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Fires & bushfires, 1894

1,686 stories in Sydney's papers · page 60 of 85

Extensive Fire in London

Evening News · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 4

LONDON, September 13.—An extensive, fire is raging at Bermondsey (London) on the south side of the Thames. Three warehouses have…

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The George-street Fire. Among the Ruins

Evening News · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 4

Michael O'Keefe was charged at the Central to-day with having stolen 8cwt of lead, the property of Alexander Dean and Sons. Plain-clothes Sergeant Johnson saw…

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Incendiary Fires. a Girl Committed. She Wanted to Die. Letters Prom Anarchists. London, September 13

The Australian Star · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 6

A remarkable series of fires which occurred at a business establishment in London has resulted in a French girl employed as a domestic…

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Extensive Fire in London. Three Warehouses Gutted. London, Sept. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 5

An extensive fire is raging at Bermondsey, on the south side of the Thames. Three warehouses have already been gutted…

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A Fatal Fire. Outbreak at Woollahra. A Coachman Burned to Death. Two Horses Roasted Alive--Stables and Coach-house Destroyed--Discovery of the Fire

The Australian Star · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 5

Another serious fire has to be added to the rather heavy record of the past few weeks, and, unfortunately, again human life has been scarified. The locality of the outbreak…

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The Opposing Armies on the Banks of the Imjin. Continuous Fire Across the River. London, Sept. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 5

Although the movements of the opposing armies in Corea are impeded owing to the flooded state of the Imjin River, both sides are keeping up a continuous fire…

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Fire At Darling Point. A Man Burnt to Death. Gallant Attempt at Rescue. Two Horses Destroyed. Serious Loss of Property

Evening News · Friday 14 September 1894 · page 4

A fire, unhappily attended with loss of life and considerable destruction to property, occurred at an early hour this morning on…

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Sydney Liable to Destruction by Fire. the Moral of Tamworth. Pyrmont, and Lawler's Fires. Fire Premiums, Fire Prevention and Extinction. Part Ii. 2. Fire Prevention

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 10

Referring to the report of the Tamworth fire, accompanying (necessarily rough) reproduction from my plan (vide "Telegraph," May 16), it stated: -- "The bulk…

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Great Fires in America. Some Previous Disasters

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 20

Australians have some experience of hush fires, and in some cases these have been of great dimensions, and have caused great damage. America, however, can claim to be in this…

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A Fatal Fire. The Inquest

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 3

The City Coroner, Mr. J. C. Woore, held an inquest yesterday at the South Sydney Morgue on the body of Duncan Brown, the young man who was burnt to…

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Cable Messages. The Terrible Forest Fires. 300 Square Miles Burnt. Believed to Be Incendiary. Hundreds Blinded. Fresh Fires Breaking Out

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 11

LONDON, September 5.—The latest reports with respect to the great forest fires, in the United States state that 300 square miles of country were…

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The Forest Fires in America. Appalling Destruction. London, Sept. 4

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 534

Additional advices are to hand concerning the terrible forest fires which have devastated vast tracts of country in America. The details of the destruction…

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Fire at Croydon. Six Buildings Destroyed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 16

CROYDON (Q[?]), September 6.—A. destructive fire broke out on the premises of William Gallagher, storekeeper, at 3 o'clock yesterday morning. Flames quickly…

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The Fire in London. London, Sept. 13

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 9

The damage caused by the extensive fire at Bermondsey, where three warehouses were gutted, amounts to £80,000…

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The Fire at Lawler's. Conclusion of the Inquiry

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 15

THE adjourned inquest into the cause of the fire which destroyed the warehouse of Messrs. John Lawler and Sons, 608 George-street, on Saturday, the 1st instant, was concluded by the City Coroner…

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Is Sydney Liable to Be Destroyed by Fire?

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 4

In another portion of to-day's issue will he found the second of the series of articles in which Mr. Oliver Jones, C.E., seeks to demonstrate the liability of the city to…

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Fire at Darling Point. a Man Burned to Death. Two Horses Destroyed

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 9

About 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in the stables and outhouse situated in the grounds of Mr. Duncan M'Masters, Keira, Thornton-street, Darling Point. Mr. E…

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Fatal Fire at Woollahra. a Coachman Burned to Death. Loss of Horses and Carriages

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 3

At 4.10 a.m. yesterday, the M.F.B, were called to a fire at Keira, Thornton-street, Woollahra, the residence of Mr. Duncan M'Master. The call came through the…

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Fire At Darling Point. [Some of the Following Items Appeared in Our Late Editions of Yesterday.] Inquest on the Body. Details of the Occurrence. The Insurances. An Open Verdict

Evening News · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 5

An inquest was held at the South Sydney Morgue this afternoon on the body of the coachman Duncan Brown, who lost his life in the fire…

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American News. By the Canadian Mail. Terrible Railway Disaster. A Town Destroyed by Fire-- Canadian Savings Banks-- Dreadful Fatality at a Ci[?]s-- Rellglous Riots in Quebec-- The Pacific Cable-- Newfoundland Legislature-- Murder at Seattle-- Fighting at Blue- fields

The Australian Star · Saturday 15 September 1894 · page 9

The Canadian mail steamer Arawa brings Vancouver files to August 15, from which the following items of news are taken The north-bound Rook Island passenger…

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