Fire Brigade Banquet
The usual torchlight procession, which has in some former years been a characteristic feature in the New Year's Eve proceedings, was not held last night, for various reasons. But the usual…
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Fires & bushfires, 1884
67 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 4
A Fire at Sea
Shortly after 6 o'clock last night (says Thursday's Echo) the Clarence and Richmond River Steamship Company's steamer Tomki left port for the purpose of proceeding to…
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ELEVAN houses were burned to the ground this morning in Fox-street, Walgett. Patterson's Hotel, Harper's Exchange, Wright and Chadwick's…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire in Bourke. Bourko
ANOTHER destructive fire occurred is Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Co's bonded stores this morning. The fire was first discovered at about 4 o'clock, but had…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Terrible Fire in Walgett. (By Telegraph to Daily Telegraph.) Walgett
At 20 minutes past 3 this morning the alarm of fire was given by a man named Cooper, who keeps a bowling alley. Being asleep on his own premises he was suddenly…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Extensive Fire at Bourke. (By Telegraph to the Echo.) Bourke
A disastrous conflagration took place this morning at Messrs. Kirkpatrick and Co.'s fine brick Free and Bonded Store, which was completely destroyed, nothing whatever inside…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Camberwell. Narro Escape From Fire. (From the Correspondent.)
BUSH fires have during the week been raging within a [?] distance of this township, and yesterday one of these fires began to approach this locality…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Bush Fires in the Country. (By Telegraph to the S. M. Herald.) Moruya, Wedensday
A north-west wind blew all day yesterday with huricane force, reviving the bush fires, which raged all day with greater violence than ever, and with more disastrous effect. All…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Inquiry into the Fire at Hambledon Hill
AN inquiry was commenced at Mr. Pearse's residence, Hambledon Hill, on Wednesday afternoon before Mr. J. N. Brooks, Coroner, into the circumstances attending the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destruction of a Vineyard by Fire
The Riddell's Creek correspondent of the Age supplies the following particulars of a supposed incendiary and destructive fire in the Rosenberg vineyard, on the 9th instant:…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at the Apollo Candle Works, Melbourne. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Melbourne
This morning the still-room of the Apollo Candle Works, Swamp-road, Footscray, was discovered to be on fire. A number of the employes were on the premises at the time,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire on Board the Steamer Kent. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Adelaide
The steamer Kent arrived at Port Adelaide on Saturday. A terrible fire took place on board the Kent, shortly after passing Gibraltar. Immense volumes of smoke burst from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Bush Fires in the Newcastle District. (Newcastle Herald.)
Probably the greatest bush fire known for years in the district spread from the direction of Adamstown towards the A. A. Company's pits Shortly before noon on…
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ON Wednesday there was a large bush fire at Adamstown, and the A. A. Co's. Glebe pit was for some time in danger. A portion of the poppet heads and gear…
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The following fuller particulars of the disaster to the steamer Kent are g[?] en in the Argus of Wednesd[?]y:—"The fire broke out in the after hold, where there was a good deal of inflammable cargo, in the…
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THE captain of the steamship Kent, which reached Port Adelaide on Saturday, reports that an alarming and very serious fire occurred on board that…
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NEWCASTLE was treated to one of its periodical big tires about half-past 1 o'clock on Monday morning. about that hour the alarm bells, followed by three guns from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in the Port Macquarie District. (Port Macquarie News, Feb. 3.)
Between Port Macquarie and Camden Haven the bush presents the appearance of a wild sea of raging fire. Volumes of smoke hang over the whole district, obscuring the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous and Fatal Fire at Deniliquin. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Deniliquin
A shocking calamity occurred here early this morning. A fire broke out at the Commercial Hotel, which was under lease to Mrs. Kearney, who, together with her daughter,…
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FROM the Sydney papers we take the following further particulars respecting the fire at Deniliquin:-Early on Thursday morning a fire broke out in…
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