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Fires & bushfires, 1894

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Another Fire at the Chicago Exhibition. Six Sections Burned. London, July 6

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 9

Another destructive fire has occurred at the Chicago Exhibition. Six sections of the Exhibition were burned…

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The Granville Electorate. Mr. McCredie Opens Fire at Linnwood. a Good Start,— in a Cosy Hall

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 7 July 1894 · page 6

On Tuesday evening, Mr. G. McCredie, the freetrade candidate for Granville electorate, addressed a meeting of his old constituents at Linnwood Hall, Guildford. The attendance of…

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The Balmain Fire

Evening News · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 5

The deputy city coroner, Mr. Pinhey, concluded the inquest today at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Balmain, regarding the origin of a fire that broke out on the…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Australian Star · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 3

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board met on Wednesday, July 4. Present:-- Messrs. Charles Bown, J.P. (chairman), Walter Church, J. P. (vice-chairman),…

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Fire at Annandale

The Australian Star · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 5

At twenty minutes to 4 o'clock this morning the alarm of fire was raised at No. 53 box, and word was sent to the M.F.F. that No. 111 Parramatta-road, Annandale,…

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Fire in parramatta-road

Evening News · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 4

Shortly before 4 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the premises used as marble works by Messrs. Moodie and Creak, 111 Parramatta road, Annandale…

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Fire at Young. Young

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 6

A large wooden building in North Burrowa-street, owned by Mr. Green, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. The building was occupied by the owner as a grocery store and private residence, Mrs…

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Our Special Cables the Railway Strike. Riots and Incendiarism at Chicago. the City Likened to the Paris Commune. Twenty Blocks of Buildings Set on Fire. the Major Portion of Rolling Stock Destroyed. the Strike Extended Throughout the States. California in Open Revolt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 9 July 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday.--Owing to the strike on the American railways the Australian mails due in New York on the 28th ult. have not yet arrived…

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The Fire at Young

Evening News · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 4

YOUNG, Tuesday.—An inquest is to be held on Friday as to the origin of the fire by which, on Saturday night, the premises occupied by Mr. Richard…

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The Recent Fire at Balmain

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 3

The inquest on the fire which occurred at 115 and 117 Mansfield-street, Balmain, on the 1st inst., was resumed yesterday at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Darling-street, before the…

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Fire at Young. Narrow Escape of a Woman

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 3

YOUNG, Monday.--A weatherboard house, occupied by Mr. Richard Greer, storekeeper, Mrs. Cannon, dressmaker, and Mr. Hourn. baker, was destroyed by fire on…

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The Recent Fire at Balmain. an Open Verdict Returned

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 7

Yesterday morning the adjourned inquest was held at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Evaas-street Balmain, by Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., Deputy City Coroner, and a jury of 12, touching the origin of a…

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Last Night's Fires. the Public Works Office. £10,000 Worth of Damage Done. Important Documents Burnt

Evening News · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 4

Last evening at about 6.30 one of the most serious fires that has occurred in a Government building for years past occurred in the fine block of…

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The Balmain Fire. The Conclusion of The Inquest. Verdict of the Jury

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 6

The adjourned inquest regarding the fire which recently occurred at No. 115 Mansfield -street, Balmain, was to-day resumed at the Lord Nelson Hotel, Evans-street,…

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A Great Fire. In the Works Department. A City Sensation. A Great Disaster Averted--All the Fire Brigades at Work--A Splendid Block of Buildings Endangered-- Damage Caused by the Flames

The Australian Star · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 4

Last evening at the hour when the great majority of the industrial community of the city were wending their way homeward the startling cry of fire was raised by John…

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Fire at the Public Works Office. a Serious Calamity Averted. Damages Estimated at £10,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 5

About half-past 6 o'clock last evening an alarming outbreak of fire occurred at the Public Works Department, Phillip-street When the offices were closed at the usual hour everything was apparently…

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Fire in a Government Building. the Colonial Secretary's Office. the Building Seriously Damaged. Estimated Cost of Repairs, £10,000

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 5

At 6.30 p.m. yesterday a fire was discovered to be burning in the top floor of the Works Department end of the Colonial Secretary's Office, Bridge-street. The fire…

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Our Special Cables the Railway Strike. the Condition of Affairs at Chicago. Orders to Fire If Rioting Is Renewed. a Famine in Indiana. the Strikers and a Military Despotism

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 10 July 1894 · page 5

LONDON, Sunday Night--Further particulars of the fatal riots in Chicago yesterday show that before the State militia fired and killed some of the…

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An Incendiary Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 5

CROOKWELL. Tuesday.--A fire occurred to-day at the Malaba Stores, owned by Mr. W. J. Hodgkinson, the building and the whole of its contents being totally…

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A Suspicious Fire

Evening News · Wednesday 11 July 1894 · page 4

An inquest has been held at Thalaba, touching the origin of a fire that resulted in the total destruction of the premises occupied by Mr. Walter John Hodg[?]ison…

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