Great Fire in Cheapside
A great fire occured in Wood-street, Cheapside, this morning. A whole block of warehouses were gutted…
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Fires & bushfires, 1887
44 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 1 of 3
Great Bush Fires in Victoria. (From the Melbourne Telegraph of Monday.) Tocumwal, Sunday night
In this port of the Riverina disastrous bushfires make their appearance annually as regularly as Christmas. In 1884 a serious fire played sad hav[?]c amongst…
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One of the most serious fires that have occurred at Oxford for many years broke out on the night of Dec. 11. The attention of the under porter of Queen's College was directed to a smell of…
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The correspondent of the Otago Daily Times writes from Glenorchy, at the head ot Lake Wakatipn, on January 10:—Extensive bushfires, one of which has proved the most…
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On Sunday morning, about 2 o'clock, one of the most destructive fires which ever took place in Dubbo occurred. The magnificent sawmills and joinery works in Gipps-street, belonging to Mr. E…
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In its account of the great fire at Messrs. Lewis's establishment in Ranelagh-street, the Liverpool Mercury says:—Whilst thousands of spectators were being attracted to the front of the burning…
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Traits of horse character, as well as of human, character, otherwise unnoticed, are brought out in the stress of war. Familiarity with danger probably has its effect in making horses fearless, as…
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On Sunday morning, about two o'clock, one of the most destructive fires which ever took place in Dabbo occurred. The magnificent saw mills and joinery works…
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ON Christmas morning a fire, attended by scenes of great excitement, took place in Exeter. Bridge-street is constructed on arches, and the house abutting on…
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THE Brisbane Volunteer Fire Brigade has some tough members. It has sent its first representative team to compete in the Victorian demonstration and this…
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A fire occurred last night in George street, in the premises occupied by Fraunkel, oil and colorman. The building was damaged by fire and water, [?]…
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News has been received by telegraph of the total destruction by fire of Burghardy's Post Office Hotel, South Grafton, early on Thursday morning. The house was closed shortly after 9 o'clook on…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Fire in Kiama. (By Telegraph to the Herald.) Kiama
At about half-past 5 yesterday morning the townspeople were disturbed by the ringing of the firebell. In a few minutes hundreds of faces were turned in the direction of the alarm, which came…
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The Queen will not reach Cannes till to-morrow, having been delayed at Larvetre( France) owing to the train in which she was travelling catching fire…
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RECENTLY a party of boys from some distance north of the burning coalfields of the Powder River country started out on a trip throngh the cattle district to…
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"Get onto this bill, Shorty," remarked the city editor, who was an artist in English when wielding the pencil, but whose spoken language was fearfully and wonderfully mutilated. He took a folded…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in George-street, Sydney. (From the Herald.)
At a late hour on Friday night a [?], which threatened to assume large proportions, [?] in George-street, opposite the Central Poli[?] The premises occupied by Messrs. At[?]…
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THE Coroner (Mr. R.H. Methews, J.P.) held an inquest at Mr R.E. Burns' hotel, Sedgefield on Saturday last respecting the origin of the fire that…
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There was considerable excitement amongst the farming population of the usually quiet neighbourhood of Phœnix Park early on Tuesday morning when an alarm of fire went forth. The seene of…
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MESSRS. Kidd and Son's boot factory, near the Hamilton railway station, was destroyed by fire between 2 and 3 o'clock on Sunday morning. About 50 hands…
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