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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1890

1,240 stories in Sydney's papers · page 49 of 62

Great Fire at Newcastle. Timber and Bone Mills Destroyed. Damage Between £6000 and £7000. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Newcastle

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 October 1890 · page 5

The fire fiend was very busy yesterday and this morning in the Wickham municipality, the principal scene of destruction being at J. F Ellis' sawmills, near the School of Arts, Hannel-street,…

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Southampton Strike. Conflict With the Troops. The Riot Act Read. Strikers Throw Themselves on the Railway Line--Military Clear the Streets -- Striking Without Notice Condemned--Fire Brigade Drench the Mob

The Australian Star · Monday 27 October 1890 · page 3

CONSIDERABLE excitement was occasioned at Southampton on Monday, September 8, by a strike, not only of dockers, but of coal, corn and general porters, seamen and firemen,…

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The Wickham Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Mr. Ellis's saw and bone mills at Wickham, which were burnt down on Sunday morning, were insured in the Australian Mutual Office for £2000. This will…

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The "Fire-low" Inquiry

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Monday.--The Departmental Board appointed to inquire into the allegations against Lieutenant-Colonel Price, of the Mounted Rifles, in connection with his address to the men,…

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Inquest on the Great Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 4

The inquest respecting the great fire that broke out in Gibbs, Shallard's printing premises, on the morning of the 2nd instant, was resumed this morning for the tenth day…

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Inquest on the Great Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 2

The inquest on the great fire at Gibbs, Shallard, and Co.s premises, Hoskings-place, on the morning of the 2nd instant, was resumed yesterday morning for the ninth day…

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The Great Fire. the Inquest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 3

The inquest into the circumstances connected with the disastrous outbreak of fire at Gibbs, Shallard and Co.'s premises, Hosking-place, on the morning of the 2nd inst., was continued…

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The Great Fire. Examining the Ruins

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 5

THE inquiry into the circumstances attending the disastrous fire which originated on Gibbs, Shallard, and Co.'s premises on the morning of October 2, was continued at the…

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Burning Wood on Railway Engines. Another Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 5

ALBURY, Monday.--A fire occurred at the railway engine sheds on Saturday, which is believed to have originated through wood being burnt in the engines owing to the failure of the…

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The Great Fire. Resumption of the Inquest

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 3

The inquest relative to the fire which broke out on the 2nd instant in Gibbs, Shallard, and Co.'s buildings, Pitt-street, and which consumed the whole block, was continued before the City Coroner and a jury of 14,…

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

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 5

The sawmill and plant of Ellis's timber yard at Wickham, destroyed by fire on Snaday morning, were insured for £2000 in the Australian Mutual; they are believed to be worth £4000. The premises, with…

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The Great Fire. Result of the Inquest. The Verdict. And Recommendations

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 October 1890 · page 6

As stated in our first edition, the jury inquiring into the circumstances attending the disastrous fire which originated on Gibbs, Shallard and Co.'s premises on the morning…

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Fire

Evening News · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 5

At 9.30 p.m, on Monday a fire broke out in the private dwelling of Catherine Privell, 52, cooper-street, Waterloo. The blaze was caused through a lighted candle coming on contact with a bed…

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The Fires at a Melbourne Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The inquest into the fires at the Palace Hotel, which was adjourned from last week, was resumed to-day, when a number of witnesses were examined with…

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The Great Fire. the Verdict

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 3

The inquest into the circumstances surrounding the destruction by fire of a block of buildings on the 2nd instant in Pitt-street was concluded before the City Coroner and a jury of 14 yesterday…

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The Fire on the Namoi

Evening News · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 5

The inquest respecting the fire that broke out onthe steamer Namoi while lying at the company's wharf, foot of Market-street, on the morning of September 18, was resumed in the Coroner's…

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The Namoi Fire. The Inquiry

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 6

THE inquiry into the fire on the s.s. Namoi was contiued this afternoon:-- Francis John Thomas, manager of the Hunter River New Steam Navigation Co.,…

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Water and Sewerage Board. The Extinction of Fires. The Water Supply

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 6

THE Board of Water Supply and Sewerage held their usual meeting this afternoon, when the following members were present: --Messrs. Rowe (president), Palmer,…

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Fire at Albury. a House Destroyed. ALBURY

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 5

A five-roomed weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. William Bryans, a cabman, was destroyed by fire late last night. The occupants were removing to…

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Results of the Big Fire. a Bankrupt's Books Burnt

Evening News · Wednesday 29 October 1890 · page 5

In Bankruptcy yesterday morning, before Mr. Register Henry, Edward Danes appeared for public examination. Mr. L. T, Lloyd, official assignee, stated that…

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