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Fires & bushfires, 1892

1,458 stories in Sydney's papers · page 27 of 73

Fell Into the Fire. Albury

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 April 1892 · page 5

Henry Hastings Thompson, a man of 70 years of age, was conveyed from Little Billabong to Albury Hospital on Saturday' suffering from severe burns on one of his…

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Fire at Broken-hill

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL. Tuesday. -- Between 4 and 5 o'clock this afternoon the residence of Mr. F. A. Fiveash, the well-known printer, was burnt to the ground. The flames spread…

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Fire at Forest Lodge. a Woman Badly Injured

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 April 1892 · page 5

AT about fifty-six minutes past 2 o'clock this morning a call was received at the headquarters of the fire brigades to Creek-street. Forest Lodge, where on arrival it was found…

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Fire

Evening News · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

A weatherboard cottage situate at Creek-street, Forest Lodge, caught alight early yesterday morning, and was completely burnt out. The tenement comprised three rooms, and was…

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The Laundry Fire at Ashfield. The Bankruptcy Court Investigates

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 April 1892 · page 2

A SECTION 30 examination was held before the Registrar in Bankruptcy yesterday, in the bankrupt estate of William Bradshaw. William Bradshaw, the bankrupt, said that…

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News by Cable. Great Fire in Philadelphia. a Theatre Destroyed. Seventy Persons Injured

Evening News · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 4

LONDON, April 28.-The Central Theatre and the Times newspaper office in Phila-delphia have been burnt down. Seventy persons were injured in escaping from the…

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Great Fire in Philadelphia. a Theatre Destroyed. Seventy Persons Injueed. London, April 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 5

The Central Theatre and the Times Office in Philadelphia have been burned down, and 70 persons were injured in escaping from the theatre. The damage…

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Terrible Fire in America. a Philadelphia Theatre Destroyed. a Fearful Panic. One Hundred Corpses Recovered. People Maimed and Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday, Noon.--New York telegrams give particulars of a terrible fire which occurred last night in the Central Theatre at Philadelphia…

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Fire in a Theatre. Panic Amongst the Audience. Many Crushed to Death. Others Seriously Injured -- 100 Bodies Recovered. LONDON, April 28

The Australian Star · Friday 29 April 1892 · page 5

News has been received of a terrible fire which occurred in New York last night. During the course of a performance at the Central Theatre, Philadelphia, the stage took…

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Disastrous Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 14

A destructive fire broke out in Queen-street, Wa[?] on April 19. The fiames were first observed at the rear. of MWaths's grocery store. In a few momenta they spread rapidly over the…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 12

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board held its fortnightly sitting on the 27th instant, the full board being present, and a somewhat lengthy and important business sheet was presented…

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Fatal Fire. London, April 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 986

By a fire ia a large building in St. Petersburg nine persons were burned to death, while 15 other dwellers in the premises are at present missing…

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Terrible Catastrophe. a Theatre on Fire

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 4

TELEGRAMS just to hand from New York give particulars of a terrible fire which occurred on Wednesday night at Philadelphia. During the progress of the performance the…

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The Philadelphia Fire. Great Numbers Injured. London, April 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 9

It has now been ascertained that 180 persons were more or less injured by reason of the fire at the Central Theatre, Philadelphia, while it is feared that 10…

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The Fire at a Theatre. Ten Deaths. Many Injured

Evening News · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 4

London, April 28.—Later telegrams from Philadelphia state that it is feared that 10 persons, including three actresses, were killed during the panic at the fire at the…

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Philadelphia Fire. a Scene-shifter's Clumsiness. The Dead and Dying. LONDON, April 29

The Australian Star · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

An enquiry into the cause of the disastrous fire at the Central Theatre, Philadelphia, shows that it resulted through the clumsiness of the scene-shifter, who…

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The Terrible Fire in America. the Fatalities Not Numerous. One Hundred and Thirty Persons Injured

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 April 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday Night.--Further reports received from New York show that the first accounts of the terrible fire at the Central Theatre, Philadelphia, were…

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Fires

The Australian Star · Monday 2 May 1892 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph, Evening News

AT about ten minutes to 10 this morning a call was recoiled at the headquarters of the M.F.B. to the Grosvenor Hotel, Charlotte-place. Engines and a staff of men were at…

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