A Train on Fire
NEW YORK, January 28. Intelligence has been received of a terrible railway accident in the State of Indians. A train approaching the town of S[?]lc[?], in crossing a bridge suddenly left the rails,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1890
10 stories in Blue Mountains's papers
Fatal Fires in America
THE private residence of Mr. Tracy, Secretary of the United States Navy at Washington, was destroyed by fire on Monday. Mr. Tracy was rescued in an unconscious state, but Mrs. Tracy and her daughter…
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ABOUT 8 a.m. on 27th ultimo reports the Gezette, "Ge[?]'s Block," situated in Ra[?]kin-street, was in f[?]mes a child burned to death and the bu[?]ings were totally consumed. Three of Mr. Wm. Keeley's…
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THE asylum was situated in Montreal, not in Quebec as originally reported. The building contained over 1000 inmates, and the victims were all females. These were violent patients, and were…
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ON Saturday evening a fire broke out shortly after 6 o'clock in a wooden building in the main street, occupied by J. Smith and Co., d[?]apere. Both it and the neighbouring shop, occupied by Mr…
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WE have been asked by a resident of Katoomba to publish the following. Subscription lists issued for the relief of Mr. Favell, and we hope the Mountain folk will generously support the…
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ABOUT mid-night on Friday a fire broke out in a building about 20 yards from the main building of The College, Katoomba. The building consisted of two large wooden rooms, one being Mr. Young's…
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A FIRE occurred at Wentworth Falls on Thursday morning at about half-past four. when a stable. coach-house, and a store-room belonging to Mr. T. Cale was burned down. A large quantity of…
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ON Saturday, 1st November, an inquest held at Mr. Wilson's Hotel, Wentworth Falls, before the Coroner (Mr. J. K. Le[?]thbridge), and a jury of 12 of whom Captain Murray was chosen foreman, to…
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A DISASTROUS fire broke out at the Tin[?]ka [?] 75 miles [?] Bourke, on Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Caro late of Bourke, was residing at the bore in a [?] hut. She had three children…
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