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Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Victoria. Fire at North Melbourne-- Damage £5000

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A disastrous fire broke out shortly before 11 a.m. to-day at the furniture factory of Fallshaw Brothers, North Melbourne. The building and…

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Fire in George-street. an Hotel in Danger

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 6

Shortly before 2.30 this morning, an outbreak of fire occurred in a bedroom on the second floor at Donnison's Metropolitan Hotel, George and Bridge streets…

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Fire in Bridge-street. Outbreak in an Hotel

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 5

A fire was discovered shortly before 2.30 this morning at Donnison's Metropolitan Hotel, Bridge and George streets. The outbreak occurred in one of the bedrooms…

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News by Cable Fatal Fire in London. Further Details

Evening News · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 4

LONDON, January 2.-The fatal fire in the Edgeware-road to-day broke out in one of the workrooms of the laundry, which was a three-storeyed…

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The Country. Fatal Fire at Tingha. Two Children Burned to Death

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 5

INVERELL, Thursday.--An inquest was held last night at Tingha on the bodies of Pearl and Stanley Bray, aged respectively 7 and 3, who were burned to death. The…

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Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Oure Correspondent.) Fire at North Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 5

Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in part of the furniture factory of Fallshaw Brothers, North Melbourne Within two minutes the flames passed…

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Alarm of Fire in the City. Harrison, Jones, and Devlin's Warehouse Threatened. a Fortunate Escape

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 6

In the second edition of yesterday's Herald an account was given of the narrow escape from a serious conflagration of the large wool warehouses of Messrs. Harrison, Jones, and Dovlin. The…

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Our Special Cables Terrible Fire in London. Nine Persons Killed. Rapid Spread of the Flames

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 5

LONDON, Wednesday, 2 p.m.--A terrible fire has destroyed some business premises on the Edgeware-road, London. with great loss of life…

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Fire in Melbourne. a Block Destroyed. Extensive Damage. Big Blaz[?] This Morning:-- Loss Estimated at £7000. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Friday 4 January 1895 · page 6

Shortly before 11 o'clock this morning a large fire broke out on the premises of Fallshaw Bros., billiard-table manufacturers and timber merchants, situated in…

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A Bush Fire in the Mountains. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 30

Our Illustration of a bush fire in the mountains is taken from nature, and is an accurate representation of a fire sweeping up a gorge, and along the…

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Big Blaze at Bourke. Meat Works Destroyed

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 15

BOURKE, December 27.—At avery early hour on Wednesday morning a fire occurred at the Bourke Meat Works, which destroyed the whole of the…

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Fire at Deniliquin

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 5

DENILIQUIN, Friday.--A large fire broke out about 7.15 last evening, on the premises of Mr. James Clark, contractor and builder, of Cressy-street. The fire…

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Testing Rapid-Fire Guns

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 33

For four hours the other day (says the New York Recorder) half a dozen innocent-looking six-pound rapid-firing guns on the Government proving ground at Sandy Hook were engaged in demonstrating their…

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Fire Brigades’ Demonstration. at Albury

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 6

A fire brigaden demonstration was commenced on New Year’s Day at Albury, on the local show ground. The Mayor of Parramatta (Mr. J. W. Withers, J.P.), and Captain E. J…

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General Meetings. Leichhardt Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 6

The annual election of officers in connection with the Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade took place last night at the fire station, Marion-street. Captain R, Ward…

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Great Fire in Tonquin. London, Dec. 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 14

The town of Langson, in Tonquin, has been destroyed by fire…

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Destructive Fire at Bourke The Meat Works Partially Destroyed

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 25

On the morning of Boxing Day at an early hour there occurred a fire which proved more than ordinarily disastrous to the district of Bourke. A few weeks ago we were informed that the full…

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Cable Messages. Fire at a Christmas Fete. Forty-one Burnt to Death

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 12

LONDON, December 29.—A terrible disaster is reported to have occurred during some Christmas festivities at Silver Lake, in the State of Oregon…

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Country News. (Fbom Our Correspondents.) the Late Fire at Forbes. Forbes

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 5 January 1895 · page 9

To day an inquest was held touching the origin of the fire whereby the promises of Henry Hand were destroyed on New Year's Eve. The coroner, Mr. Sawter, presided. The promises were insured…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 7 January 1895 · page 5

BATHURST, Saturday.--A fire occurred to-day at Joseph's tobacconist shop. Howick-strect. The flames were discovered issuing from under the counter, and it is…

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