A Terrible Fire. LONDON, June 5
News has been received of a terrible fire at Rookwood, Texas, North America. The fire broke out in an hotel during the night, the building being consumed before the whole of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1888
126 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 4 of 7
An Extensive Fire
A FIRE took place at the Exhibition Building in Brisbane about half-past 5 o'clock on Wednesday morning. The Fire Brigade was on the spot ten minutes later, but the building being…
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G. M 'A., inspired by last night's scene, sends us the following:— The pale, chaste light of the stars to night scarce tints the wintry skies;…
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As briefly reported in last issue, an entertainment organised by Mr. A. D'Egville for the benefit of Andrew Thompson, a miner who was seriously injured in an explosion at the Carrington mine in…
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Kiama, Thursday.—Information has reached town that a bush fire has been raging south of Garringong. It has destroyed two farm houses and swept over a large extent of grass country…
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AN outbreak of fire occurred sometime about ten o'clock on Sunday evening at the Royal Hotel, but was fortunately perceived and extinguished before any damage had been done…
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The steamer Essex, of Messrs. Money Wigram and Son's line, bound from Sydney and Melbourne for London, has arrived at Suez, with her cargo on fire in both holds…
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At about 4 o'clock on Monday morning the night watchman observed a glare of fire on Church Hill, and gave the alarm by ringing the bell at the fire-station in Verner-street. A…
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A fire broke out this morning in Mr. R. T. Ball's residence, Clinton-street, in an upstairs room used by children. It was observed in time, and was quickly extinguished by Mr. T. Judd…
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The fire on board Messrs. Money Wigram and Co.'s steamer' Essex, which arrived at Suez with both holds on fire, has been extinguished. The holds are full of water. It is feared that much…
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A BUSH fire in the middle of winter is a very unusual (thing, but actually occurred yesterday at Kenmore. It burnt about 180 acres of grass in a paddock belonging to Mr. F. Grunsell and…
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REFERRING to the bush fire which occurred at Kenmore on Wednesday, and to which allusion was made in our last issue, some further particulars have come to hand, although as yet the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Incendiary Fires at Hayti. LONDON, July 21
A large portion of the town of Port-au-Prince, capital of the Republic of Hayti, in the West Indies, has been destroyed by fire. The fire was the work of incendiaries…
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Wollongong, Tuesday.—The fire on the Lakelands Estate was arrested to-day, the wind having abated during last night. Considerably more than 1000 acres of…
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A destructive fire took place at a house in the Bowery, one of the principal streets in New York, by which 18 persons were killed and several others more or less seriously injured…
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WILCANNIA, Tuesday.—A fatal fire occurred at the Rosevale Hotel, Bourke-road, on Sunday morning, causing the death of a man named Thomas White, who was employed at the hotel…
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DURING the past two days the smoke from a number of bush fires has been visible from the city. On Sunday large volumes of smoke might be seen rising from an area apparently in the…
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A fire, attended with most disastrous consequences, has occurred at Hamburg, in Germany. The flames spread from building to building and an immense amount of property…
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AN inquiry as to the origin of the fire by which the old shed, containing hay and straw, whic was at the back of Mr. h Barry's livery stable, was burnt to the ground on last Friday…
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COOMA, Thursday.—A verdict of incendiarism was returned yesterday on inquiry into the burning of a hayshed and 11 tons of hay, the property of A. A. Worn, situated at Harlowe,…
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