A Destructive Fire
HAY, Monday.—A destructive fire occurred early this morning, when Messrs. Permewan, Wright, and Co.'s large store was burnt to the ground with its contents. Besides a quantity of general goods…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
124 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 2 of 7
Great Fire at Philadelphia. London, Feb. 4
A great fire occurred at Philadelphia yesterday, a block of warehouses being destroyed. The damage amounts to 2,000,000dol…
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Shortly after 3 o'clock this morning a fire broke cut in a largo wooden building known as the Austalian Hotel, and occupied by Mr. Harry Hamey. The premises were quickly enveloped…
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About 3 this morning Blarney’s Australian Hotel was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was at once given, and the fire brigade were quickly on the scene, but as the water supply mains were…
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ON Thursday night last the flooring of the Hume Bridge took fire in a most peculiar manner. Mr. Nichols and Mr. Wood were taking a walk, about 7 o'clock, and seeing a…
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ON Friday evening a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. C. T. Hourn situated at Chance Gully about half-a-mile from the Railway Station. The building is a weatherboard one and the flames…
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A fire occurred in a wooden building, situated in the heart of the town, between 4 and 5 o’clock this morning. The house was occupied and owned by Mr. Cookey, general carrier. The building…
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WAGGA, Saturday.—Last week three haystacks, valued at about £700, belonging to William Patterson, grazier, of Harefield, were burned. The owner was talking to a friend within view of the…
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A man supposed to be a merchant named Edward D. Clifford, was taken to the Sydney hospital last Monday night by Sergeant McKay, of Randwick, in a somewhat precarious condition…
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A tenement in Soho, London, has been burned to the ground. Eight of the inmates, including a family consisting of four members, perished in the flames…
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THE Albury boiling-down works word almost totally destroyed by fire this morning. The origin of the conflagration is unknown. The place was insured a fortnight ago for £2000…
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A FIRE broke out on Monday morning at the Donder belling down [?] three miles from Altury, on the Howlong[?] The and plant were entirely destroyed together…
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A fire broke out in a factory at Troy, in the State of Now York. The flames spread with great rapidity, and 30 women were burned to death. 270 persons escaped from the burning building, mostly…
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A terrible occurrence is reported from Santarem, in Portugal. While a ball was being held in connection with the Artists' Society at Santarem, a fire broke out in…
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ABOUR 5.30 a.m. yesterday Mr. Frank Me Alister of the Criterion Hotel, Aubornt[?], was awakrned by sounds of [?] as of a fire [?] He found…
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THE agents for the Montague Levy Estate and the insurance companies concerned in the fire at Miss Hill's drapery establishment, arrived in town to-day, for the purpose of enquiring into the…
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DENILIQUIN, Monday.—A most disastrous fire took place here between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning. The following places were destroyed:—The Black Swan Hotel, Napier-street, together with…
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AT about half-past 5 on Sunday morning the premises of Miss Hill, draper, Old Australian Stores, next Mr. Scurrah's, were discovered to be on fire, and the alarm was raised. Considering the…
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A terrible occurrence is reported from Santarem in Portugal. While a ball was being held in connection with the Artists' Society at Santarem, a fire…
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The fire brigade board held a meeting in the afternoon with reference to the dispute of the Deniliquin fire brigade and the fire. A demand was made of the fire brigade for the…
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