Great Fire at Auckland
A destructive fire occurred at Auckland on Sunday. The New Zealand Timber Co.'s establishment, together with 1,000,000 feet of timber, was completely destroyed. The loss is estimated at over…
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Fires & bushfires, 1885
23 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 2
Late Fire at the Coffee Palace. Sydney, Friday Night
The charge against Crippe was initiated today. The charge was laid under the Criminal Law Amendment Act, the penalty being hanging or imprisonment for life…
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J. F. Cripps appeared on remand in the Water Police Court, on Tuesday, charged with having maliciously set fire to the Coffee Palace hotel, "having well known that persons were therein at the time."…
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A terrible fire broke out here last night, about 11.30, which is supposed to have originated in Goulston's, clothier, Woodlark-street. Eight places were burnt to the ground. Five families are rendered…
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Some of the insured objected to the insured stock being removed, hence it was wholly lost. The buildint in which the fire originated was a large one story shop, constructed of wood, while the premises…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lismore Fire Inquiry. Lismore, Wednesday Night
The inquiry into the late fire was concluded to[?] night, after four days' sitting. Thirty-one witnesses were examined, and the Coroner (Dr. Bernstein) presided with great patience and ability…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Examiner." Published on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at Grafton. the Grafton Fire Brigade Board
THE board which is to have the management of the Grafton Fire Brigade under the Act, which now applies to this Borough, awaits the appointment of the representative of the insurance companies before…
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SIR,—In a paragraph appearing in your issue of the 10th instant on the above matter, from your Lismore correspondent, representations are made which appear to me, not only to savour strongly of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE N.S.W. Contingent Again Under Fire. Suakim, April 27, 1.10 p.m
Twelve hundred Indian coolies, who arrived for employment on the railway works, have been ordered to return at once to Bombay. The advanced position at Tambuk will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Novel Mode of Extingulshing a Fire
WE had what seemed to us rather a novel mode of extinguishing a fire. On Sunday morning, February 16, the sexton of the Congregational church built a fire in the furnace,…
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EARLY yesterday morning some of the residents of the upper part of Queen-street were aroused shortly after 2 o'clock by [?] and cries of fire. The first to turn out were Messrs J. Kraik and P…
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SIR,—I have read your account of the fire which occurred about 2 a.m. on Monday, and note the remarks re absence af fire-engine, and as they rellect on the care-taker, I will thank you to allow me space in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The "Examiner." Published on Tuesdays and Saturdays, at Grafton. Careless Use of Fire
IN the present dry condition of the country and the inflammable state of everything around, it is a fitting time to warn people everywhere of the danger of setting fire to grass, and at the same…
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THE singular night was lately witnessed of fire issuing from the waters of the river Clyde, a few hundred yards below Bothwell Bridge, and it attracted to the scene thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. Chamberlain on Fire Trade and Protection
SIR,—Would you kindly republish the following letter and oblige "At the dinner of the Cobden Club in London on June 13, Sir Charles Dilko presiding, Mr Joseph…
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ABOUT 2 o'clock yesterday morning, a disastro[?] fire broke out at Chatsworth, which resulted in the destruction of several buildings.The fire was first noticed by Mr. Wright, in the lower portion of a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Macl[?] Police Court. Thursday, October [?]. Before Messrs A. Ross, and D. [?] Breac[?] of the Careless Use of Fire Act
John M'La[?], of Harwood Island, was summoned at the instance of the police, for in[?] the provisions of the Careless use of Fire Act, by setting fire without…
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OWING to the drought which has no long prevailed in Switzerland and Savey, writes a correspondent, fires, some of them of an unusual and alarming character, have taken place…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The s.s. Wairarapa on Fire. Sydney, Monday Night
A fire on board the steamer wairarapa, bound from Wellington to Sydney, was discovered yesterday morning, when near Gisb[?]. The fire originated in the linen closet, and was ca[?]d, it is supposed,…
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FROM an article on this subject in Tuesday's Herald we extract the following, as indicative of increased rates by offices doing business in the colonies:—"We have already…
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