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Fires & bushfires, 1896

1,482 stories in Sydney's papers · page 9 of 75

City Mutual Fire Insurance Company. the Annual Meeting

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 3

The 18th annual general meeting of the shareholders of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Exchange, Sydney, yesterday…

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The City Mutual Fire Insurance Company. Annual General Meeting

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 3

The eighteenth annual general meeting of the shareholders of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Exchange, Sydney, at noon yesterday…

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Annual General Meeting. Of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Limited

The Australian Star · Friday 24 January 1896 · page 2

The 18th annual general meeting of the shareholders of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Co. was held in the Chamber of Commerce, Exchange, Sydney, at noon…

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Fire at Wauchope

Evening News · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

PORT MACQUARTE, Friday.—The Carrington Hotel at Wauchope caught fire this morning at 1.30, and was burnt to the ground. The cause of the fire is unknown. The building was owned by…

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Rockdale Fire Bridge

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 11

The adjourned annual meeting of the Rockdale Fire Brigade was held at the station, Rocky Point-road, on Friday night. The chair was occupied by Captain Royal,…

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Parramatta No. 2 Fire Brigade

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 4

THE annual meeting of the Parramatta No. 2 Fire Brigade was hold at the station last week, Captain E. J. Love presiding…

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New Zealand. Fire at Te Aroha

The Daily Telegraph · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 5

AUCKLAND, Friday.--The Club Hotel, Te Aroha,. and eight adjoining buildings, were destroyed by fire last night. The total loss was £6000. The insurances were:…

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Fire at a Theatre. London, Jan. 21

The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser · Saturday 25 January 1896 · page 170

The theatre at Ekaterinoslav, in Southern Russia, was burned down during a performance last night. Forty-nine of the audience were burned to death…

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Fire Near Balranald

Evening News · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 2

BALRANALD, Monday.—Yanga woolshed, the property of the English, Scottish and Australian Bank, was destroyed by fire at 9 o'clock on Saturday morning. The shed is supposed to…

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Parramatta Fire Brigade

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 7

The annual meeting of the Parramatta Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening, Captain E. J. Love in the chair. The report stated that 25 members' lives had been…

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St. George Fire Brigades

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 6

On Wednesday evening Superintendent Bear paid an official visit to the St. George Fire Stations. He was received at Rockdale Fire Station at 8 p.m., where there was a good…

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Fire at Buckingbong. Narrandera

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 6

A dwelling-house and contents, the property of Mr. Adolphus Knagge, a farmer on Buckingbong, was completely destroyed by fire, yesterday. Mr. Knagge was in town, and his wife and…

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Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Fire in a Woolshed. Two Men Arrested. Balranald

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 6

The Yanga woolshed was burnt to the ground this morning. It was built 20 years, and was capable of holding 30 shearers. The origin of the fire is unknown. The caretakers visited the shed…

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A Steamer on Fire. the Gulp of Venice Ablaze. a Quantity of Cargo Ruined, London, Jan. 25

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

A serious fire has broken out on board the steamer Gulf of Venice, which is lying in the Liverpool Docks. The holds of the steamer have been…

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Fire on the Gulf of Venice. Loading at Liverpool for Australia. Thousands of Tons of Cargo Ruined

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

LONDON, Saturday Night. -- A fire broke out to-day on the steamer Gulf of Venice, of the Gulf line, which is loading at Liverpool for the Australian…

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General Cables. Russia and Turkey. The Reported Treaty. The Transvaal Trouble -- The Pacific Cable -- Italians in Abyssinia -- Fire on a Steamer -- Great Britain's Foreign Relations -- Speech by Mr. Chamberlain

The Australian Star · Monday 27 January 1896 · page 5

The following cables arrived after Saturdays last edition had gone to press: -- London, January 25. RUSSIA AND TURKEY…

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Fires

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 3

BROKEN-HILL; Monday.--A fire occurred in Bromide-street at 8 30 this morning, when a house valued at £150, owned by Mr. Champion, and occupied by Mr…

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Fire on the Ship Ganges. Blaze in a Storeroom

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 3

Shortly after 8 o'clock last night the iron barque Ganges, a Sunderland built vessel, 1395 tons register, lying at Dalgety's Wharf, Miller's Point, was reported to be…

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Fire on a Ship. a Storeroom Blaze. Only Slight Damage. The Offcial Report--Official Examination

The Australian Star · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 5

A fire on the after part of the iron barque Ganges, lying at Dalgety's wharf, Miller's Point, broke out a few minutes after 8 o'clock yesterday evening, when…

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A Fire Brigades' Picnic

The Daily Telegraph · Tuesday 28 January 1896 · page 6

Instead of the usual annual dinner this year, the Waterloo Fire Brigade united with the Alexandria Brigade and the Enterprise Brass Band in an outing to…

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