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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1895

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Another Fire at Toronto

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 12

LONDON, January 11.—Another great fire has occurred at Toronto, Canada. It broke out in the business…

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The Condobelin Fire. the Inquest

Evening News · Saturday 19 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 flat till 10…

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Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 9

A fire broke out early this morning in the Turkish baths, Bourke-street, formerly known as Hosie's baths, and now occupied by M'Manus Brothers. The fire brigade was…

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Fire Brigade Demonstration at Rookwood

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 128

On Saturday afternoon there was a large gathering 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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The City Mutual Fire Insurance Company

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 16

THE annual general meeting of the above company will take place on Thursday next at teh Chamber of Commerce when in addition to the reading of the report and blance-sheet there will be an election…

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A Condobolin Fire. Great Destruction of Property

Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 44

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

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The Late Fire at Condobolin. Condobolin

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 10

An inquest held before Mr Sowter, coroner of Forbes, was concluded here late last evening touching the fire which destroyed last Sunday morning Bassett's Hotel, Stone's butchery,…

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Fire in Gladesville. Two Shops Reduoed to Cinders

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 2

On Tuesday night at about 11 o’clock the quiet little village of Gladesville was disturbed out of its usual serenity by the cries of Fire! The inhabitants, at once awakened by that…

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Fire Brigade Competitions. Inauguration of The, Meatworks Brigade

The Cumberland Mercury · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 6

On Saturday afternoon there was a large gathering of firemen at Rookwood, when two events of considerable local interest were carried out—the first being a competition among the…

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The Rookwood Fire Brigade Competitive Drill. Inauguration of the Meat Works Brigade

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 19 January 1895 · page 3

A COMPETITIVE drill among the members of the Rookwood Volunteer Fire Brigade took place Saturday afternoon. About 20 members of the…

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Fire in Castlereagh-street

Sunday Times · Sunday 20 January 1895 · page 5

The M.F.B. received a call afc 9.40 last evening, notifying thorn that a boardinghouse, occupied by Mrs. Burns, at 193 Castlereagh-street, was on fire. The fire…

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Lechhardt Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 6

The annual reunion of the members and officers of the Leichhardt. Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Friday night at the Leichhardt Town-hall. Mr. J. S…

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Leichhardt Fire Brigade

Evening News · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 2

Mrt. J. S. Hawthorne, M.L.A, presided over the annual reunion of members and officers of the Leichardt Volunteer Fire of the Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Birgade in the local Town…

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Destructive Fire at Rochester. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 21 January 1895 · page 5

A destructive, fire occurred early this morning at Rochester. A fine block of four two-story brick: shops and dwellings, the property of Mr. Thomas Spencer, was almost completely gutted…

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The Fire Brigade Board and This Erskineville Council

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 6

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board wrote to the Erskineville Council, and the letter was read at the council's meeting last night, asking for the council's contribution for the first…

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Fire in a Convent. Supposed Incendiarism Arrest of the Suspect

Evening News · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 3

GUNDAGAI, January 22.-The St. Joseph's Convent was discovered to be on fire on Saturday night, and before the flames could be extinguished, two tons of hay and…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Fire at Erambie Station. Molong

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 22 January 1895 · page 5

A fire is reported to have occurred last, [?] day at Erambi[?] station, near Molong. It broke out in the haystack, and before it was quenched about 70 tons of lucerne hay, a chaffished, and a…

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Fire Brigades' Contributions

Evening News · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 7

The Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board has written to the Erakineville Council, asking for the council's contribution for the first quarter of the current r, which…

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Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 5

The Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade celebrated their annual r[?]union on Friday night, in the local Town Hall. The members of the brigade, with a number of visitors, sat down to a substantial repast…

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The Fire at a Broom Factory. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 23 January 1895 · page 7

Messrs. Cozens and Harvey were the owners of the factory in which M'Kenzi[?] and Kolbe carried on the business of broom manufacturers, and where a fire occurred on Monday night…

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