The Late Fire in Prince-street. Coroner's Inquest
AN inquest was held into the origin of the Princestreet fire, before Mr. A. Lardner, J.P., at the Courthouse yesterday. The following jury were empanneiled:—D. W…
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Fires & bushfires, 1879
20 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers
Fire at Albury. Extraordinary Proceedings
[?] [?] [?] the following graphic description of the extraordinary proceedings carried on in connection with the recent fire on the premises of the Exchange Hotel, Albury:—Thursday was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires and Insurance Offices. (From the Evening News, January 18)
FIRES have been unpleasantly frequent of late in the country towns. Parkes, Deniliquin, and Albury have suffered successively from severe visitations of the devouring element, and in most cases no satisfactory…
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A TERRIFIC took place at Hongkong on Christmas Day. lt began at ll o'olook at night, in Endicoltlane, in a house occupied by a European named Fisher, lt extended to the north side of Queen's Road, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Prince-street Fire. to the Editor of the Examiner
SIR,—Within the last few days reports, no doubt i tended to do me serious damage, have been freely circulated in Grafton and Sydney, the author of which is well known to me, and living not 100…
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A TERRIBLE bush fire broke out on Thursday, 6th instant (says the Argus), about eight miles south of Colac, and swept down with great rapidity upon the township. A large number…
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THE New Zealand journals of the 30th ultimo report that a great fire occurred at Greytown, in the province of Wellington, in the course of the previous night. A Press agency message…
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NEW YORK, January 17.—A fire broke out this evening at No. 62, Worth-street, and spread rapidly. The flames were first seen on the third floor, and before the firemen could…
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From the wooden tenements fornting the Coal Staiths, flames were seen issuing, and the premises occupied by Gordon, confectioner, and M'Gregor, butcher; and before any effor…
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A PUBLIC meeting was held in the hall of the School of Arts, on Wednesday evening last, to consider what steps should be taken to provide the town with a fire engine and properly organised brigade. Shortly after…
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THE action brought by Arnold Grossman and William Harding against the Hanseatic Fire and Marine Insurance to recover £1500, alleged to be due on a fire policy on a stock of carved Swiss fancy goods and…
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AT an early hour on Thursday last the building used by the Municipal Council of Ulmarra as a Council Chamber was discovered to be on lire. Mr. Capp, baker, who lives near the locality, was the first to…
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NEWCASTLE, September 10.—Newcastle has just been the seene of another very destructive fire. In the midst of the excitement, consequent upon the visitation of the late heavy easterly gale, the people were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire at Dunedin. Dunedin, Monday, September 7
AT half-past 2 o'clock this morning what proved to be the most disastrous fire which has ever occurred in Danedin broke out in a block of buildings situated in that part of the city known as the Octagon. The…
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A PART of the city of Serajeve has been destroyed by fire. The whole of the commercial quarter—the centre of the capital, including the splendid Servian church, the Catholic…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fatal Fire in Dunedin
THE adjourned inquest into the origin of the fire in Dunedin, by which so many people, lost their lives, was held on Monday, 16th September, and from the report in the Otago Daily Timas it appears that a…
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AT 2 o'clock on Sunday morning the ominous cry of "fire" was againheard inPrince-street. Hurryingto the Scene, the flames were just breaking through the roof of the furnishing…
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AN investigation into the circumstances of the fire in Prince-street, Grafton, on Sunday morning last, was held on Wednesday at the Court House, before the Coroner, Mr A. Lardner, and a jury of 12,…
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A VERY destructive fire broke out in Mr P. R. Larkin's general produce store, situated in Dixon-street yesterday afternoon, and within two hours of its being discovered the builing was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Fire at Grenfell. (From the Greafell Record.)
ON Saturday evening last dense volumes of smoke were seen rolling towards the south-east, and the red glare enabled the looker-on to see each tree upon the Wartaderry range with the utmost distinctness, It…
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