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Fires & bushfires, 1896

1,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 75

Fire at Wallace

Nepean Times · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 3

On Friday, an inquest was held at Mrs. Frazer's, Irrigation Hotel, Mulgoa, before Mr. J. K. Lethbridge, District Coroner, and a jury of twelve, to enquire into the cause…

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Fire Brigades Board

The Australian Star · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 11

The following nominations for seats on the Fire Brigades Board have been received by the chairman (Mr. T. J. Bown): Volunteer companies, Captain E. J. Love,…

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Worthy Fire—fighters

The Cumberland Free Press · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 8

Messrs. J. F. Christmas, Thos. Taylor, and Alice Webster, of Auburn, owners of properties adjoining the premises in which the recent outbreak of fire occurred, have forwarded a…

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Large Fire at Tonga. AUCKLAND

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 538

News from Tonga states that the trading stores of Messrs. Forsyth, Schiltz, and Co. were destroyed by fire on the 8th instant, together with their contents. The damage is estimated at £7000,…

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The Paschal Fire of St. Patrick

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 6

[This poem written for the students of All Hallows, Dublin and for St. Patrick's Day 1867 waas published for the first time in the IRISH MONTHLY.] On Tara's hill the daylight dies—…

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A Colliery on Fire. London, March 6

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 534

A disastrous fire has broken out in a colliery at Kattowitz, in Silesia. The miners at work beneath the surface were unable to escape, and up to the present…

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Fire at Bombay. Army and Navy Stores Destroyed

Evening News · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 6

LONDON, March 12.—The Army and Navy Stores at Bombay have been burnt down. The damage is estimated at 14 lakhs of…

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Fire at Bombay. the Army and Navy Stores Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--The Army and Navy Stores in Bombay have been destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at 14 lacs of rupees…

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Destructive Fire at Bombay. Army and Navy, Stores Damaged. London, March 12

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 14 March 1896 · page 9

The Army and Navy Stores at Bombay have been burned down. The damage is estimated at 14 lakhs of rupees (approximately £80,000)…

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Fire at Dural

Evening News · Monday 16 March 1896 · page 2

DURAL, Monday.—The residence and its contents of Thomas George Woods was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. Mr. Woods was burnt out a few months ago…

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Fire at Narrabri

Evening News · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 3

NARRABRI, Wednesday.—A fire took place in Dangar Village about half-past 1 this morning, by which Mr. Peak's house and store were completely destroyed, with the contents, and £48 in…

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Fire in George-street

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5
Also in The Daily Telegraph, Evening News

The premises occupied by Messrs. Cureton and Co., importers and merchants, at the rear of Messrs. Williams, Griffiths and Co.'s grocery…

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Fire at Narrabri. a Girl Arrested. NARRABRI

The Australian Star · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

A dwelling-house and store, the property of Mr. Jacob Peal:, Dangar Village, was consumed by fire last night. The butcher's shop (Huxley's) adjoining was also…

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The Revolt in Cuba. Spaniards Fire on Spanish Troops. 12 Men Killed--31 Wounded

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 18 March 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--A serious mistake has been made by a Spanish officer in charge of a garrison in Cuba. He observed a Spanish battalion on…

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Fire at Bankstown

The Australian Star · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

Between 3 and 4 o'clock this morning a seven-roomed weatherboard cottage at Bankstown; was destroyed by fire. The Rockwood . V.F.B. Co. attended. The…

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Fire on the Yacht Alice

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 5

HOBART, Wednesday.--The steam yacht Alice, anchored near the wharf at Launceston, was discovered to be on fire tonight, and considerable damage was…

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The Narrabri Fire. a Servant Girl Arrested

Evening News · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 2

NARRABRI, Thursday.—In connection with the fire at the wineshop of Mr. Jacob Peak, of Danger Village, on Wednesday morning, a servant named Harriet Davis has been arrested and…

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Fire at Wallace. "Suspicious Circumstances." Open Verdict

Nepean Times · Thursday 19 March 1896 · page 3

An inquest was held at Mrs. Frazer's Irrigation Hotel, Mulgoa, on Friday of last week before Mr. J. K. Lethbridge, J.P., District Coroner, and a jury of twelve, to…

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