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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1892

1,458 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 73

Disastrous Fire in New Zealand. Two Banks Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Auckland

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 4 April 1892 · page 7

A disastrous fire broke out at Greymonth early yesterday morning, causing damage estimated at between £20,000 and £30,000. Among the buildings destroyed are the premises of the National…

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Fire at Plattsburg

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--Shortly before [?] o'clock on Sunday morning a fire occurred, in David Allan's bootshop, Nelson-street, Plattsburg. The fire brigade Mas quickly…

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The Fire at Mandalay

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Further particulars of the disastrous fire at Mandalay, the chief town in Upper Burmah, show that the total damage to property is estimated…

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Extensive Fire in New Orleans. Destruction of Cotton

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Monday.--An extensive fire has taken place in New Orleans, United States, by which large quantities of cotton were destroyed…

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Disastrous Fire. Damage, £800,000. LONDON. April 4

The Australian Star · Tuesday 5 April 1892 · page 5

A telegram from America reports the occurrence of a disastrous fire at New Orleans. An immense quantity of cotton was destroyed, and the damage is estimated at…

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The South-western Bush Fires

The Australian Star · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 3

IT will be remembered that not long since the farmers and landholders of the southwestern districts of the colony were severe sufferers from bush fires. So severe were…

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Bush Fires in the Southwest. Farmers Apply for Relief

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 4

Mr. W. J. Lyne, as member for The Hume, yesterday presented to the Minister for Lands a memorial from farmers and others resident in the south-western district of the…

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Extensive Fire

Evening News · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 4

LONDON, April 5.-A. great fire has occurred at New Orleans, U.S., by which cotton to the value of 2,250,000dol was destroyed…

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Extensive Fire in America. London, April 5

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 5

An extensive fire has occurred in New Orleans, U.S., in which cotton to the value of 2,250,000dol. was destroyed…

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Fire, Flood, and Drought and Rabbits. Damage to Pastoral Property. an Important Minute

Evening News · Wednesday 6 April 1892 · page 6

As the result of a petition which Messrs. Lyne and Hayes, Ms.L.A., presented to the Minister for Lands a few days since regarding the damage done to property in the south-western district…

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Anarchist Activity. Fires in Austria. Explosions in France and Spain. LONDON, April 7

The Australian Star · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 5

It is alleged that numerous fires which have recently occurred in Austria have been traced to the work of anarchist organisations. Further dynamite explosions have…

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Fire at Nyngan. the Railway Goods Shed Burned Down. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Nyngan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 6

At about 2 o'clock this morning an alarm of fire was given in town. It was found that the railway goods shed was the scene of conflagration, and the whole structure was soon a vast sheet of flame…

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Northern News. Felled by a Tree. Swimming for a Doctor. Discovery of a Dead Body-Flood and Fire--Public Meeting. KEMPSEY

The Australian Star · Friday 8 April 1892 · page 5

An accident of a serious nature, and one which is likely to terminate fatally, occurred yesterday morning to a lad named Larney, the son of a farmer, resident at Sherwood…

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Serious Fires in Burmah. London, March 31

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 816

A disastrous fire has occurred at Mandalay, the capital of Burmah. The conflagration spread over a large area, three-fourths of the town being reduced to…

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Big Fire at Broken Hill

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 18

BROKEN HILL, April 2.—A big fire broke out this morning at 6 o'clock in a row of wood and iron shops owned by Mr. Fitzgerald Moore, of Melbourne. The buildings were situated in…

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A Coalmine on Fire for Twelve Years

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 21

ONE-THIRD of the total area of Wyoming State is seamed with coal. In several districts heavy deposits have been on fire for years. There are cases where the conditions have been volcanic, on…

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Mr. Andrew Torning. the Father of the Fire Brigades

Evening News · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 5

A movement is on foot to recognise in some substantial form the services the city of Sydney in various ways by Mr. Andrew Torning. The figure of this veteran…

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Big Fire in Burmah. Mandalay Almost Destroyed. Many Lives Lost

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 45

A cablegram, dated March 31, stated that a disastrous fire had occurred at Mandalay, the capital of Burmah. The conflagration spread over a large area, three-fourths of the town being…

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The Great Fire at Mandalay, Upper Burmah. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 7

Sir,—In the Hearld of the 1st and 2nd April there aro telegrams of a terrible conflagration at Mandalay, the capital city of Upper Burmah ' Threefourths of the town had been reduced to ashes, and…

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The Missions. Fuel, Fire, and Flame, Rev. W. N. M'Elrey, D.D.

The Methodist · Saturday 9 April 1892 · page 7

The most stupendous work of the ages is the missionary work of the Christian Church ! It is an effort to save the world from sin and sorrow. All other…

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