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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1893

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 75

The Country. Large Fire at Smithtown. a Store and Bank Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 5

KEMPSEY, Tuesday.--A serious fire occurred at Smithtown about 2 o'clock this morning, when a large general store was discovered to be on fire. The store was…

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Law Report. Supreme Court.—tuesday, June 6. (In Banco.—Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice WINDEYER, and Mr. Justice Foster.) Hanley V. the Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company (Part Heard)

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 7 June 1893 · page 4

Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. G. R. Campbell, instructed by Messrs. Creagh and Williams, appeared for the defendant company in support of a motion to make absolute a rule nisi to…

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Setting Fire to a Wife

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 6

Frederick M'Kay, charged with having inflicted bodily harm on his wife by throwing kerosene over her and setting it alight, was at the Water Police on Thursday again remanded for a week, bail…

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The Fire in Dakota. London, June 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 5

Telegrams from New York report that the fire which has been raging at Fargo, a town in the northern part of the State of Dakota, continues to spread…

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Great Fire in America. Two Thousand Persons Homeless

Evening News · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 4

LONDON, June 8.—A great fire has broken out at Fargo, North Dakota (U.S.A.). Two thousand persons have been rendered homoless…

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Fire in Dakota. Two Thousand Persons Homeless. London, June 8

The Australian Star · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 4

Telegrams from New York report that a disastrous fire has occurred at Fargo, in Dakota. The flames spread very rapidly, and the greater portion of the town was…

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Great Fire in America. the Larger Portion of a Town Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday, 1 p.m.--A destructive fire has occurred at Fargo, in Dakota, America, completely destroying the larger portion of the town, and rendering 2000…

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Great Fire in America. Two Thousand Persons Homeless. London, June 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 9 June 1893 · page 5

A great fire has broken out at Fargo, in North Dakota (U.S.A.). The damage caused amounts to 20,000,000dol. Two thousand persons have been rendered…

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Fire at Smithtown

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 44

SMITHTOWN, Tuesday.—Plummer's store and the Australian Joint Stock Bank were burned to the ground this morning about 3 o'clock. The fire originated in the store, which…

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Fire at Smithtown. Smithtown

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 1203

A large fire occurred in Smithtown between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning. Two of the principal buildings in the town were totally destroyed. The total damage is about £3000. The fire originated in the…

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Fire at Cardiff. London, June 5

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 1170

A largo fire has taken place at Cardiff, in Wales. It broke out in the offices of the Cardiff Mail, which were completely destroyed…

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The Fire in Dakota. London, June 8

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 9

Telegrams from New York report that the fire which has been raging at Fargo, a town in the State of North Dakota, continues to spread…

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Re George Power. Examination Under Sec. 30. An Expensive Fire

The Australian Star · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 6

An examination under section 30 was hold before the Acting-Registrar (Mr. Salusbury) in Bankruptcy this afternoon in connection with the estate of one George Power…

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From China and Japan. Terrible Fire at Tientsin. Revolt in a Gaol—Eleven Prisoners Shot

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 1181

The China Navigation Company's steamship Tsinan early on Saturday arrived from China and Japan in command of Captain G. Ramsay. Since the arrival here of the preceding steamer from…

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The Vernon. the Old Training Ship. Recently Destroyed by Fire. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 10 June 1893 · page 30

The old nautical training ship Vernon, which was recently destroyed in Sydney Harbor by fire, was built at Blackwall in 1839, and was at one time a splendid clipper teak-built merchantman,…

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The United States. WHITES v. Blacks. Negroes Fire Upon Strikers

Evening News · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 4

LONDON, June 11.—A desperate encounter has taken place at Lemont, Illinois (U.S.A.), between a number of the -white population, who were on strike, and a body…

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Labour Troubles in America. Conflict Between Whites and Negroes. Negroes Fire Upon a Body of Strikers. London, June 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 12 June 1893 · page 5

A desperate encounter has taken place at Lemont, in the State of Illinois (U.S.A.), between a number of the white population, who were on strike, and a body of…

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Fire at Wollongong

Evening News · Tuesday 13 June 1893 · page 6

WOLLONGONG, Monday.—A fire occurred on Saturday in the outhouses attached to Mount Ousley, the residence of Mrs. Parsons, near Wollongong. There was great difficulty in saving the…

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New Zealand. Fire in a Theatre. Miss Maggie Moore and Mr. Holloway Severely Burned

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 13 June 1893 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Monday. -- During the fire scene in the performance of "Mliss," at the Wellington Opera House, the scenery caught fire. The curtain was immediately dropped,…

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A New Zealand Fire Brigades' Delegate

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 14 June 1893 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--Mr. Gilbert, a delegate from the New Zealand fire brigades, is engaged inspecting the appliances to be shown at the International…

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