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Fires & bushfires, 1892

1,458 stories in Sydney's papers · page 43 of 73

Fire

Evening News · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 3

A weatharboard structure, occupied as at dwelling house and butcher's shop by James Ritchie, on Military road, North Sydney, was completely destroyed by fire early on Sunday…

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Fire at Mossman's Bay

The Australian Star · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 8

ABOUT half-past 3 o'clock yesterday morning Constable Sutherland, attached to the North Sydney division of police, noticed the glare of fire in the direction…

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Fire at Heilingenberg Castle

Evening News · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, July 31. A wing of Heilingenberg Castle, Baden, has been destroyed by fire. The fire originated in the bedroom, of Princess Beatrice (Princess Henry of…

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Fire at Albury. Albury

The Australian Star · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 5

Early on Sunday morning a fire occurred in a five-roomed house owned by a family named Carter. The place was burned to the ground, and as no one was at home at…

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Fire at Heilingen Berg Castle. London, July 31

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 5

A wing of Heilingenberg Castle, in Baden, has been destroyed by fire. The fire originated in the bedroom of Princess Beatrice (Princess Henry of Battenberg),…

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Fire at a Small-arms Factory. London, July 29

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 5

The small-arms factory at Copenhagen, the capital of the kingdom of Denmark, has been destroyed by fire…

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Choke Damp and Fire Damp. to the Editor of the Herald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 6

Sir,—In your issue of to-day there is a letter by Mr. C. L. Wragge on weather casts for coal mines, in which he says: "As the suffocating and inflammable gases known as 'choke damp' and 'fire…

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Parade of Fire Brigades in Melbourne. [By Teleraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 August 1892 · page 6

A parade of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, under Superintendent Stein, was held in the Exhibition Building yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of publicly displaying the efficiency of the…

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Fire at Albury

Evening News · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 6

ALBURY, Monday. A fire, the origin of which is shouded in mystery, occurred here yesterday morning, when a cottage recently occupied by a man named George Carter (a wood cutter) and…

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The Fire at Heilingenberg

Evening News · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, August 1. The fire which destroyed the wing of Heilingenberg Castle, near Darmstadt, was caused by one of the maid servants having accidentally set fire…

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The Fire at Heilingenberg Castle. London, Aug. 1

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 2 August 1892 · page 5

It has been ascertained that the fire which destroyed a wing of Heilingenberg Castle, in Baden, was caused by a chambermaid having accidentally ignited the…

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Fires

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 August 1892 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph

THE alarm of fire was raised at about a quarter to 1 this morning from premises in King-street, Newtown, occupied by Cowpe and Co., chemists. Assistance was…

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North Sydney. The £35,000 Loan. Mossman's Ward Separation. Contractors' Lights--Local Fire Brigade

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 August 1892 · page 3

The regular fortnightly meeting of the Borough Council of North Sydney was held in the local council-chambers yesterday afternoon. The Mayor (Alderman E. M. Clark)…

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Incendiary Fire at Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 August 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Wednesday. -- A protracted inquiry into the origin of a mysterious fire by which an uninsured cottage, owned and until lately occupied by a family named…

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Fire at Newtown. Suspected Arson. Strange Discoveries. Arrest of the Occupiers

Evening News · Thursday 4 August 1892 · page 6

The shop of Messrs. Cowpe and Company, chemists, opposite the Post Office, 267 King street, Newtown, was found to be on fire at a quarter to 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The M. F.B., Newtown,…

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The Newtown Fire. Opening of the Inquest. Arrest of Cowpe and Richardson. The Accused Before the Court

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 August 1892 · page 5

THE inquest into the facts connected with that very auspicious fire which broke out early yesterday morning at the shop of Cowpe and Co., chemists, of King-street…

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The Newtown Fire. the Coronial Inquiry. Mrs. M'Donnell's Evidence. Cowpe's Sister Testifies--About a Cheque for £100--A Message from Home

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 August 1892 · page 6

THE inquiry into the fire at Cowpe and Co.'s, Newtown, tho opening of which is reported on page 5, was continued to-day. Clara M'Donnell, married, and a sister of…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Australian Star · Friday 5 August 1892 · page 3
Also in Evening News

THERE was a full attendance at the meeting of the Fire Brigades Board on Wednesday, the chairman, Mr. Charles Brown, presiding. A return of the calls received by…

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