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Fires & bushfires, 1890

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Fires in Forbes. [By Telegraph.] [From Our Correspondent.] Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 8

A store and a dwelling-house belonging to James Rogers, near lagoon bridge, Orange-road, were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. The shop was closed, and Mrs. Rogers and her daughters were in…

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Fire Near Gilgandra. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Gilgandra

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 29 April 1890 · page 8

Mr. Fred Smith's Hatfway Hotel, Curban, took fire early yesterday morning. Smith was at the Dubbo races, and the only men on the premises were the groom and a commercial traveller. Shertly after…

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A Hotel Destroyed by Fire. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 30 April 1890 · page 5

BALRANALD, Tuesday.--The Wakool Hotel, on the main road to Swan-bill, 25 miles distant from this town, was destroyed by fire on Saturday afternoon. The origin of the fire is…

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Fires in Forbes

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 1003

A store and a dwelling-house belonging to James Rogers, near lagoon bridge, Orange-road, Forbes were destroyed by fire last Saturday night. The shop was closed, and Mrs. Rogers and her daughters were in…

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Fire Near Gilgandra

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 1003

Mr. Fred Smith's Halfway Hotel, Curban, took fire early on Sunday morning. Smith was at the Dubbo races, and the only men on the premises were the groom and a commercial traveller. Shortly after…

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Fire at Forbes

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 13

FORBES, Monday.—Mr. Jas. Roger's general store, near the Lagoon Bridge, Forbes, was completely destroyed by fire on April 26, at 8 o'clock, it is supposed through the bursting of a…

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Fire at a Skating Rink

Evening News · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.-A fire broke out in the Premier Skating Rink, West Maitland, about midnight on Thursday, which resulted in the destruction of the engine-room and appliances…

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Fire at a Skating Rink. (By Telegraph.)

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 3 May 1890 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Friday.--A fire broke out in the Premier Skating Rink, West Maitland, about midnight last night, which resulted in the destruction of the engine-room and…

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Fatal Fire at Rushworth. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 May 1890 · page 8

A terrible accident occurred in High-street, Bushworth, shortly after midnight on Monday. Einhard Ohristie, a tinsmith, who arrived from New Zealand six weeks ago, had been…

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News by Cable. a Terrible Fire. London, May 7

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 4

A despatch from America states that a terrible fire has occurred at a lunatic asylum at Tongue Point, Quebec, resulting in the death of 150 patients, who refused to leave…

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Terrible Disaster. Fire in a Lunatic Asylum. 150 Inmates Burned to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday. -- A terrible disaster is reported from Quebec, in Canada. A fire broke out in a lunatic asylum at Tongue Point, resulting in great loss of life…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. a Pit on Fire. 350 Miners Entombed--Rescuing in the Adjoining Pit. LONDON, May 7

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 6

A terrible colliery disaster is reported from Leigh, in Lancashire. One of the pits in the neighborhood caught fire to-day, and cut off the egress of 350 miners employed…

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Terrible Fire in a Lunatic Asylum. 150 Patients Burnt to Death. the Inmates Paralysed with Fear. [By Cable.] (Feom Our Correspondent.) London, May 7

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 8

A fire occurred at Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, and 150 of the patients were burnt to death. There were 1300 inmates in the asylum, and the greatest…

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6 o'clock Edition. Our Special Cable Service. the Asylum Fire. Latest Particulars. A Horrible Scene. One Thousand Inmates--Female Victims--Slowly Roasted to Death--Seven Nuns Perish--A Dumb Patient Recovers Speech-- Others Recover their Reason--The Cause of the Fire--Lack of Water and Appliances. LONDON, May 7

The Australian Star · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 6

Later particulars of the terribly disastrous fire in a lunatic asylum at Longue Point, Mont real (not Quebec, as originally reported), state that no less than 1000…

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News by Cable. A Terrible Fire. a Lunatic Asylum Destroyed, Patients Paralysed by Fear. 150 BURNED. 1300 in the Building. Numerous Firemen Injured. an Illworked Institution. the Horrors of Lunacy. Strapped, Manacled, and Padlocked

Evening News · Thursday 8 May 1890 · page 4

LONDON, May 6.-News from Canada states that the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, near Montreal, has been totally destroyed by fire, and that 150 of…

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Colliery Disaster. Fire Explosion. 350 Musters Entombed

Evening News · Friday 9 May 1890 · page 4

LONDON, May 7.-Another coal mine disaster is reported. An explosion of fire-damp took place to-day at the Alram Colliery, in Lancaster. and a fire followed which…

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The Terrible Fire. Later Particulars. Female Inmates Outraged

Evening News · Friday 9 May 1890 · page 4

LONDON, May 7.-Farther intelligence states that the terrible fire at the Longue Pointe Lunatic Asylum, was caused by one of the patients. It is now stated that the…

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A Colliery on Fire. Three Hundred and Fifty Men Entombed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 May 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night. -- A disastrous colliery explosion occurred to-day at Leigh, in Lancashire, and the mine is now on fire…

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The Lunatic Asylum Fire. Terrible Scenes. Females Roasted to Death. Escaped Lunatics Roaming the Country

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 May 1890 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday Night. -- Further particulars have been received respecting the terrible fire at a lunatic asylum in Canada…

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Terrible Colliery Disaster. a Pit on Fire. 350 Miners Entombed. Rescuing in the Adjoining Pit. LONDON, May 7

The Australian Star · Friday 9 May 1890 · page 5

A terrible colliery disaster is reported from Leigh, in Lancashire. One of the pits in the neighborhood caught fire to-day, and out off the egress of 350 miners employed…

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