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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 29 of 100

The Pyrmont Fire

Evening News · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 2

The building at the Sugar Company's works, Pyrmont, wherein the fire occurred on Friday night was uninsured. The bags, of which there were 1893 bales, were…

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Fire at Kempsey. Kempsey

The Australian Star · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 4

A fire occurred in the detached stables and outhouses belonging to the Catholic presbytery yesternight. A buggy, a quantity of hay, and the contents of the building…

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Fire at Mudgee. Mudgee

The Australian Star · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 5

A most destructive fire occurred here on Saturday night, when the premises of Messrs. Tait and M'Diarmid, late Dickson and Sons, the oldest house in Mudgee, were…

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The Parkes Fire. Inquest on the Victims. An Open Verdict. The Funeral

Evening News · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 4

PARKES, Monday.—An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon by Coroner Seaborn touching the fire by which Mrs. Quinn and six others perished. The…

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Sons of Fire. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter XXXV.—"It Is the Stars."

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 3

Morning brought no rellef of mind to Mrs Wornock, since it brought no news of her son; but before night there was even greater anxiety at Beechhurst, where…

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Fire at Mudgee. Warehouse Burned Down. Enormous Damage. Narrow Escape of Employees

Evening News · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 6

MUDGEE, Monday.—Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night one of the most disastrous fires that ever occurred in a country town broke out in…

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Shocking Fatal Fire. Disaster Near Parkes. Seven Persons Burned to Death. PARKES

The Australian Star · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 3

A shocking catastrophe occurred at Billabong Creek, situated about a mile and a half from Parkes, on Saturday morning, by Which no fewer than seven lives were…

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The Fatal Fire. The Parkes Catastrophe. Inquest and Verdict. Funeral of the Victims--An Immense Cortege. PARKES

The Australian Star · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Quinn, her sister and five children, who were burnt to death in the fire near Parkes on Saturday morning, was heard on Saturday before…

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Disastrous Fire at Mudgee. Rapid Spread of the Flames. Estimated Damage, £11,000. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 15 April 1895 · page 5

The largest fire [?]v[?]r seen in Mudgee occurred last night, when Messrs. Tait and M'Diarmid's large warehouse was completely destroyed. The premises formed one of the oldest landmarks in…

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Fire at Paddington

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 2
Also in Evening News, The Daily Telegraph

About 12 o'clock last night the fire brigades received a call to 368 Oxford street, a provision store kept by L. R. Hind, When a detachment from headgnarters…

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Sons of Fires. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter XXXV.--(Continued.)

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 2

Allan had not been seen at the Manor. No one had rung the hall-door bell yesterday after luncheon. Mrs. Wornock's monastic solitude was not often intruded upon…

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Erskineville. the Stram Fire Engine Agitation

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 6

The last meeting of this council was presided over by the Mayor (Alderman Jacobsen), and there were also present Aldermen Peake, Anderson, Robinson, Wilson, Carter, Tucker, Harris, and Schuler. A…

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The Mudgee Fire. Estimated Damage, £12,000

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 5

MUDGEE, Monday.--A later estimate of the damage done by the fire on Saturday night is given at £12,000. Tait and M'Dlarmid's stock was insured in the Sun…

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The Mudgee Fire. Bobberies From Shops. MUDGEE

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 4

The damage done by the fire here on Saturday is now estimated at £12,000. The origin of the outbreak is not known, but it is thought that a match ignited the…

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The Fire at Mudgee. (From Our Correspondent.) Mudgee

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 5

The fire at Mudgee House is still smouldering beneath the mass of debris. The property saved was not worth £10, and the destruction could not have been more complete. The walls are likely to…

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The Fatal Fire at Parkes. Funeral of the Victims

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 5

PARKES, Monday--There was a very large attendance to-day at the funeral of the late Mrs. Quinn and her family, victims of Saturday's fatal fire. The Rev…

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The Fatal Fire. The Parkes Catastrophe. Inquest and Verdict. Funeral of the Victims-- An Immense Cortege. PARKES

The Australian Star · Tuesday 16 April 1895 · page 6

The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Qaiun, her sister and five children, who were burnt to death in the fire near Parkes on Saturday morning, was heard on Saturday before…

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Fire at Cessnock

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 17 April 1895 · page 5

WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--Information was received in town to-day that Mr. J. T. Chapman's store and dwelling at Cessnock were burnt to the ground last night…

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