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Fires & bushfires, 1896

1,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 38 of 75

New Zealand. Fire at Napier. the Masonic Hotel Destroyed

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5

AUCKLAND Sunday.--A fire occurred yesterday, which partly destroyed tho Masonic Hotel, at Napier. The Insurances on the building total £4500, including--The Alliance £500, London and…

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Tasmania. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Destructive Fire at Zeehan. Several Buildings Destroyed. Hobart

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 5

A fire broke out at Zeehan at midnight on Saturday. It started on the premises of Craw Brothers and Creed, and quickly spread to the Commercial Bank, on the eastern side, and the…

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Ships on Fire. Burning of Coal Cargoes. Desperate Fight with the Flames. Two Ships from Newcastle-One Lost and Abandoned Three Hundred Miles from San Francised

The Australian Star · Monday 25 May 1896 · page 6

News comes by the American mail to-day of the burning at sea of the British barque Republic on April 19, 300 miles out from San Francisco…

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Fire at Hurstville

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 6
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About 1 a.m. on Sunday a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Samuel Scott, of Carrington- avenue, Hurstville. The premises, which were of weatherboard, and consisted of two rooms and a…

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Shipping Casualties. the Fire on the Brabloch

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 6

Yesterday's American mail brought farther particulars of the fire aboard the coal-laden ship Brabloch on her voyage from Newcastle to San Francisco, which port she reached…

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The Coogee Fire. Inquest on Mrs. Nealds

Evening News · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 5

An inquest was held at the Baden Baden Hotel, Coogee, yesterday afternoon by the city coroner regarding the death of an elderly woman named Isabella Lyden Nealds, who was fatally burnt in…

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Shipping Disasters. the Loss of the Condong and Karoola. Further Details. Fires on Coal-laden Ships

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 5

Further details were received yesterday regarding the shipping disaster at Morna Point near Port Stephens. Both the Condong and the Karoola lay on Hannah Beach near Morna Point, the latter…

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Another Coal Ship on Fire. Destruction of the Republic. Rescue of the Crew by the Ship Hollinwood

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 5

Abandoned at sea in flames. Such was the fate of the British barque Republic, which loaded coal at Newcastle a few months ago for San Francisco. Tho particulars of tho disaster were included in…

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The Fire on the Ship Brab- Loch. Narrow Escape of a Newcastle Trader. a Series of Explosions. Plucky Conduct of the Crew

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 5

The Mariposa yesterday brought details of the fire on the coal-laden ship Brabloch, from Newcastle (N.S.W.). The vessel arrived at San Francisco on April 7, 67 days out, with her cargo in…

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Ships on Fire. Burning of Coal Cargoes. Desperate Fight with the Flames. Two Ships from Newcastle-One Lost and Abandoned Three Hundred Miles from San Francisco

The Australian Star · Tuesday 26 May 1896 · page 2

News comes by the American mail of the burning at sea of the British barque Republic on April 19, 300 miles out from San Francisco…

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Fire at Drummoyne

The Australian Star · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 6

The Drummoyne Volunteer Fire Brigade received a call at 20 minutes past 12 this morning for a small fire at the residence of John Wilson, Moore-street. It was found…

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Fires on Coal-laden Ships. Uneasy Feeling at Newcastle. a Suggested Royal Commission

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 5

NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A matter of almost equal importance with the strike is now engaging the earnest attention of the colliery proprietors of this district—viz., tho loss within the last few…

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The Fires in Coal Cargoes. a Royal Commission Wanted. Uneasiness in the Coal Trade

Evening News · Wednesday 27 May 1896 · page 4

NEWCASTLE, Wednesday.—The startling frequency of fires on board ships laden with Newcastle coal, is a matter that is receiving the very earnest attention of colliery owners, who of…

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Moss Vale Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 6

MOSS VALE, Wednesday.—Superintendent Bear was here yesterday, and spent a "considerable time with the Moss Vale Fire Brigade Board, conferring as to further essentials to fully equip the fire brigade…

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Moss Yale Fire Brigade

Evening News · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 4

MOSS VALE. Thursday,—While here on Tuesday Superintendent Bear, of the M.F.B., had a conference with the Moss Vale Fire Brigade Board as to the farther essentials required to…

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A Fatal Fire. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 5

A fatal fire occurred at North Melbourne last evening, the twin children of Thomas Trenear receiving injuries which caused their death. The victims were aged 1 year 3 months. The fire is…

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Fatal Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 2

The twin daughters of Mr. Thomas Trevear, grocer, of North Melbourne, aged 15 months, and named Gertrude and Mary, who were severely injured by a fire which…

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The Arrest of Ager. Late Fire Brigade Secretary. Embezzlement of £800. His Experience in Victoria--He Went Under the Name of Charles Andrews--Arrested in West Australia

The Australian Star · Thursday 28 May 1896 · page 5

Amongst the motley crowd in the dock at the Central Police Court this morning stood a man whose pale countenance was made the more noticeable by a short black…

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The Ex-secretary to the Fire Brigades Board

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 29 May 1896 · page 3

William Ager (34), formerly secretary to the Metropolitan Flro Brigade, appeared before Mr. Giles, S.M., at the Central Court yesterday, on a charge of stealing the sum of £29 lis Gd, the property of the said…

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