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Fires & bushfires, 1890

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Fire in a Royal Palace. Narrow Escape of a Princess. the Work of an Incendiary

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A fire broke out yesterday in the magnificent Royal Palace at Laeken, about two miles from Brussels, in which the Belgium Royal Family were…

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The Fatal Fire Near London. All the Victims Boys. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, Jan. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 5

The 26 children who perished in the fire at the Forest Gate Industrial School were all boys, and they were suffocated in their sleep. Eighty children were rescued, many…

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A Palace on Fire. a Princess has a Narrow Escape. Suffocation of her Governess. Supposed Incendiarism. LONDON, January 2

The Australian Star · Friday 3 January 1890 · page 4

A fire broke out yesterday in the magnificent Royal Palace at Laeken, about two miles from Brussels, in which the Belgium Royal family were staying. The Princess…

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Bush Fires

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 18

If we may judge from accounts to hand, bush fires are more than usually numerous this season; and their effects are very, disastrous. These fires are the usual results of fine…

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Fires

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 5

WELLINGTON, Saturday.--A large fire broke out in Mr. Reece's grass paddock yesterday evening and swept along for miles, burning fences and grass on its way…

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Full Fire-pails

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 32

Fire-pails, full of water, suspended at various accessible points in all large buildings, have become a recognised institution; and they have often been of great and immediate service in…

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Large Fire in Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 42

At about 2.30 on Christmas morning a fire was discovered on the Tasmanian Steamship Co.'s Wharf, Margaret and Sussex streets, Sydney: and before it could be checked it spread to the Clarence,…

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Great Fire in Sussex-street

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 28

Soon, after 2.30 a.m. on Christmas Day, a fire broke out at the Tasmanian Company's Wharf. The North City Fire Brigade were quickly on the spot. Vast volumes of smoke were…

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The Fire at a Palace

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 4

BRUSSELS, January 3.—It is suspected that the fire at the King's Palace at Laeken, by which numbers of valuable pictures were destroyed and the building…

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The Fire at a Palace

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 4

LONDON, January 2.—The damage caused by the destructive fire at the palace of the King of the Belgians at Lacken is estimated at no less than 10,000,000 france…

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Destruction of a School by Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 12

MELBOURNE, Monday.—About 3 o'clock on Sunday afternoon a fire broke out in the Echuca East State School, next, to the Southern Cross Hotel. The fire had a firm hold when the…

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The Fire at an Industrial School

Evening News · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 4

LONDON, January 3.—The fire which took place at the Forest Gate Charity School, in London, on January 1, appears to have been attended with the grossest…

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Fire in a Theatre. Narrow Escape of Sara Bernhardt

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 11

LONDON, December 30.—During a rehearsal of the new play "Joan of Arc" in Paris, Madame Sara Bernhardt, who took the part of the heroine, mounted the pile…

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Fire at a Royal Palace. Damage Estimated at £250,000

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--The Royal Palace at Laeken, near Brussels, the residence of the Belgian Royal family, which caught fire on Wednesday, is still burning…

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Fire at an Industrial School. the Victims Locked in a Dormitory

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--The inquest was commenced yesterday on the 26 victims of the fire at the Boys' Industrial School at Forestgate, Essex…

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Fatal Fire at an Industrial School. Twenty Six Children Burnt to Death

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 16

London, January 1.—The Industrial Schools at Forest Gate, London, have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-six Children were burnt to death…

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The Forestgate Fire. School Children Looked In. Inquest Proceeding. LONDON, January 3

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 4

The inquest was commenced yesterday on the 26, victims of the fire at the Boys' Industrial School at Forestgate, Essex. The evidence showed that the boys were asleep…

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A Funny Flare Up in Belfast. the Fire-eaters Have a Day Out

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 5

"We will grasp our rifles, take our rifles in one hand and our Bibles in the other, and fight over again the Battle of the Boyne." THIS passage (says UNITED IRELAND, Nov…

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Fire at Laeken Palace. The Flames Extinguished. Great Damage Done. LONDON. January 3

The Australian Star · Saturday 4 January 1890 · page 4

The fire at the Royal Palace at Laeken has been extinguished. It is estimated that damage has been done to the extent of about L250.000…

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COUNTRY. Heat and Busk Fires

The Australian Star · Monday 6 January 1890 · page 6

WAGGA WAGGA, Monday.--Yesterday was the hottest day of the season, 111deg in the shade being recorded. Bush fires are raging to the west and the north of the river…

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