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Fires & bushfires, 1893

1,490 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 75

Fire at St. Peters

Evening News · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 6

A fire broke out in the hay and corn store of G. A. Howard, 53 Crown-street, off Cook's River-road, St. Peters, yesterday afternoon. Nos. 4 and 5 of the M.F.B. attended, and got the fire under…

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A Hotel Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 10

HAY, Friday. -- The Merriabba Hotel, 40 miles from Hillston, on the road to Cudgellico, was on Wednesday evening totally destroyed by fire. The premises, which were…

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A Colliery on Fire. London, November 17

The Australian Star · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 5

An outbreak of fire has occurred at a colliery situate at Coatbridge, near Glasgow. Fifty miners who were at work at the time are imprisoned by the flames, and the…

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Clearing Scrub near Wagga. a Costly Fire

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 18 November 1893 · page 8

Application was made to the Full Court on November 8 in Lintott v. the Bank of New South Wales for a rule nisi for a new trial, principally on the ground that the damages were…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Australian Star · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 3

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board held its regular fortnightly meeting on Wednesday afternoon, November 15, all the members being in their places. The Mayor…

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A Workshop on Fire

Evening News · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 6

The M.F.B. look-out man in the headquarter's tower reported a fire at 3.4 a.m. yesterday in the direction of Sorry Hills. A detachment turned out with a steamer and found that the workshop…

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Fire in Hart-street

The Australian Star · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 3

A few minutes after 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke but at the promises No. 9 Hart-street, occupied by Edward Knowles, a contractor. When the foreman arrived…

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Fire in Knox-street

The Australian Star · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

At ten minutes to 9 last night the alarm of fire was raised from No. 4 Knox-street, a boarding-house kept by Miss R. Patrick. The attendance of the neighbors was so…

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Fire on a Mail Steamer. Incendiarism Suspected

Evening News · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.—Shortly after 1 o'clock yesterday morning afire broke out in the forehold of the R.M.S. India, which was lying at Parbury Lamb, and Company's Wharf, South Brisbane'…

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Fire on a Mail Steamer. 600 Bales of Wool Destroyed. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

A fire, which broke out at half-past 1 o'clock yesterday morning in the forehold of the R.M.S. India, resulted in the almost total destruction of…

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Fire on the R.m.s India. Serious Damage to Cargo. Supposed Incendiarism

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

BRISBANE, Sunday.--A serious fire was discovered shortly before 1 o'clock this morning in the forehold of the British-lndia Company's steamer India, lying at Parbury,…

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Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Fire on Board a Mail Steamer. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 20 November 1893 · page 5

A fire broke out in the forehold of the R.M.S. India, moored in the river at Parbury and Lamb's Wharf, at about half-past 1 this morning. The fire brigades were at once summoned, and every…

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The Fire on a Mail Steamer. Government Reward

Evening News · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 4

Brisbane, Tuesday.—Owing to the belief that the fire which broke out early on Sunday morning in the hold of the mail steamer India, and destroyed or damaged some 500 bales of wool, was…

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The Fire on the R.m.s. India. a Government Reward

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 21 November 1893 · page 4

BRISBANE, Monday.--The Government, have offered a reward of £250 for information which will lead to the conviction of the person or persons who set fire to the cargo…

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The Fire on a Mail Steamer

Evening News · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 4

Brisbane, Wednesday.—A magisterial inquiry into the circumstances connected with the fire which broke out on board the R.M.S. India early on Sunday morning was commenced yesterday…

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The Fire on Board the Indus. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 22 November 1893 · page 7

A magisterial inquiry into the circumstances connected with the fire which broke out on board the R.M.S. Indus early on Sunday morning was commenced to-day. A quantity of evidence was…

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Fire in Sussex-street

Evening News · Thursday 23 November 1893 · page 6

Shortly before 9 o'clock last night a small fire occurred on the premises occupied by Messrs. Wise Brothers, grain merchants, 253 Sussex-street. The alarm was sent to the head station,…

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Fire on a Steamer

The Australian Star · Friday 24 November 1893 · page 5

A telegram from Bourke this morning states that a fire occurred on the steamer Wandering Jew at that place at 5 o'clock. The vessel, which belonged to Mr. Berger,…

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An Insurance Policy. Appeal by a Company. Abbott v. The Lion Fire Insurance Company. The Full Court Upholds the Verdict -- Decision of their Honors

The Australian Star · Friday 24 November 1893 · page 5

In the Full Court to-day judgment was given in the case of Abbott v. the Lion Fire Insurance Co. The case was one in which there was an…

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Destructive Fire

Evening News · Saturday 25 November 1893 · page 4

TAREE, Saturday.—The Royal Hotel at Cundle-town, a two-storied building, occupied by Alfred M'Cartney, was completely destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. When discovered the fire…

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