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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1893

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Fires at Broken Hill. Destruction of the York Hotel. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 16 March 1893 · page 6

Another fire epidemic, similar to that which devastated the town last year, has overtaken Broken Hill, and many ancient landmarks are slowly disappearing, their places being occupied by desolate…

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Fire Brigades Board

Evening News · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 7

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board met on the 15th instant. Present: Messrs. Charles Bown, J.P., chairman, Alderman T. C. Beare, E. J. Love, Charles Hellmrich, J.P., and…

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Fire at Jesmond

Evening News · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 6

LAMBTON. Thursday—An empty house at Jesmond belonging to Mr. James Eastern was destroyed by fire this morning. The place was valued at £100…

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Meetings. Fire Brigades Board

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 6

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board met on the 15th instant. Present: Messrs. Charles Bown, J.P. (chairman), Alderman J. C. Beare, E. J. Love, Charles Hellmrich, J.P., and Win. C. Goddard, J.P…

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Setting Fire to a Wife. the Husband Arrested

Evening News · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 6

The woman Agnes M'Kay, who was admitted to the Sydney Hospital at an early hour yesterday morning suffering from severe bodily barns, was interviewed in the hospital by…

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Alleged Fiendish Cruelty. Saturated with Kerosene. a Woman Set on Fire. In a Critical Condition

The Australian Star · Friday 17 March 1893 · page 6

A married woman named Agnes M'Kay, 34, residing at 104 Harrington-street. Church Hill, was brought to the Sydney Hospital early this morning suffering from…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 11

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board meton March 15. Present:--Messrs. Charles Bourn, J.P. (chairman), Alderman J. C. Beare, E. J. Love, Chas. Hellmrich, J.P., and…

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Fire at Richmond

Evening News · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 4

WINDSOR, Saturday.—Between 1 and 2 o'clock on Friday morning a fire broke out in O'Hara's billiard saloon, Richmond. An alarm was raised, but before assistance could be procured the saloon,…

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Fires at Broken Hill. Broken Hill

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 545

Another fire epidemic, similar to that which devastated the town last year, has overtaken Broken Hill, and many ancient landmarks are slowly disappearing, their places being occupied by desolate…

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Big Fire in Boston. London, March 12

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 546

A disastrous fire has taken place in Boston, in the United States, resulting in the total destruction of a large block of buildings…

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Fire at the Apollo Candle Works. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 18 March 1893 · page 9

The Apolle Candle Company's works at North Port Melbourne were partly destroyed by fire this afternoon. The damage done consisted of the total destruction of the oleine storehouse and its…

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Fires

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon an outbreak of fire occurred in the jam factory of George B. Edwards, Alice-street, Newtown. The fire was confined to the roof of the engine-house, a portion…

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Broken-hill Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 5

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--Another fire occurred on Saturday, a two-roomed house at Hillside, a suburb to the south of Broken-hill, being reduced to ashes. The building…

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Outbreak of Fire

The Australian Star · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 3

A fire yesterday afternoon broke out at 152 Elizabeth-street at the china and glass-rivetting establishment of Mr. H. H. Buxton, but was soon extinguished by the…

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Gold Tried by Fire

Evening News · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 7

Richard Watson was a man with a grief. It had been as much a part of his character and general appearance for the 10 years during which. I enjoyed his…

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The Fire on the Buninyong

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 March 1893 · page 7

A preliminary inquiry has been held at Brisbane into the circumstances attending the outbreak of fire oil the steamer Buninyong on January 25 last while on the voyage…

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Fire at Walgett

Evening News · Tuesday 21 March 1893 · page 4

WALGETT, Tuesday.—Late last night a fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Frank Williams. The house and furniture were completely demolished. The building belonged to Mr. Charles…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 22 March 1893 · page 6

A fire was discovered yesterday morning in a hay-shed on Mr. G. W. Oldham's property, just outside the Parramatta boundary, and 14 tons of hay, two tons of lucerne,…

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Fire at Lismore

Evening News · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 3

LISMORE, Thursday.—A dwelling-house occupied by J. Nilon, Lismore, with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The family have been away from the premises for…

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Setting Fire to a Wife

Evening News · Thursday 23 March 1893 · page 5

Frederick M'Kay, who stands charged with having inflicted bodily harm upon his wife, Agnes M'Kay, by throwing kerosene over her clothing and then setting fire to it was remanded for…

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