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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1896

1,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 36 of 75

Fire at the Australia. Outbreak on the Third Floor. Extent of the Damage

The Australian Star · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 5

The Hotel Australia was the scene of a slight outbreak of fire shortly after 2 o'clock this morning. The blaze occurred in a pantry on the third floor, and…

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Fire at the Australia. Serious Amount of Damage. Energetic Work by the Inmates

Evening News · Wednesday 13 May 1896 · page 4

Considerable damage was done by a fire which broke out at the Hotel Australia at an early hour this zooming. The outbreak, which originated in a pantry at…

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Fire at Lithgow

Evening News · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 5

LITHGOW, Wednesday.-A fire occurred last night at No. 3 Victoria Terrace, the residence of the Hon. J. Cook, the Postmaster General. A child dropped a lighted match, which set fire to…

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Fire at Erskinevile

Evening News · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 2

A fire occurred last night at the residence of Mr. Grenell, Toogood-street, Erskineville. The bedding in a back room became ignited. The apartment Where the fire broke out, as well as…

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Fire at Erskineville

The Australian Star · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 2
Also in The Daily Telegraph

A fire broke out last night at the residence of Noah Greenell, Toogood-street, Erskineville. The flames were practically confined to a back bedroom, where the…

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Fire at Pambula

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 6

PAMBULA, Wednesday.--The cottage of a miner named Kaglund was burned down near the Mount Gaban mine this morning. Nearly everything was consumed, Mrs. Kaglund and her family…

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The Fire at the Hotel Australia

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 14 May 1896 · page 3

As reported in our second edition of yesterday, an outbreak of fire occurred in the Hotel Australia yesterday morning at about half-past 2 o'clock, but it was quickly got under, and the damage will…

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Another Coal Cargo on Fire

Evening News · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 4

The latest case of a coal cargo being on fire is that of the ship Brabloch. A cable from San Francisco says: "While at sea on April 6 a file broke out on board the Brabloch between main after hatch, flames bursting through hatches…

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Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Company

The Australian Star · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 7

The 24th annual report of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society, to be submitted at a meeting of the shareholders on Friday, shows balance brought forward…

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Another Coal Ship on Fire. the Brablock Towed Into San Francisco in Flames

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 15 May 1896 · page 6

Fires on coal ships from Newcastle within the past few months have been unusually frequent. The latest is that on the ship Brablock. A cable from San Francisco with regard to the matter says:--"While at sea…

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Penrith Volunteer Fire Brigade

Nepean Times · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 3

A meeting of the above was held at the Red Cow Hotel on Thursday last, only about eight members attending. The Mayor (Ald. W. C. Fulton) in the chair…

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The Fire on the Ship Brablock

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 9

Further particulars were received yesterday by the underwriters with regard to the outbreak of fire amongst the coal cargo of the ship Brablock, on the passage from Newcastle to San Francisco…

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The Fire at St. Bernard's, North Botany. (To the Editor.)

Freeman's Journal · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 9

SIR,— The other day I paid a visit to the ruins of the Convent of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart, attached to St. Bernard's, North Botany, and was indeed moved to see the picture of desolation the…

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Fire at St. Bernard's, North Botany. (To the Editor of the Catholic Press.)

The Catholic Press · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 18

SIR,—The good nuns of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart who have charge of the parochial school attached to St. Bernard's Church were heavy losers by tho fire that recently occurred, gutting their…

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Celebrities at Botany Bay. General Holt. The Irish Rebel. A Dream of Fire

Evening News · Saturday 16 May 1896 · page 1

AFTER an interview with his wife, when it was arranged that she should see Mrs. Latouche, whose husband had of…

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An Extensive Fire at Manila

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 4

The Changsha yesterday brought news of an extensive Tire at Manila last month, half of the district of Santa Cruz and a large part of that of Trozo, in which the houses are of "nipa," being…

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Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society

The Australian Star · Monday 18 May 1896 · page 2

The annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society was held on Friday, the Hon. Geo. Thornton, M.L.C., presiding. The report of the…

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Blaze at Ashfield. Four Shops Burnt Out

The Australian Star · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 5

This morning at a few minutes after 1 o'clock the quiet suburb of Ashfield was alarmed by the clanging of the Ashfield Volunteer Fire Brigade bell, and…

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FIRES. Big Blaze at Ashfield. Several Shops Destroyed. Outbreak at Pymble. a House Burnt Down

Evening News · Tuesday 19 May 1896 · page 4

Last night and this morning were marked by the outbreak of two fires attended with disas-trous consequences, which occurred respectively at Pymble and Ashfield. At the former place a…

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