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Fires & bushfires, 1898

1,632 stories in Sydney's papers · page 34 of 82

Sims Beats Brow. Short and Sweet. a Lively Fire Minutes at the Carrington

Referee · Wednesday 18 May 1898 · page 6

The match between Sims and Brown at the Carrington Athletic ,Club, Botany-road, Waterloo, on Monday night was of the brief and exciting order, as, do sooner…

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A Peculiar Fire

Evening News · Thursday 19 May 1898 · page 3

A peculiar fire broke out at Granville yesterday, when the boiling down works of Mr. James. Brown, in Blaxall-street, on the extreme limits on the borough, were burnt down. The fire is said to have…

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A Fatal Fire

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

ROCKHAMPTON. Thursday.--The Coach and Horses Hotel at Kabra, Peter Mannion licensee, was destroyed by fire early this morning. The fire originated in a small room, where a drunken…

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An Early Morning Fire

The Australian Star · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

The M.F.B. received a call to a fire which broke out at an early hour tills morning at the rear of 369½ Pitt-street,, on premises occupied by Menzel and Nettlebeck, bamboo…

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Fire in Pitt-street

Evening News · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 4

The M.F.B. was summoned to a fire in Pitt-street early this morning. The outbreak was located on premises at the rear of 3691/2, occupied by Meinzel and Nettlebeck, bamboo furniture-markers, and was…

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Fatal Fire. Rockhampton

The Australian Star · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

The Coach and Horses Hotel at Kabra was yesterday destroyed by fire, which is said to have broken out in a small room where an intoxicated man was sleeping. The remains of…

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The Auxiliary Cruiser St. Paul. Fire in the Coal Bunkers

Evening News · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 4

The coal in the bunkers of the American auxiliary cruiser St. Paul took fire while there were 1300 tons of ammunition on board. The names were subdued after…

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Fire on the St. Paul. London, May 19, 4.20 a.m

The Australian Star · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

A telegraphic despatch just to hand from New York reports that a serious disaster has occurred on board the St. Paul, one of the auxiliary cruisers of the United States navy…

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Fire on the St. Paul. Thirteen Men Succumb. Large Quantity of Ammunition Endangered

The Daily Telegraph · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

LONDON, Thursday.--News has been received of a sensational occurrence on board the St. Paul, one of the ocean liners utilised by America as auxiliary armed cruisers…

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The Auxiliary Cruiser St. Paul. Fire in the Coal Bunkers. an Anxious Time. London, May 19

The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

The coal in the bunkers of the American auxiliary cruiser St. Paul took fire while there were 1300 tons of ammunition on board…

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The War. America Unprepared. Reported Engagement. Fire on the St. Paul. LONDON, May 19, 3.3 p.m

The Australian Star · Friday 20 May 1898 · page 5

The "Standard" states that the American volunteers are not prepared for war. As an instance, it is asserted that one regiment is without horses…

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Fire at Colyton

Nepean Times · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 3

On Saturday night last as Messrs W. and P. Herford were returning from St. Marys to their home at Eastern Creek, and at about II o'clock, they discovered a vacant store next to…

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Fire in Granville Delay in Giving the Alarm

The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 21 May 1898 · page 2

A fire broke out at Mr. James Brown's boiling down establishment at Granville on Tuesday, which, totally destroyed the building. The fire started somewhere between…

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Fire at Corowa

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 7

COROWA, Saturday.--A weatherboard house, consisting of four rooms, the property of Mr. D. Clyne, halves man on the Monomeith Estate, about 12 miles from Corowa, was completely…

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A Mysterious Fire

Evening News · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 4

A four-room weatherboard [?]cuss, the property of Mr. D. Clyne, of Monomeith, was burnt to the ground on Saturday afternoon. It appears that Mr. Clyne, who is farming, on the…

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Opening a New Fire Station

The Sydney Morning Herald · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 6

The Waratah and Mayfield Fire Brigade's new station, just completed, was officially opened by Alderman N. B. Creer, Mayor of Waratah, yesterday afternoon. There was a large attendance of…

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Fire on a Farm. Corowa

The Australian Star · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 5

A four-roomed weatherboard structure, belonging to Mr. D. Clyne, working on half-shares on the Monomeith Estate, about 12 miles out from here, has been burnt to the…

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Newcastle News. New Fire Station at Mayfield

The Daily Telegraph · Monday 23 May 1898 · page 5

On Saturday afternoon the Mayor and Mayoress of Waratah (Alderman N.B. and Mrs. Creer) officiated at the opening of a new fire station at Mayfield--an adjunct to the Waratah and…

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Fire

Evening News · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 5

A small fire, caused by a falling spark, occurred this morning in a timber-shed at the rear of No. 1 Middle-street, Chippendale. The flames were extinguished by the inmates with buckets of…

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Fire at Chippendale

The Australian Star · Tuesday 24 May 1898 · page 5

A small Outbreak Occurred early this morning at the rear of the premises occupied by Henry Booth at No. 1 Middle-street, Chippendale. The flames originated in a shed which…

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