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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1893

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 10 of 75

Queensland. Fire on the Steamer Buninyong. Spontaneous Combustion of Hay

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 5

ROCKHAMPTON, Friday.--The steamer Buninyong, bound, north, reached Keppel Bay at 6 o'clock yesterday morning. At 9 o'clock on the previous night, when opposite…

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Disasters. Terrible Railway Accident. Collision and Fire. Passengers Boiled Alive. a Wheat Elevator Destroyed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 28 January 1893 · page 11

LONDON, January 22.—A terrible railway accident is reported from the United States. A passenger train came into collision with an oiltank train near Alton, Illinois…

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Fires. a Big Blaze in Waterloo

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 3

Shortly before midnight on Saturday the look-out man at the headquarters fire station noticed a bright reflection as of a fixe in the direction of Redfern, and at the same time the telephone…

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Fires

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 6
Also in The Australian Star

At About 8 p.m.. on Friday fire occurred in what is called a "bush shed," the property of Stephens, at Ramsay'a Bush, Parramattsroad, Ashfield. The shed, which was constructed…

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Mysterious Fires

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 4

ALBURY, Monday.-At the inquiry on Saturday into the cause of the fire in the refreshment shop occupied by a married woman named M'Donald, very conflicting evidence was tendered…

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Fires in Workshops

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 3

A small fire is reported to have occurred OS Saturday at 9.30 a.m in a carpenter's workshop at Doncaster Avenue, Kensington Estate, Randwick. The persons on the premises managed to…

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Fires at Albury. Albury

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

The inquiry as to the cause of the mysterious outbreaks of fire which have been too frequent here of late was continued on Saturday. The particular case for…

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Fires in the City and Suburbs

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

On Saturday night, shortly before 12 o'clock, a fire broke out in a hay and corn store, to which is joined six weatherboard cottages, in George-street, Waterloo. The…

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Mysterious Fires at Albury. Another Outbreak

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

ALBURY, Saturday.--Mr. Edward Wilson, Coroner for the Corowa district, to-day continued the holding of the inquest on the mysterious fires which…

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Fire in Berlin

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 4

LONDON, January 28.-The Berlin general market has been burnt down. The damage is estimated at 1,000,006 marks (£50,000)…

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Fire at Kcmpsey

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 4

KEMPSEY, Monday.-A fire broke out in the bedroom of the House occupied by Mrs. Lane, in Belgraye-street, last night, but with the assistance of plenty of willing hand it was…

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Fire on the Buninyong

Evening News · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 6

TOWNSVILLE Saturday.—The steamer Buninyoung arrived yesterday afternoon from the strath, & reported having had a fire on board. The agents refused to allow the press representatives…

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Fire at Parramatta. Parramatta

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

A fire broke out at Mr. A. H. Roberts tobacconist shop, opposite the courthouse, at 4.30 this morning. Both brigades were in attendance, but before the fire was…

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Fire at Hillston. Hillston

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 6

A fire occurred to-day, resulting in the destruction of a stable in connection with Mrs. Mathewson's boarding-house. The damages are assessed at about £75. The building was uninsured…

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Fire in Berlin. London, Jan. 28

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

The Berlin general market has been burned down. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000 marks (£50,000)…

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Grass Fire at Wagga. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 6

A fire broke out in Mr. Commin's paddock, Brucedale, last week, and a large area of grass was destroyed. The fire spread through the land owned by Messrs. Cowled and Thomas Butts, both of whom…

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Queensland. the Fire on the Buninyong

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

TOWNSVILLE, Saturday.--Captain Richardson, of the steamer Buninyong, having discharged the damaged cargo, states that the fire seems to have been caused by a case of…

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The Fire on the Buninyong. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 5

In reference to the recent fire on the Buninyong during her Northern trip, Captain Richardson states, according to a telegram from Townsville, that the fire originated in a case of photographic…

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The Wigan Disaster. a Coalmine on Fire. Many Lives Lost

The Australian Star · Monday 30 January 1893 · page 6

The Bamfurlong Colliery, near Wigan, caught fire on Wednesday morning, December 14, through the bursting of a paraffin torch in the engine-house at the top of the…

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