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Fires & bushfires, 1895

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

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 2

I didn't mean to be rough. But there's not a moment to lose. Why won't you come?" "I am not coming. It is sheer madness…

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Fire at Belfast. a Shipbuilding Yard Destroyed. London, April 17

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 19 April 1895 · page 5

A destructive fire took place to-day at the shipbuilding yard of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast. The damage is estimated at £20,000…

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Fire

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 4

On the evening of the 11th inst., a small wooden cottage in Pitt Row—tenanted by Mr. Sullivan and family—was burnt to the ground. Mrs. Sullivan and children—the latter…

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Big Fire Mudgee

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 46

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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Fire in Paddington

Evening News · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 5

At an early hour this morning a fire broke out at the residence of Herr Rasmussen, at the corner of Leicester and Gordon streets, Paddington. A lighted…

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Disastrous Fire at Mudgee. MUDGEE

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 826

The largest fire ever 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 the Colonial Sugar Works

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 805

About half-past 6 p.m. of the 11th the watchman in the Colonial Sugar Kenning Company's works, at Harris-street, Pyrmont, discovered the free store of the premises to be well alight. He immediately…

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Fire near Parkes. Seven Persons Burnt to Death

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 49

PARKES, Saturday.—A fearful fire took place at Billabong Creole, one and a half miles from Parkes, between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning. The residence of Mrs…

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Disastrous Fire at Mudgee. £11,000 Damage Done

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 10

A TERRIBLE fire occurred here on Saturday night last at about a quarter-past 9, resulting in the well-D. I. C. stores (Salt and M'Diarmid's) being burnt to the ground. It appears that the fire started in…

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A Disastrous Fire Narrow Escape of Two Children

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 7

A FIRE that was nearly attended with an awful fatality, occurred on Thursday night last at the residence of Mr. Henry Sullivan, Franklin-street, Old Race…

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An Inexpensive Fire Alarm. (See illustration on this page.)

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 27

The illustration represents a fire alarm recently introduced in America, the operation of which is not dependent upon electrical circuits, but…

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Burned to Death. Fire at Toowoomba A Cottage Destroyed. A Brave Mother Rescues Her Children--The Father Loses His Life. BRISBANE

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 6

A cottage occupied by a family named King at Toowoomba was destroyed by fire at 2 o'clock this morning. The mother and five children were sleeping in the…

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Star's Special Cables Scene at a Funeral. Bereaved Parents Hooted. The Canning Town Fire. Children Burnt to Death--A Sensation at the Grave Side. London, April 19

The Australian Star · Saturday 20 April 1895 · page 6

News has just been received of the extraordinary conduct of a crowd of spectators at a funeral at Canning Town. Recently a disastrous fire…

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Fatal Fire

Truth · Sunday 21 April 1895 · page 5

A FIRE was extinguished last night by the members of the St. Leonard's Fire Brigade, and of which notice bad been given to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. The origin of…

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Fire at Greenwich Point. Infant Burnt to Death

Sunday Times · Sunday 21 April 1895 · page 7

A WEATHERBOARD house at Greenwich Point, Willoughby, was burnt down last night shortly after 7 p.m. The house was occupied by the family of a man named John…

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Fatal Fires. the Inquests

Evening News · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 3

Mr. W. T. Pinhey, J.P., deputy city coroner, held an inquest at the Croydon Hotel to-day touching the death of a carpenter named Thomas Fell, who was burnt…

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Fatal Fires. Two Lives Lost

Evening News · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 4

Two fires, unfortunately attended with loss of life, occurred on Saturday night. The first broke out in a weatherboard structure at Greenwich…

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Fire at Paddington

The Australian Star · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 6

An outbreak of fire occurred at Herr Rassmussen's private residence, The Towers, Gordon-street, Paddington, at 4 o'clock this morning. The fire was confined to the…

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Fire at Gunnedah

Evening News · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 3

GUNNEDAH, Monday.—A fire broke out in the servants' room at the Freemason's Hotel, Gunnedah, between 9 and 10 o'clock on Sunday morning. The whole…

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Fire in a Bank. a Mysterious Outbreak

Evening News · Monday 22 April 1895 · page 3

KEMPSEY, Monday.—A mysterious fire occurred yesterday morning just before 6 o'clock in the Commercial Bank, Central Kempsey. The manager,…

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