Another Ship Destroyed fry Fire. Burning of the Steamship Japan. Upwards of 400 Lives Lost
By the last steamer from China we (San Francisco Weekly Bulletin, Feb. 4) have particulars of the burning of the steamship Japan…
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Fires & bushfires, 1875
47 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 3
Another Ship Destroyed by Fire. Burning of the Steamship Japan. Upwards of 400 Lives Lost
By the last steamship from China, we (San Francisco Weekly Bulletin, February 4) have particulars of the burning of the steamship Japan…
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The strike in the woollen trade has terminated. Rimmell's perfume manufactory in the Strand has been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire at Young. (By Electric Telegraph to Herald.) Younp, Sunday, 2.45 p.m
A terrific conflagration is now raging here—Albion Hotel, Schmidt's, Hopkins and Gates', Armstrong's, Oriental Bank, Benjamin's, Walker's, and Minter's Hotel, all on fire. Strong westerly wind blowing…
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A fire occurred in West Maitland at an early hour on Wednesday morning, but was most fortunately confined to the building in which it commenced, and which was entirely destroyed. The building…
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Benicia, March 29 — At about one o'clock this morning a fire was discovered by the sentry at the Arsenal An alarm was instantly given, and soon an excited crowd gathered at the rapidly burning house…
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THIRD ANNUAL REPORT AND BALANCE SHEET, to 31st March, 1875, submitted to the original nembers, at the annual general meeting, held in the Old Temperance Hall, Pitt-street, Sydney,…
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The American Mail which arrived at Cork on May 3rd brings particulars of the terrible disaster which occurred at New Orleans on April 23rd, when three passenger steamers…
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ON Tuesday night week about half-past 12, a fire broke out at 168, Lower George-street on the premises of Messra Lane, Chester,and Co. Mr.Chester. had been at the theatre…
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ON the evening of Saturday, 7th of August, between the hours of 8 and 9 o'clock the whole township was alarmed by the cry of fire. The locality of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Narrow Escaps of Children from Fire. (From the Tarrengower Times, Sept. 8.)
The most miraculous escape from a serious conflagration and sacrifice of human life that perhaps was ever heard of occurred on Saturday night last, at the residence of Mr. T. Peard, adjoining the…
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A DESTRUCTIVE fire ocurred on Thursday morning, in Kent-street North, Sydney, in premises adjoining the new St. Bridget's Roman, Catholic schools,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Largs Fire at the Castlemaine Brewery. (From Herald of Saturday.)
About half-past 10 o'clock last night, a fire broke out in the Castlemaine Brewery, the property of Messrs. Fitzgerald and Pendergast, situated at the head of Darling Harbour. The reflection of the flames…
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ABOUT half-past 10 on Friday night, a fire brake out in the Castlem[?]ne Brewery, the property of Messrs, Fitzgerald and Pendergast situated at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphic Intelligence. (From the Herald's Associated Press Telegrams, and other Sydney papers.) GULGONG. Wednesday. Great Fire at Home Rule
[Herald.]—A fire broke out at Home Rule, at three o'clock, on Wednesday morning, in a house at the back of the Public School. An alarm was given. The fire raged furiously, and consumed the school…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →(from the Evening News, Nov. 2.) Bush Fire at North Shore
A great bush fire bas been raging all the forenoon behind the North Shore. We have not heard if the fire has extended to property; but it appears to embrace a large area of country, and the smoke fills the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires in and around Sydney. (From the Echo. Nov. 2.) Fire on South Head Road
A fire broke oat on the roof of the Pelican Hotel, at the colner of OX ord and Brisbane-streets, at noon to-day, and was unfortunately attended with loss of life. The chimney of the shop occupied by Mr…
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The Evening News of the 3rd inst. gives the following farther particulars concerning these fires:- THE PELICAN HOTEL…
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THE pelican Hotel, corner of the South Head-med and Edward street caught sre today and was partially destroyed. The house is occupied by Michael Enright,and it is [?] that the fine originated through…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Loss of Life at the late Fire in Oxford-Street, Sydney. the Inquest. (From the Herald of
An inquest was held on Wednesday afternoon corcerning the death of one Joseph Carr, lying dead at the dead-house of the Sydney [?]ary. The following witnesses were examined:—…
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