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Fires & bushfires, 1889

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Fire in Coonamble

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 5

COONAMBLE, Tuesday.-A fire broke out on Monday night on the premises occupied by Mr. Baxter. The fire was confined to a kitchen which with its contents was destroyed. The adjoining…

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The Recent Fire at Goulburn

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 5

GOULBURN, This Day.-- The inquiry into the cause of the fire at Bailey's jeweller's shop was concluded last night, when the jury found that the place had…

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The Late Fire at Goulburn

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 5

GOULBURN, Wednesday.-The inquest on the fire which occurred afc Mr. Bailey's watchmaker's shop, on Saturday morning, was commenced on the same evening, and did not finish until…

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Terrible Fire in the City. the Inquest Recommenced

Evening News · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 5

The inquiry into the origin of the fire at Mrs. Hayes's Wentworth House Hotel, Church Hill, on Christmas morning last, and by which two young men named Armstrong and Caulfield lost…

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The Fatal Fire at Church Hill. Re-opening of the Inquiry

The Australian Star · Wednesday 9 January 1889 · page 5

THE inquiry into the cause and origin of the fatal fire at Wentworth House, Church Hill, on the morning of December 25 last was re-oponod at the Coroner's…

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Fire in Annandale

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 5

MELBOURNE, This Day.--A destructive fire occurred in Annandale early yesterday, destroying a greengrocer's, printer's, and butcher's establishments. A little…

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Destructive Fire at Candelo

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 5

CANDELO, This Day.--Yesterday the store of Mr. William Keys, of this town, was completely destroyed by fire. The building, which was of weatherboard and…

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Victorian News. Fire in Armadale

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 6

MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-A destructive fire broke out in three shops in High-street, Armadale, this morning, owned by Mr. Hean. The premises were completely gutted before the…

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COUNTRY. The Fire at Grenfell

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 5

GRENFELL, This Day.--What little energy was left has all been burned out by the late fire, but many persons think that eventually we will find more benefit than…

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Inquests. the Fire at Church-hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 4

At the Coroner's Court, yesterday morning, the acting Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P., reopened the inquest concerning the fire which destroyed the Wentworth House Family Hotel on Christmas Day, and which…

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Extensive Fire in Brisbane. £6000 Damages. Brisbane, This Day

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 6

A fire at Petrie's Bight to-day destroyed the printing premises of Messrs. Pole, Outridge, and Co. Pugh's Queensland Almanac for 1889, which was to be issued…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 7

The store of Mr. William Keys in th[?] town was burnt to the ground last night; the building was of weatherboard, lined with pine. At about 1.30 a.m. the inhabitants were aroused by the smell of fire, there…

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News by Telegraph. New South Wales News. Fire at Barringun

Evening News · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 6

BARRINGUN, Wednesday.-A fire broke out in a building occupied by Mr. Brett as a bakery and grocer's shop early in the morning of the 7th instant, and in less than an hour nothing was…

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Fire in Brisbane. a Printing Office Totally Destroyed. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 6

BRISBANE, Wednesday.--A fire which, broke out at Petrie's Bight to-day destroyed the printing premises of Messrs. Pole, Outridge and Co., several other buildings being damaged…

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The Fatal Fire at Church-hill. Reopening of the Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 3

The Acting-Coroner, Mr. W. Woore, reopened the inquiry into the fatal fire at Church-hill (which was interrupted by the death of Mr. H. T. Wilkinson, J.P.), yesterday at the Coroner's…

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Serious Fire in Brisbane. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 7

A serious fire [?]urred early this morning in Petrie's Bight, res[?]ting in the total destruction of the premises and tock of Pole, Outridge, and Co., printers; Lee, co[?]fectioner; and another small…

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The Fatal Fire at Church Hill. Re-opening of the Inquiry

The Australian Star · Thursday 10 January 1889 · page 6

THE inquiry into the cause and origin of the fatal fire at Wentworth House, Church Hill, on the morning of December 25 last was re-openod at the Coroner's…

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Fires

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 6

A fire broke out on Wednesday, at 1.10 a.m., on premises situated at Mount-street, St. Leonards, occupied by Stephen Hadfield, butcher, and owned by Mr. J. Wall. A front shop, in…

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Fire in Candelo

Evening News · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 6

CANDELO, Thursday.-The store of Mr. William Keys in this town was burned to the ground on Wednesday morning. The building was of weatherboard, lined with pine. The inhabitants…

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Fire at St. Leonards

The Australian Star · Friday 11 January 1889 · page 6

SHORTLY after 1 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered on the premises situated at Mount-street, St. Leonards, occupied by Stephen Hadfield as a butcher's shop. The…

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