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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Fire in Pitt-street. a Jeweller's Shop in Danger

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 4

A fire vas discovered in a back room on the ground floor of the premises occupied by Messrs. E. Durant and Company, jewellers, 234 Pitt-street, shortly before…

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Fire at Condoblin. Great Destruction of Property Heavy Losses

Evening News · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

CONDOBLIN, January 14.-At 3.30 on Sunday morning, Bassett'a Courthouse Hotel was found to be on fire. The flames which were supposed to have originated in…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration at Rookwood. Inauguration of a New Brigade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 3

On Saturday afternoon there was a large gamering of the volunteer firemen of the district at Rookwood, when two events of considerable local interest were carried out. The first event was a four-men engine…

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Great Fire in Toronto. Several Warehouses Destroyed. Loss of Life. London, Jan. 11

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 5

A disastrous conflagration has occurred at Toronto, Canada. Several warehouses were destroyed. The damage is estimated at l,000,000dol…

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Fire at Toronto. Extensive Damage. Many Narrow Escapes. Three Men Jump from the Roof--Damage Estimated at £250,000. London, January 11

The Australian Star · Monday 14 January 1895 · page 6

Telegrams from Toronto, Canada, give particulars of a disastrous fire that has occurred there. The outbreak originated in a dry goods store, and…

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The Weather. Heat at Pambuia, More Bush Fires. Heavy Rains To-day

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 6

At 9 o'clock this morning it was raining at Bateman's Bay, Bega, Broken Hill, Braidwood, Crookhaven Heads (thick); Cooma, Eden, Gundagai, Grenfell, Jervis…

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Fire at Nyngan

Evening News · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 4

NYNGAN, January 15. Commercial Stores, in Nymagee-street, were burnt to the ground on Sunday night. The outbreak appears to have…

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Destructive Fire. Hobart

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

A fire which occurred here on Sunday resulted in the destruction of three shops in Murray-street, belonging to Hallam and Chapman, tailors; Millington, bootmaker;…

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Fire at Nyngan. Nyngan

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 5

A great fire took place here last night at 8 o'clock Brownlow's-buildings, in Nymageestreet, were burnt to the ground Nothing was saved. The bed-curtains were set on fire by a…

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The City Mutual Fire Insurance Co

The Australian Star · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 3

M. Geo. Crowley announces in our business columns to-day that he is withdrawing from the candidature for a seat on the board of the above company. It was first…

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Tasmania. Fire at Hobart--three Shops Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 15 January 1895 · page 4

HOBART, Monday.--Three shops in Murray-street, belonging to Hallam and Chapman, tailors, and [?] Millington, bookmaker; and fisher tobacconist were…

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Fire at Gladesville

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 2

Shortly after 11 o'clock on Monday night, a fire broke out in the shops of Mrs. M'Donald, fancy goods and Mr. Sidney Hilliers, harness maker, in Gladesville…

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Randwick Volunteer Fire Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 6

The annual meeting of the above company was held at the Town Hall, Randwick, on Friday. Alderman T. J. Lowo presided. The secretary read the a[?]nual report and balance-sheet, which was…

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North Sydney Fire Station

Evening News · Wednesday 16 January 1895 · page 3

At the last meeting of the North Sydney Council, a letter was read from the secretary to the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, stating that a tender had been accepted…

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A Destructive Fire

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 3

Melbourne, January 18.-A deatructive fire occurred at Nhill on Thursday morning. Bree's boot shop, the office of the Watt, newspaper, Walkenden's…

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Destructive Fire at Nhill

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

MELBOURNE, Thursday.--An extensive fire at Nhill this morning completely destroyed at Bree's boot shop, the office of the "Mail" newspaper, Walkenden's…

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Fire Brigades Board Contributions

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 6

The retutus in connection with the Fire Brigades Board for the year 1895, showing the contributions of municipalities under the Fire Brigades Act of 1884, have been made as follows:—City of Sydney…

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The Condobolia' Fire. the Inquest

Evening News · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

CONDOBOLIN, January 18.-The coroner Mr. Charles Sowter, held an inquest on Thursday relative to the recent fire at the Court House Hotel The court sat till 10…

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Disastrous Fire at Nhill. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 18 January 1895 · page 5

A disastrous fire occurred at Nhill early this morning. It involved the total destruction of the offices of the Nhill and Tatura Mail and three adjoining shops. A large block of adjoining…

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Fire at Gladesville

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 4

On Thursday, Mr. J. E. Bowden, Parramatta District Coroner held an inquest at the Bayview Hotel, Gladesville, concerning the origin of a fire by which certain premises situated on the…

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