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Fires & bushfires, 1892

1,458 stories in Sydney's papers · page 47 of 73

Fire Brigades' Board

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 3

This board met on Wednesday afternoon, there being present Messrs. C. Bown, J.P. (chairman), Walter Church, J.P. (vice-chairman), Edward J. Love, Charles Hellmrich, J.P., W. C. Goddard,…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Weekly Advance · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 4

At 8.40 a.m. on Wednesday an alarm of fire was rung out at the Granville Fire Brigade Station. The firemen who promptly answered the call were T. and J…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Australian Star · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 3

THIS board met on Wednesday afternoon, August 17, there being present Messrs. C. Bown, J.P. (chairman), Walter Church, J.P. (vice-chairman), Edward J. Love,…

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The Fire Brigade Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 3

This board met on Wednesday afternoon, there being present Messrs. C.Bown, J. P. (chairman), Walter Church, J. P. (vice-chairman), Edward J. Love, Charles Hollmrich, J.P.; W…

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Fatal Fire. Eleven Burnt to Death

Evening News · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 4

London, August 18. A fire occurred at a model lodging house at Tredegar, Monmouthshire, England yesterday Eleven persons were burnt to death, and…

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Fire in a Model Lodginghouse. Eleven Inmates Burned to Death. London, Aug. 18

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 5

A fire occurred at a model lodginghouse at Tredegar, in Wales. Eleven persons were burned to death, and several others were injured…

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A Terrible Fire. a Model Lodging-house Destroyed. Eleven Persons Burned in Their Beds

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--A terrible calamity occurred last night at Tredegar, a market town in Monmouthshire. A fire broke out in a model…

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European Events. Fire in Tredegar. Thirteen Persons Roasted Alive. Honors Conferred--The Cholera Scourge--Ireland's Population. LONDON, August 18

The Australian Star · Friday 19 August 1892 · page 5

A disastrous fire, resulting in the deaths of many persons, occurred last night at Tredegar, in Monmouthshire. The fire Originated in a model lodging-house, and…

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Fire in Sydney

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 12

Shortly before 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning last a fire broke out on the premises of S. Weingott and Sons, clothing manufacturers, Kent-street, and in about half-an-hour the place,…

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Disastrous Fire. a Swiss Village Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday. -- A disastrous fire has occurred in the picturesque village of Grindelwald, situated in the vicinity of some of the most magnificent scenery in…

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Great Fire. a Town in Flames. Tourists Luggage Destroyed

Evening News · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, August 19. A great fire has broken out at Grindelwald, Switzerland. Switzerland. A. large portion of the town is in flames. The railway station, the post office, and…

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Fire in Switzerland. a Village in Flames. London, August 19

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 5

Quindelwald, a picturesque village in Switzerland, has been the scene of a disastrous fire. The flames spread with great rapidity, and when the despatch giving…

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Great Fire in Switzerland. a Town in Flames. Public Buildings Destroyed. London, Aug. 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 20 August 1892 · page 9

A great fire has broken out at Grindelwald, a town in Switzerland. A large portion of the town is in flames, The railway station, the Post Office, and…

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Fires

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 August 1892 · page 3

On the 9th instant the Acting City Coroner concluded an inquest on the origin of a fire which, on the morning of the 3rd instant, partly destroyed a chemist shop, 267 King-street,…

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Great Fire at Grindelwald. Brave English Ladies

Evening News · Monday 22 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, August 20. The disastrous fire at the village of Grindelwald, Switzerland, resulted in great destruction of property. A number of English ladies who…

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The Great Fire in Switzerland. Bravery of English Ladies. London, Aug. 20

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 22 August 1892 · page 7

The disastrous fire at the village of Grindelwald, in Switzerland, resulted in great destruction of property. The English ladies who were among the…

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Fire at Gerogery

Evening News · Tuesday 23 August 1892 · page 6

ALBURY, Monday. A destructive fire occnrred at Gerogery last night. A large general store and dwelling house, the property of a Chinaman named Sam Yook, we're totally demolished, together with the contents…

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Fire at Gerogery. Albury

The Australian Star · Tuesday 23 August 1892 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred early this morning at Gerogery, causing the total destruction of a large building and store owned and occupied by a Chinese named Sam…

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Destructive Fire

Evening News · Wednesday 24 August 1892 · page 4

LONDON, August 22.—A destructive fire has occurred at Sontra, a town of Hesse Nassau, Prussia, about 24 miles from CasseL Half the town was destroyed…

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Fire at Newtown

The Australian Star · Wednesday 24 August 1892 · page 2

AT about 11 o'clock last night the alarm of fire was raised from promises No. 7, Missenden-road, Newtown, weatherboard shop and dwelling occupied by G. H. Walsh, grocer,…

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