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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1892

1,458 stories in Sydney's papers · page 40 of 73

City Mutual Fire Insurance Co

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 9 July 1892 · page 10

THE directors of the City Mutual Fini Insurance Company have declared an interim dividend and bonus at tho rate of 10 per centum per annum for the half-year ended 30th June…

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Oregon's First Libel. An Editor Imprisoned. Something Like a Libel. An Ex-Mayor Called a Thief and a Swindler--Also a Fire-bug--He is Likewise Accused of Being Ready to Sink or Burn His Boat

The Australian Star · Saturday 9 July 1892 · page 6

O. W. DUNBAR, editor of Town Talk, a newspaper published at Astoria, Oregon, was recently sent to one year in the County Gaol for publishing libellous articles…

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Fire at St. John's. a Disastrous Blaze. Damage Estimated at £3,000,000. LONDON, July 10

The Australian Star · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 5

A telegram from St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland, gives particulars of a disastrous fire which has occurred in that city The cathedrals, Parliament House,…

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The Newfoundland Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Further particulars received with respect to the fire at St Johns', Newfoundland, estimate the loss sustained at £3,000,000…

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Fire at Balmain

Evening News · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 3

At half past 8 last evening a member of the Balmain V.F.B. reported a fire at 7 Collins street. Both branches of the brigade were soon on the spot with two manuals and nose reel. The…

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Disastrous Fire in Norway

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--A disastrous fire has occurred at Christiania, the capital of Norway, resulting in the destruction of the Bank of Norway and of a number of…

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Fire in New Foundland Immense Destruction. Three Thousand Homeless and Destitute

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.-- An immense fire, by which great damage was done, has occurred at St John's, the capital of Newfoundland…

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Great Fire in New Brunswick. Partial Destruction of the City of St. John. 3000 Persons Homeless

Evening News · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, July 9. A terrible fire is raging at St. John, New Brunswick, Canada. Already the greater part of the city, and many of the most important public…

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Special Cables. From the Herald's London Correspondents. Great Fire in New Brunswick. Partial Destruction of the City of St. John. 3000 Persons Homeless. London, July 9

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 11 July 1892 · page 7

A terrible fire in St. John, a city and seaport of the province of New Brunswick, Canada, has caused the destruction of a great part of the town and of many…

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Disastrous Fire in Norway

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--A disastrous fire has occurred at Christiania, the capital of Norway, resulting in the destruction of the Bank of Norway and of a number of…

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Another Great Fire. Christiansand in Flames

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, July 11.-A disastrous fire has occurred at Christiansand, Norway. One half of the famous Norwegian seaport was destroyed, including the offices of the…

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Disastrous Fire in Norway. Christiania Half Burned. London, July 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 5

One half of the city of Christiania, the capital of Norway, has been destroyed by a fire. The public edifices consumed include the Bank of Norway, the savings…

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The St. John's Fire. Fourteen Persons Killed. London, July 11

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 6

Further particulars are to hand regarding the disastrous fire which has occurred at St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland. The flames spread with great rapidity, and…

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The Great Fire in Canada. Immense Damage. Six Lives Lost

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 4

LONDON, July 11. -Later cables from America state that it was St. John's, Newfoundland, not St. John, New Brunswick, where the disastrous fire occurred…

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The Newfoundland Fire. St. Johns in Ruins. Ten Thousand People Homeless

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--Further particulars received with respect to the fire at St. Johns, Newfoundland, estimate the loss sustained at £3,000,000…

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The Redfern Push. Sensation in a Skating Bink. a Youth Fires at a Constable and a Civilian

Evening News · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 4

The vicinity of the Elite Skating Rink, Elizabeth-street, Redfern, was thrown into a state of excitement about 8 o'clock on Monday night, in consequence of a youth named William Griffiths…

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The St. John's Fire. 10,000 Persons Homeless. Newfoundland's Capital in Ruins. LONDON, July 11

The Australian Star · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 5

The disastrous fire which occurred at St. John's, Newfoundland, has left the city in ruins. The fire was first discovered in a stable, and owing to the inadequacy of the…

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Great Fire in Newfoundland. Two-thirds of the Capital Destroyed. Estimated Damage, Four Millions Sterling. London, July 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 12 July 1892 · page 5

From the latest information to hand it appears that the disastrous fire occurred at St. John's, the capital of Newfoundland, not St. John's, New Brunswick…

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Blaze in King-street

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 6

SHORTLY after 3 o'clock this afternoon the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call from an alarm-box situated at the corner of King and Sussex streets. It appears…

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The Fire on the Wavertree

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 13 July 1892 · page 4

A survey has just been made on the ship Wavertree, which, it will be remembered, took fire at Hoff[?]nmg's wharf soon after her arrival from London. The vessel was found…

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