Destructive Fire in Hamburg. LONDON, August 29
A destructive fire has occurred ill Hamburg. Six thousand tons of beet sugar were destroyed. The loss of stock has caused a slight advance in sugar in London…
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Fires & bushfires, 1888
126 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 7
Fire Balls
A STRANGE and somewhat remarkable occurrence was witnessed in Cooma-street, Yass, at about half-past eleven o'clock on Friday night. While the rain was coming down in torrents, all…
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A FIRE, which might have resulted in the destruction of the whole pile of Mr. Lehane's buildings in Rossi-street, was discovered in the workroom of Mrs. Costley, dressmaker, at…
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A disastrous fire has occurred in San Francisco, by which some extensive factories were destroyed. The loss amounts to a million dollars, and 2000 bands have been thrown out of…
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ON the night of the nth instant, or early on the morning of the 12th, a hut, the property ot Mrs. Ann Hodgson, was burnt to the ground. It appears that Mr. Thomas Dalton originally…
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A FIRE broke out at D. L. Brown's warehouse Eagle-street, Brisbane, early on Tuesday morning. The building was gutted and the contents destroyed. The damage done was estimated…
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On Saturday last, which was as hot nearly as a day in midsummer, fires broke out again in all directions. There was a very strong one at Larbert, at which a…
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This it not the only colony where there has been trouble about fires in the public schools. The master of the Westbury School in Tasmania has been sadly put…
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THE Coroner, (Mr. Wotton, P.M.), held an inquest at Walla Walls on Tuesday, touching the fire at Mr. Augustine Evan's place on the 26th ult, when the following…
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KIAMA Wednesday.—A disastrous fire occured here early this morning, the store occupied by Mr. David Muir being burnt to the ground and all its contents gutted. The business carried on…
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DURING the past few days bush fires have been very prevalent, and smoke from them can be seen in all quarters of the horizon. In the evening when a breeze springs up the smoke is…
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WE understand that the bush fires which have been raging in close proximity to the town during the past few days were not alight in sheer wantonness by larrikins. A resident of the…
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THE ringing of the fire bell at about 8 o'clock on Saturday evening caused some excitement in town. On investigation it was found that the fire had started in the bedroom of a house in…
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THIS morning two members of the local fire brigade—Messrs. A. H. Judd and E. Kercher—left town by train to proceed to Newcastle for the purpose of taking part in a demonstration to…
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THE town of Broken Hill presented a most forlorn appearance on Tuesday. The fire is out, with the exception of a few smouldering sticks here and there. The buildings from the…
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A terrible calamity has befallen Broken hill. A few minutes before 6 o'clock on Monday night a sharebroker, occupying premises in Victoria-chambers,…
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The sports in connection with the fire brigades demonstration at Newcastle commenced on Friday on the Newcastle Cricket Ground, and were an immense success. The weather was…
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A BUSH fire was raging on Kingsdale yesterday, but we have not heard how much damage was done. Mr. S. Ferguson had with several neighbours to work hard to save his…
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DURING the past few days bush fires have been raging in various parts of the district. A large extent of country between Kingsdale and Norwood has been laid waste, and miles of…
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MR. JAMIESON'S residence at Richlands was completely destroyed by fire to-day, nothing being saved. The place was not insured. The fire was the result of an accident. The damage…
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