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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 44 of 100

Fire at Crookwell

Evening News · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 3

CROOKWELL, Tuesday. -The residence of Mr. James Downey, storekeeper, of Grabben Gullen, about eight miles from here, was burnt to the ground on Friday…

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Fire at Dapto. Wollongong

The Australian Star · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 6

A fire broke out at 6 this morning at Lakelands Estate, Dapto. The house was occupied by Mr. J. Oyston, farmer. The occupants escaped and the furniture was…

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Fire at Orange. an Hotel Damaged. Good Work by the Brigade

Evening News · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

ORANGE, Tuesday.-The bar-room of Barrett's Federal Hotel was found to be in a blaze about 3 o'clock this morning. John Littlemore, the night watchman,…

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News by the Mail. Murder of Slaves. Shocking Forest Tragedy. Woman's Head Embalmed. Dramatic Suicide. Panic at a Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 2 July 1895 · page 4

ALBANY (W A.). Tuesday.-The English papers by the R.M.S. Valetta, which arrived from London yesterday, contain the news from Mexico of thirty-two…

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Great Fire in Paris

Evening News · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 4

LONDON. July 2.-A great fire has occurred in the Rue Condorcet, Paris. The damage is estimated at 2,000,000f…

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Great Fire in Paris. London, July 2

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 5

A great fire has occurred in the Rue Condorcet, Paris. Damage to the extent of 2,000,000 francs was caused…

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Star's Special Cables Fire in Paris. a Fireman Fatally Injured. One Girl Missing. Narrow Escape of Others. London, July 2

The Australian Star · Wednesday 3 July 1895 · page 6

A fire of a disastrous character occurred in Paris last night. The flames started in a tailor's shop, and when the engines arrived it was…

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Fire in Princes-street

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

During the absence of the occupants yesterday morning a boardinghouse situated at 137 Princes-street caught fire, and two rooms in the basement were burnt out. The fire was…

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Fire in the City. An Alarm from Princes-street The Brigades Score Again

The Australian Star · Thursday 4 July 1895 · page 6

A fire the origin of which is at present a mystery occurred at 137 Princes-street shortly, before noon to-day and resulted in severe damage to the basement by fire and…

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Fire at Bandwick

Evening News · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 3

A weatherboard cottage at Long Bay-road, Randwick, in the occupancy of, Constable Pearce, was burned down early this morning…

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Accidents by Fire

Evening News · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 8

A girl named Ethel O'Connor, 8, "Who was seriously burnt on Wednesday morning owing to her clothing catching fire, at her parents'…

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Fire at Coogee

The Australian Star · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 5

At about twenty minutes to 1 this morning the brigades received a call to Carr-street, Coogee, where a weatherboard owned and occupied by Constable…

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The Courts. Alleged Incendiarism. a Sussex-street Fire

Evening News · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 5

At the Central Police Court to-day, before Mr. Smithers, S.M., George Wilson, 61, and Alfred Wilson, 45, were charged, on remand, with maliciously setting…

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A Suspicious Fire. Alleged Incendiarism. The Wilsons on Trial. Two Men Charged-- Evidence at the Central

The Australian Star · Friday 5 July 1895 · page 5

In connection with the suspicious fire that broke out at a shop in 309 Sussex-street early on the morning of June 27 two men, George Wilson and Alfred Wilson, were put…

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Fire

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 8

A fire broke out at the school premises on Monday evening between 9 and 10 o'clock. Mr. H. Cox rang the church bell, and with Mr. Arthur Catt…

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Fire-Eaters

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 16

The fire-eaters who are now exhibiting in the hall of the Olympia at Paris excel (according to "La Nature") anything of the kind that has been seen up to the…

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Parramatta Fire Brigade

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 4

Paramatta Fire Brigade meeting (No. 1), was held om Tuesday evening. 18th ult Superintendent Bear and Captain Love being present as visitors. The matter of the…

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A Fire Station at Willoughby

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 11

At the last meeting of the Willoughby Council Alderman Forsyth moved to the effect that a fire suction should be established at Willoughby. During a discussion that ensued it…

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Great Fire in Paris. London, July 2

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 15

A great fire has occurred in the Rue Condorcet, Paris. Damage to the extent of 2,000,000 francs was caused…

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A Suspicious Fire. Alleged Incendiarism. The Wilsons Committed

The Australian Star · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 6

The case against the two men George and Alfred Wilson, charged with having maliciously set fire to premises at 309 Sussex-street, was continued at the Central…

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