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Fires & bushfires, 1895

1,997 stories in Sydney's papers · page 46 of 100

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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The Ship Hilaria Burned. Great Fire at Port Melbourne. a Fire Brigade Superintendent Killed. Cannonading the Burning Vessel

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--The American ship Hilaria, lying alongside the town pier at Port Melbourne, was early this morning the scene of another fire, which completely…

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Fire on a Ship. The Hilaria Again in Flames. A Mysterious Outbreak. The Vessel Scuttled--Accident to the Vine Superintendent--Fall Down the Hold--Terrible Injuries. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Wednesday 10 July 1895 · page 6

Early this morning another fire broke out on the ship Hilaria, and there is not the slightest trace as to how it originated. The fire so quickly took possession of the vessel…

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The Country. Fires at Hotels

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 July 1895 · page 5

FERNMOUNT, Wednesday.--The Cricketers' Arms Hotel at Coff's Harbor had a narrow escape from destruction by fire this morning. An alarm was given, and it was…

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The Fire at Pyrmont

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 11 July 1895 · page 7

A eulogistic reference to the working of the M.F.B. was made yesterday at the meeting of the Fire Brigades Board in connection with the fire which occurred on…

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Burning of the Hilaria The Last of the Fire. Death of Superintendent Gee. Opening of the Inquest-- Formal. Evidence and Identification. MELBOURNE

The Australian Star · Thursday 11 July 1895 · page 6

The fire on board the ship Hilaria has now been almost entirely extinguished, and all that remains of what was once a splendidly built and equipped vessel is the…

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A Fatal Fire

Evening News · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 5

A girl, aged 8, the daughter of Mr. R. Kinch, a settler, of Deep Creek, was burned to death on Monday at Gympie (Q.). Her mother and been confined the previous…

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A Chicago Fire

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 3

In Chicago on the night of 10th June a fire swept away an entire block on Ninety-second-street, beween Houston and Commercial avenues. The buildings were for the most part frame structures,…

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The Fire on the Hilaria. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 5

At a meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Board this afternoon Deputy Chief-officer O'Brien was warmly praised for his bravery in res[?]ing Superintendent Geo from the burning hold of the ship…

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The Hilaria Fire--funeral of the Victim

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 3

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The funeral of Superintendent Gee, killed during the fire on the ship Hilaria, took place this afternoon, and was an imposing spectacle…

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News by the Mail. Lynching in Florida. Burning of a Ship. Threatening a Cardinal. Fire in a Theatre. Madame Melba's Bravery

Evening News · Friday 12 July 1895 · page 4

ALBANY (W.A.). Friday.-The P. and O. Company's R.M S. Himalaya, which arrived from London yesterday, brings the English papers with news from Florida to…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 6

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board met on Wednesday afternoon. Present: Messrs. Charles Down, J.P. (chairman), Walter Church, J.P. (vice-chairman), John…

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Fire Brigades' Ball

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 7

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board met on Wednesday afternoon. The connection of the Woollahra Volunteer Fire Station to the Edgec[?] Telephone Exchange and of the Manly Volunteer…

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The Recent Fire at Wagga

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 11

WAGGA, Friday.--At the inquest today in connection with the fire which occurred here last Monday, the jury gave an open verdict, and added a rider warmly…

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Destructive Fire at Wagga Wagga. WAGGA, July 8

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 98

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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The Sherbrooke Electorate Mr. Garrard Opens Fire. A Cordial Reception

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 6

The Hon. Jacob Garrard, Minister for Education, opened his campaign at Fairfield on Tuesday when he spoke to a crowded and sympathetic audience in the Fairfield Hall…

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A Ship on Fire. the Hilaria Destroyed. Accident to a Fireman. Superintendent Gee Injured

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 15

MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—Another fire broke out this morning on the American ship Hilaria, lying at Port Melbourne, and the flames soon got…

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Fire Brigades' Board. [Some of the Following Items Appeared in Our Late Editions of Yesterday.]

Evening News · Saturday 13 July 1895 · page 5

The Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board met on Wednesday afternoon. Present Messrs. Chas.Bown, J.P. (chairman), Walter Church, J.P. (vice-chairman), John St…

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CONFLAGRATIONS. Fire on a Hulk. Ad Enfield Blaze

The Australian Star · Monday 15 July 1895 · page 5

At about twenty-five minutes past 6 this morning the brigades received a call to the Pyrmont wharf, off which the coal bulk Sir William Wallace was lying. Flames had…

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Shipping Fires. a Coal Hulk Damaged

Evening News · Monday 15 July 1895 · page 6

The coal hulk Sir William Wallace, moored at the Government Wharf, Pyrmont, was seriously damaged by fire this morning. The vessel is the…

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