss's Telegraph Hotel, which was completely burned to the ground. Very little, if anything, was saved in the six principal rooms, bar, &c…

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The Fire at Molong

Evening News · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 6

MOLONG, Friday.—The inquest on the fire at Moss's Telegraph Hotel was concluded late on Thursday evening, when the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the fire started in the bar…

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The Molong Fire Inquiry

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 5

MOLONG, This Day.--The inquiry into the burning of Moss' Telegraph Hotel concluded on Thursday evening. The jury found there was nothing to show how the…

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Fire on a Steam Dredge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Thursday.--A mysterious fire occurred on board the steam dredge Hunter at about 5 o'clock this morning in the first mate's cabin, but was quickly put out by the united…

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Fire at Lambton. a Man Seriously Burned. Lambton, This Day

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 6

A fire broke out this morning about 130 on the premises of Mr, James Bradley, at North Lambton. A little boy of 4 years, a son of Mr. Bradley,…

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Extensive Fire in Brisbane. a Timber-yard and Sawmills Destroyed. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 April 1889 · page 5

BRISBANE, Friday.--About 5.15 this morning the watchman at the West End Sawmills and Steam Joinery Company's Works, on going to the boiler bunkers to rake out the ashes, noticed…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 6

A slight outbreak of fire occurred at 2.40 p.m. on Saturday at the English, Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank, situated at the intersection of George and King streets. A…

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Fire Brigade Soiree

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 8

In order to raise funds to purchase appliances for the Camperdown Volunteer Fire Brigade, an entertainment by firemen was given on Saturday. A cricket match between the Balmain and Camperdown Brigades in…

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Fire at Lambton. a Narrow Escape

Evening News · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.—A fire broke out in a bedroom of the house occupied by a man named John Bradley, at Lambton, on Saturday afternoon. A lamp in the bedroom in which Bradley…

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Fire at the E.s. and A. C. Bank

The Australian Star · Monday 8 April 1889 · page 6

AT about 3 o'clock this afternoon a lad named Griffo, passing by the head offices of the English, Scottish, and Australian Chartered Bank, at the corner of George…

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