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Fires & bushfires, 1894

1,686 stories in Sydney's papers · page 39 of 85

Great Fire at Panama

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 11

LONDON, June 15.—A great fire has taken place at Panama, Central America. Onethird of the city was destroyed, The damage amounts tb £500,000…

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Large Fire at Nowra. Nowra

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 1294

A block of wooden buildings in Junction-street, consisting of premises occupied by Serviss as a general store, J. Gibson, tinsmith, the Misses Bindon, milliners, and Lock, fruiterer, was burnt to the…

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Fire in London. Twenty City Warehouses Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Friday.--A disastrous fire occurred in London last night by which 20 city warehouses wove destroyed, and damage done to the extent of £150,000…

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Great Fire in London. Nine Warehouses Destroyed. London, June 22

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 9

A destructive fire broke out in Finsbury last night. The conflagration originated in a building in the centre of a block of warehouses, and the flames spread with…

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Cable Messages. Fire at Jersey City. Five Thousand Sheep Burnt

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 12

LONDON, June 18.—A disastrous fire occurred on Saturday at Jersey City (U.S.) stock yards. The yards, including the cold stores…

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Star's Special Cables Blaze in London. Twenty Warehouses Destroyed. Battling the Flames. Working Under Difficulties. Immense Crowds of Spectators -- Intense Heat -- Persons injured by Red-hot Telegraph Wires -- Damage Estimated at £150,000. London, June 22

The Australian Star · Saturday 23 June 1894 · page 6

A disastrous fire, doing an immense amount of damage, occurred in London last night. The conflagration originated in a building in one of the…

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Fire in London. LONDON, Friday Night

Truth · Sunday 24 June 1894 · page 5

By a fire which broke out in Finsbury last night nine warehouses were completely gutted, and the damage done is estimated at £150,000…

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Fires Brigades Board

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 8

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board held its usual fortnightly meeting on Wednesday last. Present:-- Messrs. Charles Bown, J.P., chairman, Walter Church,…

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Fire at Kelso

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 3

KELSO, Monday.—Early this morning the Sportsman's Arms Hotel at Kelso was burnt to the ground. Although the fire was noticed at 11.30 p.m. Sunday, no notice to the fire brigades…

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Fire at Surry-hills

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 3

A fire which resulted in the destruction of the Albion Mill and Bakery occurred at 49 Ann-street, Surry-hills, at 4.10 a.m. yesterday. The M.F.B. were alarmed and…

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Destructive Fire. Albion Bakery-destroyed

Evening News · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 3

At 4.10 a.m. yesterday a fire resulting in heavy damage occurred at the Albion Mill and Bakery, 49 Anne-street, Surry Hills, occupied by Mr. John Conlon. When the alarm was given the…

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Fire at Surry Hills. a Mill Destroyed

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 3

An extensive fire which occurred early yesterday morning at the Albion Mill and Bakery, 49 Ann-street, Surry Hills, resulted in the total destruction of that property…

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The Fire in London. Over Two Thousand Workless Largest Number of Fire Engines. London, June 22

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 6

By the great fire in the city yesterday, by which 20 warehouses, were burned down, over 2000 work-people have been thrown out of employment…

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Fire at Kelso. Destruction of a Hotel. The landlord Interviewed. The Family Saved--An Old Building-- The Place Insured. BATHURST

The Australian Star · Monday 25 June 1894 · page 5

Late last night a hotel known as the Sportsmen's Arms, situated at Kelso, was entirely destroyed by fire. It started at half-past 11 o'clock, but the alarm was not…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 June 1894 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Monday.--A six-roomed weather-board cottage and its contents at Miami, the property of A. Mason, a miner, have been totally destroyed by fire,…

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Fire at an Hotel. (From Our Correspondent.) Bathurst

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 June 1894 · page 5

About midnight a fire broke out atthe Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Kelso. The licensee, Mr. Peers, with several boardors, wera about retiring for the night, when flames were seen in the laundry at the rear…

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The Byron in a Gale. Decks Continually Flooded. Deckhouses Smashed In The Engine-room Flooded--Fires Extinguished--The Glass Gauges Broken. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 June 1894 · page 6

The Telegraph Department has received advice from Moreton Bay that the steamer Byron, from Sydney for Mackay, anchored off there for repairs, having met with a heavy…

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The Fire at Kelso

Evening News · Wednesday 27 June 1894 · page 5

BATHURST, Tuesday.—In reference to the fire at the Sportsman's Arms Hotel, Kelso, on Sunday night, it now transpires that, owing to the exertions of the fire brigade, part of the building…

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Wanton Destruction. Wanted to go to Gaol. Strange Affair In Queensland--Prisoner' Confesses Incendiarism-- An Alleged Fire at Cowra. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 June 1894 · page 6

A telegram to the Colonial Secretary from the police magistrate at Longreach states that a man broke the windows at Ilfracombe Railway Station with the avowed intention…

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The Fire on the Habitant

Evening News · Friday 29 June 1894 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Friday.—At the inquest yesterday into the fire on the ship Habitant, Captain Potter said he was of opinion that the fire had been caused wilfully. He had some difficulty with the…

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