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Fires & bushfires, 1892

1,458 stories in Sydney's papers · page 71 of 73

Another Colliery on Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--A fire has broken out in a colliery at St. Helens, Lancashire, and the lives of 24 miners, who are still below, are reported to be imperilled…

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A New Fire Station

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 14

The ceremony of laying the memorial stone of the new central fire brigade station at Eastern Hill was performed last week by Mr. Watson, president of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board,…

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The Glebe Fire. Continuation of the Inquest

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 9

Mr. W. T. Pinhey, the Deputy City Coroner, yesterday, at the Glebe Courthouse, resumed the inquest on the fire which occurred in a boot store at the rear of No…

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Suspicions Fire at the Glebe. Inquest Continued

Evening News · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 6

In the Glebe courthouse yesterday the inquest touching the origin of the fire on the 14th instant, at a boot store, situated at 147 Glebe-road, occupied by George Smythe, was resumed before the…

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In Quest. the Fire at the Glebe

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 13

Mr. P[?]hey, J.P., Deputy City Coroner, resumed yesterday the inquest with respect to the fire which broke out in a storeroom at the rear of the boot shop, No. 147 Glebe Point-road, Glebe, on the 14th…

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Disasters. Dreadful Colliery Explosion. Big Fire at Brooklyn

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 11

LONDON, December 14.—A disastrous explosion occurred in a colliery at Banfurling, near Wigan, Lancashire. One hundred miners are entombed…

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The Late Fire at Cowra. Another Prompt and Liberal Settlement by the City Mutual Fiee Insurance Company

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 43

The ordinary meeting of the committee of the Cowra Pastoral, Agricultural, and Horticultural Society was held at the council-chambers on Wednesday evening, tho 7th December. Present:…

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The Glebe Fire. the Inquest Resumed. The Owner of the Store Examined. He Had Lately Insured the Place. An Interesting Cross-examination

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 6

THE inquest concerning the fire which occurred on the night of last Wednesday week at a boot store situated behind 147 Glebe-road was continued this morning…

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European Events. a Colliery on Fire. The "Darkest England" Scheme. Handicrafts Exhibition. Death of a Barrister--Mr. Michael Davitt Unseated--The Alleged Clerical Coercion. LONDON, December 23

The Australian Star · Saturday 24 December 1892 · page 5

A fire has occurred at a colliery in St. Helens, Lancashire. When the outbreak occurred a number of the miners were at work, and it was feared that 34 of them…

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Bush Fires

Evening News · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 4

BERRIGAN, Monday.—An extensive bush fire broke out on Saturday on Barooga Run. The fire was carried by a high wind over the whole of Boomanoomah holding, burning out several…

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Bush Fires. Thirty Square Miles Burned. Berrigan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 5

A large fire broke out yesterday morning on Barooga boundary, and was carried by a high wind over the whole of Boomanoomanah, burning out several selectors and farmers in…

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Bush Fires in the Murrumbidgee District. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 5

Extensive bush fires have again broken out in the Narrandera district. The town to-day appears surrounded with fires. A report was received here to-day that a tremendous…

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Bush Fires. Great Destruction of Grass and Crops

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 5

BERRIGAN, Saturday.--A disastrous fire originated on the Barooga station, near Brown's, 16 miles from Berrigan, on Thursday at noon. A strong north-west wind carried…

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Destructive Fires

Evening News · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 4

ALBURY, Monday.—A fire broke out in the drapery establishment of Messrs. Rappiport and Company, Dean-street, on Saturday night through the contents of the show-window becoming…

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Fire at Albury. Albury

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 5

A fire broke out last night in a large store occupied by Messrs. Rapiport and Co., in Dean-street. The shop was brilliantly lighted for the Christmas display, when some light goods in the drapery window…

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The Country. Fire at Albury

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 5

ALBURY, Saturday.-- To-night, while the streets were crowded with sightseers, a fire broke out in the drapery establishment of Repiport and…

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The "Globe" Office. Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday.--The Globe newspaper office in the Strand has been destroyed by fire. The Globe is now being temporarily issued from the office of The…

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Fire at a Printing Office. London, Dec. 24

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 5

The Globe printing office, 367 Strand, has been burned down…

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The Milwaukee Fire. Block of Warehouses Destroyed. Immense Destruction of Property

The Australian Star · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 2

A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Milwaukee on the night of October 28, and before the progress of the flames was checked scores of blocks of business places in the centre of the…

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Eastern News. a Large Fire at Japan--625 Houses Destroyed. the Wreck of the Bokhara. Heavy Storms--further Shipping Disasters

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 26 December 1892 · page 3

Eastern news by the Guthrie on Saturday states that a disastrous fire occurred at Japan recently. It began at 11.25 p.m. on November 11 in Shinkufu[?]-cho, and was not…

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