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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 24 of 100

Suburban Councils and the Fire Brigades Board

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 4

The payment of contributions to the Fire Brigades Board has become, apparently, a sore point with some municipal councils. The Concord Council, in protesting against…

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Sons of Fire. All Rights Reserved. Chapter XX.--(Continued)

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 2

"'That is because I know very few people whom you know. My chief friends are the friends of my college life--not the worthy bucolics of Suffolk.'…

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New Zealand News. The Wairarapa Fund. Fire at Palmerston. Strange Boating Fatality -- Maori Parliament--The Wellington Unemployed -- New Zealand nances--A Projected Surplus at the End of March

The Australian Star · Monday 25 March 1895 · page 5

The following items of news are taken from Auckland flies to hand to-day Two fatal accidents occurred on Saturday, March 10, at Coromandel. The daughter…

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Fire at Narrandera

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3

NARRANDERA, Tuesday.—A large shed, containing 50 tons of hay, 13 tons of chaff, a woolpress, and a lot of valuable machinery, was destroyed by fire at an early…

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Fire at Bowral

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3
Also in The Daily Telegraph

BOWRAL, Tuesday.—The kitchen and contents of a house at Burradoo, owned and occupied by Mrs. Chapman, were destroyed by fire early on Monday morning…

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Fire at Sutton Forest

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

MOSS VALE, Monday,--Mr. Edward Hines's house at Summer-hill, Sutton Forest, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The house contained 14 rooms, and…

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Fire in the City

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3

A small firs broke out shortly after 9 last night at the billiard-table establishment of Herion and Smith, 216 Castlereagh-street. A contingent from the M. F. B. headquarters…

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Fire at Narrandera. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 5

At an early hour tins morning a large shed, containing 50 tons of hay, 13 tons of chaff, a wool press, and a lot of valuablefarming machinery, was totally destroyed by fire. The property was not…

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Fire at Sutton Forest. a Residence Destroyed

Evening News · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 6

MOSS VALE, Tuesday.—The residence of Mr. Edward Hines, at Summer Hill, Sutton Forest, was burned to the ground on Sunday morning. The house contained…

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Sons of Fire. All Rights Reserved Chapter Xxi.--"and That Unrest Which Men Miscall Delight."

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 March 1895 · page 3

Allan went back to Matcham sobered by grief, and longing for the comfort his betrothed could give him, the comfort of sympathy and gentle words, the deeper comfort…

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Fire Near Narrandera

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 5

NARRANDEUA, Tuesday.--By a fire yesterday at Matilda Hallblsh's selection, Grong Grong, the woolshed, barn, and haystack, and a large quantity of farming…

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The Recent Fire at Rosedale

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 6

A public meeting, presided over by Alderman Stone, was held in the Rosedale Presbyterian Church, Canterbury, on Monday evening, for the purpose of initiating a movement for the relief of the sufferers…

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South Australia. Destructive Fire at Quorn

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 6

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--A destructive fire broke out at Quorn this morning, completely gutting four shops. The flames started in the general store of Way Lee,…

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The Recent Fatal Fire at Rosedale

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 3

A public meeting, presided over by Alderman Stone, was held in the Rosedale Presbyterian Church, Canterbury, on Monday evening, for the purpose of initiating a…

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Sons of Fire. All Rights Reserved. Chapter XXI.--(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 March 1895 · page 3

"That would break Allan's heart." "It would be bad to bear, no doubt, but not so bad as the gradual revelation that must come upon him in the years after…

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Fire at the Glebe

Evening News · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 6

A small fire broke out in a dwelling occupied by Mr. Thomas Naughton, Brougham-street, Glebe, last night. Some furniture in a bedroom on the first floor…

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Sons of Fire. All Rights Reserved. Chapter XXII.--(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 March 1895 · page 2

Those meteoric appearances of Geoffrey's had made life much harder for Suzette. She might have fought against her love for him more successfully, perhaps, had he been…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

FORTIES. Thursday.--A small house on A. Ferguson's selection near the rifle butts, containing the season's crop of corn with [?] etc., was totally destroyed…

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Country Fires

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 2

FORBES, Friday.—A small house on A. Ferguson's selection, near the rifle butts, containing the season's crop of corn, with furniture, &c., -was totally destroyed by…

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