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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 45 of 100

The All Hallows' Fire. Re-building Fund Donations

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 6 July 1895 · page 6

The friends of All Hallows' College are already coming to the rescue. The list of subscriptions already reaches about £500. When news of the terrible disaster reaches the scattered children of…

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Fire at Balmain

Sunday Times · Sunday 7 July 1895 · page 5

A FIRE broke outlast night at 9.56 p.m. in a grocer's shop at 135 Mullens-street, Balmain, occupied by Lydia Tuff. The flames were extinguished by the Balmain and M.F…

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Besieged by Bailiffs. Still "Holding the Fort." a Trying Week for "Truth." Famine, Fire, and Fits. A Barricaded and Beleaguered Fortress

Truth · Sunday 7 July 1895 · page 1

Things quite lately have been gay, We've had a rare old holiday, Bluffing Bailiffs day by day, As yet we've kept the Bums away…

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Fire at Wagga. Great Destruction of Property Mr. Gormly Burnt Out

Evening News · Monday 8 July 1895 · page 4

WAGGA, Monday.-A fire occurred at 2 o'clock this morning at Victoria, House, premises occupied by Mr. W. N. Jeffery, chemist and dentist. Mr. Jeffery left…

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FIRES. Fire at Balmain. Exciting Scenes. Three Persons Injured

Evening News · Monday 8 July 1895 · page 4

A fire, occasioned by the upsetting of a Kerosene lamp, occurred on Saturday night in a grocer's shop at Mullens-street, Balmain, in the occupancy of Lydia Tuff…

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Fire at Balmain

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 July 1895 · page 2

An outbreak of fire occurred about 10 o'clock on Saturday night in & grocer's shop situated at 135 [?] main. The fire was caused by the…

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Fire on the Hilaria

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 8 July 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A fire broke out early this morning on the ship Hilaria, 1590 tons, which was berthed at the Town Pier, Port Melbourne. The vessel recently…

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Fire on a Ship. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 8 July 1895 · page 5

At an early hour this morning a fire was discovered in the after-hatch of the ship Hillaria, lying at the Port Melbourne pier. The fire brigade was quickly on the spot, and flames…

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The Rockdale Fire Brigade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 5

The half-yearly meeting of the Rockdale Fire Brigade was held at the fire station, Rockdale, on Friday evening. The Mayor of Rockdale (Alderman J. H. Clayton) occupied the chair. The treasurer…

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Large Fire at Wagga

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 5

WAGGA, Monday.--A fire broke out early this morning in a shop occupied by W. N. Jeffery, a chemist and dentist, and spread to the upper premises of Browne and Co.'s…

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Fire at Balmain. Three Persons Injured

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 6

A fire occurred on Saturday night at a shop and dwelling occupied by Mrs. Lydia Tuff in Mullens-street, Balmain, which resulted in the destruction of the premises…

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Fire at Wagga Wagga Wagga Wagga

The Australian Star · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 6

About 2 o'clock this morning a fire was disoovered in Victoria House, occupied by Mr. W. N. Jeffery, chemist aud dentist. The shop was closed at 9 o'clock last night,…

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The Disastrous Fire in Bermondsey. Estimated Damage £200,000

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 4

The great fire which occurred early on the morning of 17th May in Bermondsey raged for nearly three hours (says the London Daily Chronicle), and was only subdued after it had attacked the premises of…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondent.) Destructive Fire at Wagga. Wagga

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 9 July 1895 · page 7

A fire broke out in Jeffreys' chemist shop in Fitzmaurice-street, the principal thoroughfare, at about 2 this morning, and it completely gutted the premises. The stock of Brown's large drapery and…

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Big Fire at Pyrmont. Messrs. Sanders and Co.'s Establishment Burnt Out. Good Work by the Brigades

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 6

Shortly before 12 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the establishment ef Messrs. Sanders and Co., carriers, situated in Alma-street, Pyrmont, which threatened tho entire…

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South Australia. Destructive Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 5

ADELAIDE, Tuesday.--This shops, with their contents, were completely destroyed by fire at Petersburg early this morning. They formed a block in the main street,…

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Fire at Pyrmont. Considerable Damage

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 5
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The brigades received a call early this morning to Alma-street, Pyrmont, where on arrival it was found that the stores of Messrs, Sanders and Horne, carriers, were…

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Fire at Adelaide. Adelaide

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 4

A fire which occurred yesterday at Petersburg resulted in the complete destruction of three shops occupied by A. Porter, watchmaker; W. Casely, draper; and G. Randle,…

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Fire at Carroll. an Hotel Destroyed

Evening News · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 5

GUNNEDAH, Wednesday.-Saunders's Post Office Hotel, at Carroll, was totally destroyed by fire at 3 o'clock this morning. The origin of the fire is unknown…

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