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Sydney · Fires & bushfires

Fires & bushfires, 1896

1,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 48 of 75

Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Fatal Fire at Bendigo. Melbourne

The Sydney Morning Herald · Tuesday 28 July 1896 · page 5

At a late hour last night a four-roomed weatnerboard house at Specimen Hill, Bendigo, was destroyed by fire. It was occupied by William Cummins, a miner. When the fire was…

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Fire at Kempsey

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 6

KEMPSEY, Tuesday--A fire occurred at Gladstone about 2 a.m. to-day, on premises belonging to Mr. John Hibbbard. The fire originated in a structure at the back of a building used as a…

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Fire at Gladstone. Kempsey

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 6

Early this morning John Hibbard's store at Gladstone caught fire, but was extinguished by the energy of the residents of the township. The store, dwelling and…

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Meetings. Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 6

The annual meeting of the Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company was held at its offices, Macquarie-place yesterday morning. Mr. J. F. Burns was in the chair. The chairman, in moving the…

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Fire in Belfast. At Harland and Wolff's. Damage Estimated at £200,000. London, July 27

The Australian Star · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 6

A large and very destructive fire has done extensive damage to the great shipbuilding yards of Messrs. Harland and Wolff, Belfast. The…

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Our Special Cables. Destructive Fire at Belfast. Harland 'And Wolff's Shipyards Destroyed. Damage £200,009-4000 People Unemployed

The Daily Telegraph · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Monday Night.--A destructive fire occurred last night in the workshops in the shipbuilding yards of Messrs. Harland and Wolff at Belfast…

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Great Fire in a Belfast Shipping Yard. Messrs. Harland and Wolff's Workshops. Several Large Vessels Injured. Four Thousand Men Thrown Idle. Damage £200,000. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, July 27

The Sydney Morning Herald · Wednesday 29 July 1896 · page 5

A disastrous fire has occurred in the workshops at Messrs. Harland and Wolff's shipbuilding yards, Belfast. Several large vessels which were on the…

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Suspected Incendiary Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Thursday 30 July 1896 · page 6

PILLIGA, Wednesday.--Some sheepyards on the Millie station, the property of Mr. Andrew Buchanan, were destroyed by fire a few nights ago. The fire was the work, it is supposed, of an…

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Fires. a Woman Burnt

The Australian Star · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5

A fire occurred shortly after 8 o'clock last night in an unoccupied private dwelling at Middle-street, Lower Randwick, owned by Mr. South, of the Randwick…

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The Fire on the Ship Dalgonar

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 31 July 1896 · page 5

Messrs. Parbury, Henty, and Co., the agents for the ship Dalgonar, bound from Liverpool to Sydney, which put into St. Vincent with her cargo on fire, have received a cable stating that the…

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Fire at Bedfem. a Woman Burnt

Evening News · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 5

A fire broke out yesterday at the residence of William Ougley, Bullonaming street , Redfern, owing to a candle coming in contact with some bedclothes…

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Fire at Ilfracombe. London, July 30

The Australian Star · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 3

A fire of a most serious character has occurred at Ilfracombe, in Devonshire. The flames got beyond control, and 30 shops were entirely destroyed. It is…

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Great Fire at Ilfracombe. Thirty Shops Burnt

Evening News · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 6

LONDON, July 30.-A destructive fire has occurred at Ilfracombe, the fashionable watering place in "Devonshire. Thirty shops were burnt The damage is…

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Fire at Ilfracombe. Thirty Shops Destroyed--£100,000 Damage

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 9

LONDON, Thursday. -- A disastrous fire has occurred at Ilfracombe, a fashionable watering place in Devonshire. Thirty shops were destroyed, and the…

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Great Fire in Devonshire. Thirty Shops Burned. London, July 30

The Sydney Morning Herald · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 9

A great fire has occurred at Ilfracombe, in Devonshire. Thirty shops were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £100,000…

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Great Fire in a Belfast Shipping Yard. LONDON, July 27

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 1 August 1896 · page 227

A disastrous fire has occurred in the workshops at Messrs. Harlaud and Wolff's shipbuilding yards, Belfast. Several large vessels which were on the…

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The Montreal Exhibition. Destructive Fire

Evening News · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 6

LONDON, July 30.A great portion of the buildings intended for the Exhibition at Montreal, Canada, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at 200,000dol…

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Fire at Montreal. London, July 30

The Australian Star · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 3

A fire occurred at Montreal, Canada, yesterday in the buildings in course of erection for the International Exhibition. The flame spread rapidly, and the greater…

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A Warship on Fire. London, July 30

The Australian Star · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 3

During a thunderstorm yesterday the Italian warship Roma was struck by lightning and set on fire. The flames gained such a hold that it was found necessary to…

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A Warship on Fire. Struck by Lightning

Evening News · Monday 3 August 1896 · page 6

LONDON, July 30.The Italian warship Roma was struck by lightning and set on fire. The vessel was sunk by means of torpedoes…

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