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Fires & bushfires, 1894

1,686 stories in Sydney's papers · page 66 of 85

The Broken-hill Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 October 1894 · page 4

BROKEN-HILL, Sunday.--In three or four days the Broken-hill Fire Brigade will be re-established. Yesterday Messrs. Meyer and Speeding arrived as delegates from…

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Broken Hill Fire Brigade. to Be Re-formed. Broken Hill

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 October 1894 · page 5

Mr.Meyer, representative of the Adelaide Fire Insurers' Association, had an interview on Saturday with the Fire Brigade Board regarding the financial difficulty which recently brought about…

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Sydney Liable to Be Destroyed by Fire. the Institute of Architects and "The Daily Telegraph." Criticism by Mr. Thomas Rowe. Defence by the President, Mr. Horbury Hunt

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 October 1894 · page 3

At the meeting of the Institute of Architects of New South Wales, held at the rooms, O'Connell-street, on Thursday evening, when the question of the articles…

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The Fairfield Fire. the Inquest

Evening News · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 3

An inquiry was held yesterday afternoon by the district coroner, Mr. W. H. M'Kenzie, J.P. on the origin of the fire by which Hancock's Railway Hotel was…

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Fire on the Gulf of Siam

Evening News · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 6

While the steamer Gulf of Siam was on her voyage from London to Perth a fire broke out on board in latitude 16?10 south, longi­tude 2?40 east on September 12. Attempts…

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Queensland. a Woolshed Destroyed by Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 5

BRISBANE, Monday.--A telegram has been received by the Commissioner of Police front Charleville, to the effect that the Yaroon Vale woolshed, the property of Mr…

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Fire on the Steamer Gulf of Siam. Raging for Five Days

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 5

PERTH, Monday.--The steamer Gulf of Slam arrived at Fremantle from London yesterday, bringing 49 emigrant servant girls. The captain reports that a fire broke…

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Marine Board. Two Inquiries. Fire on the Waldemar. The Engineer's Certificate Suspended --The Wreck of the Echo

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 6

The Marine Board mot this afternoon for the purpose of administering the law in the case of Richard Phillips, engineer of the steamer Waldemar, who pleaded guilty…

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Fire on the Steamer Gulf of Siam. an Alarming Situation at Sea. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Perth

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 October 1894 · page 5

During the voyage of the steamer Gulf of Siam from England to this colony a fire broke out on board the steamer in latitude [?] 10 S., longitude 2.40 E., on the 12th September. A large quantity…

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A Bayswater-road Blaze

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 5

At about a quarter to 2 this morning the alarm of fire was received from the Woollahra volunteers, and in response steamers were sent from the branches…

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Fire in Bayswater-road

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 7

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received an alarm at 1.43 this morning from Woollahra for a fire in Bayswater-road, near Rushcutter Bay. Steamers were immediately despatched, together with the…

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The Bellalie Station Fire. A Government Reward

Evening News · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 5

The Sydney office of the A.W.U. ifl in receipt of a letter from Mr. Spence, stating that shearing has commenced at Casterton, and will soon be general in that…

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Fire at Rushcutter's Bay. a Cottage Burned

Evening News · Wednesday 10 October 1894 · page 2

At l.43 this morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to 131 Bays-water-road, a cottage occupied by B. San Martin, and used as a private dwelling…

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Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 October 1894 · page 6

A fire broke out at 2 a.m. yesterday in a three-roomed weatherboard cottage used as a private dwelling, at 131 Bayswater-road, occupied by B. San Martino. The…

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Fire at Flemington. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 October 1894 · page 6

The training stables of Robert Sevior at Flemington were totally destroyed by fire this morning. No horses wore in at the time. The premises were insured…

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Burned to Death. Fire at St. Petersburg. London, October 9

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 October 1894 · page 6

A telegram from St. Petersburg reports that the St. Petersburg Yacht Club's premises have been destroyed by fire. An Englishman who was in…

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Fire Brigades Board

Evening News · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 3
Also in The Sydney Morning Herald

The usual fortnightly meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board was held on Wednesday. The chairman, Mr. Charles Bown, J.P., presided, and all the…

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Charge of Conspiracy. The Engineers' Hotel Fire

The Australian Star · Friday 12 October 1894 · page 7

Two men, John Brennan and John Curry, were indicted before Mr. Acting-Justice Murray at the Central Criminal Court yesterday for having conspired together to falsely…

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The Country. Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 October 1894 · page 5

CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Friday. -- The dwelling of Mr. H. W. Leon, brewer and cordial manufacturer, was burned down this morning. The fire was caused by the…

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