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Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Fire at Milwaukee. London, March 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 5

A disastrous fire, the result of an explosion in a warehouse, has occurred at Milwankee, Wisconsin, U.S.A. In addition to the building in which it originated, 20…

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Fire at Milwaukee. DAMAGE 1,000,000 DOLLARS

Evening News · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 4

LONDON, March 27.—A destructive fire, caused by an explosion in a warehouse, has occurred at Milwaukee, Wisconsin (U.S.)…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 March 1895 · page 2

"Ach, whast for a fiddler! How he can play! Whole heaven like. Not true, my friend ?" He played and played, walking about…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 6

GIRILAMBONE, Friday. -- The manager's house and offices at the mine here were totally destroyed by fire this morning. The manager and his family only escaped by…

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Country Fires. GIRILAMBONE, Saturday—The ma-

Evening News · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 5

nager's house and offices at the mine here were totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The manager and his family only escaped by…

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Fire Brigade Inspection

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 4

On Wednesday evening representative members of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board (Messrs. Bown, Taylor, and Love) accompanied by Mr. Z. C. Barry (secretary), visited…

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Fire Brigade Social

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 6

A social in aid of the funds of the Granville Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the Granville School of Arts on Thursday of last week. There was a fair muster of dancers, and the…

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Fatal Fire at Ashfield

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 8

On Thursday, 21st inst., two young children, aged 6 years and 18 months respectively, were burnt to death at Ashfield, owing to the house catching fire during the absence of their…

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Fire at Harold's Cross. Robert Emmet's House

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 5

Monday night, at 7.45 (says the Dublin FREEMAN, Feb. 16), a fire broke out in Greenmount House, Mount Drummond avenue, Harold's cross. The house is at present tenanted by two…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 30 March 1895 · page 12

He ran to her, sat down by her side, bad taken both her hands in his, before the could utter so much as a cry of surprise…

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Fire at Leichhardt

Sunday Times · Sunday 31 March 1895 · page 5

A FIRE occurred last night in a fancy goods shop occupied by Mrs. Casson, in the Parramatta-road, Leichhhardt. The only harm done was on the ground floor, the contents being…

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Fire and Fatalities

Truth · Sunday 31 March 1895 · page 2

A fire occurred last night at Mrs. Casson's fancy-goods shop (Mrs Farrell, owner), in Parramatta-road Leichhardt. The flames were got under by the M. F. B., No. 1, before…

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Fires

Evening News · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 6
Also in The Daily Telegraph, The Australian Star

The premises occupied by Mr. C. Roberts, grocer, 353 Oxford-street, Paddington, were discovered to be on fire at an early hour this morning. The Paddington…

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

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 2

"Well, Mrs. Warnock, have you seen anything more of this niece of mine?" Of course there could be only one niece in question…

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Queensland. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Fire at a Dairy. 35 Cows Burnt to Death. Brisbane

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 1 April 1895 · page 5

A fire that occurred at Belmont on Friday evening destroyed a shed with 35 cows and 30 tons of hay. The fire, which occurred on the property of Messrs. Prout Brothers, Milkmen, was…

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Fire at Greta

Evening News · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 4
Also in The Daily Telegraph

GRETA, Tuesday. — A six-roomed house in a lane off Wyndham-street, Greta, was burned down at 9 o'clock on Saturday night. A large crowd…

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Fire at Paddington

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 2 April 1895 · page 6

A small fire broke out at 3.55 yesterday morning in premises situated at 353 Oxford-street, Paddington, occupied by a grocer named C. Roberts. The fire is…

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