Narrow Escape from Disastrous Fire
THE Boggaabri correspondent the Namot Independent supplied that journal of the 10th instant with the following particulars of a remarkably narrow escape from severe…
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Fires & bushfires, 1878
31 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 2
Destruction of the Warkworth Mill by Fire. Coroner's Inquest. (From our Singleton Correspondent.)
An inquest was held on Saturday, the 26th instant, before the Coroner, Dr. Glennie, to ascertain the origin of the fire causing the destruction of Mr. William Harris's mill at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at Parkes. (From the Evening News Correspomlent.) Parkes
On Monday, about 11.30 p.m., the horrid tones of Mr. Brown's gong sounded that dreadful alarm so unmistakeably known as the alarm of fire. At any time the cry of fire…
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Chicago, October 22d.—A dispatch from Omaha says: Destructive prairie fires are raging near Kearney, along the line of the Omaha and Republican valley Railroad in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in George-street, Sydney. (Echo of Friday.)
At noon to-dny a fire broke out in the roof at the rear of the premises of James Reading and Co., booksellers and stationers. Within a yard or two of the roof, which was made fo shingles, stood the chimney…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Castlereagh-street, Sydney. (From Thursday's Echo.)
About twenty minutes past 1 o'clock, this morning, a fire whick caused the destruction of a great deal of property, and which caused, a large amount of commotion while it lasted,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at the Hay-market. (From the Evening News.)
A few minutes after midnight on Tuesday, a fire broke out in the hay, corn, and general produce store of Mr. John W. Flanagan, corner of George and Engine-streets,…
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An inquiry took place yesterday morning, says the Newcastle Pilot of yesterday, at the police station, before Mr. C. B. Ranclaud, coroner for this district, and a jury, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destructive Bush Fires on the Macleay. (From the Macleay Chronicle, Nov. 28)
In our last issue we briefly adverted to the extensive bush fires then raging in several parts of the surrounding district. We are now in a position to furnish our readers with…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Destruction of the Bathurst Hospital by Fire. [Reuter's Telegram to "Mercury."] Sydney
The Bathurst hospital was accidentally burnt down on Wednesday. The fire was first discovered in the roof, near the kitchen, about 3 o'clock. Efforts were made to subdue the flames, but they were fruitless,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destruction of the Bathurst Hospital by Fire. (Bathurst Free Press, Dec. 7.)
On Wednesday afternoon last the city was startled by the cry that the hospital was on fire, and as the large volume of smoke and flame proceeding from that locality bore…
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