Disastrous Fire in Prussia The Emperor Assits. [By Cable.] London
A DISASTROUS fire has taken place near Potsdam in Prussia, by which an entire village was almost burat out. The Emperor of Germany, who…
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Fires & bushfires, 1894
77 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 2 of 4
Great Fire at Tamworth Damage £30,000
THE largest fire ever known in Tamworth occurred on Monday morning. At 4.30 smoke was seen issuing from the premises of Messrs. Cohen and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mysterious Fires Explained
Many of the mysteries of "spontaneous combustion" are being cleared up by the advance of science. There was a time when the fact that a heap of coal can take fire on its own accord, so to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Ship on Fire. Narrow Escape of Crew. (By Telegrapph.) Melbourne
THE ship Habitant lying at the South Wharf, Yarra, was found to be on fire this morning. She had been unloaded and was about to proceed to Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in the Works Office £10,000 D[?]tion. Damage Chiefly Caused by Water
BY a fire in the Works Department end of the Colonial Secretary's Office on Tuesday morning, [?]10,000 worth of damage was done. The damage was…
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At Yass this morning a fire occurred in the Salutation Inn, and destroyed the greater portion of the building. The premises were insured for £1-100…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →[?] Fire in [?]Athurststreet. Magisterial Inquiry
AN inquiry was held by Brooks, Acting-Coroner, at the Court House at three o'clock on Thursday afternoon in the cause of the rcent fire in an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at North Sydney. Property Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] Sydney
THIS MORNING a shop and dwelling in West Crescent-street, North Sydney, being a wooden building occupied by Robt. Webster. was discovered to be…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Large Fire at Cowra. £4000 Worth Destroyed. (By Telegraph.) Sydney
A LARGE [?]ro occurred to-day at Cowra. Day's, the saddler's, and two other shops were destroyed The loss is estimated at nearly £1000…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Letters to the Editor. the Fire at Luskintyre
SIR,—In last Friday's issue of the Mercury your Greta correspondent gives an account of the destruction by fire of a largo bay shed at Luskintyre, the property of Mr. Christian, and in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in British Columbia. Two Towns Destroyed [By Cables] London
DISASTROES fires are reported from British Columbia, all attempts to cheek the progress or this flames being fruitless. Two towns were completely…
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By the direct steamer Airlie, form Foochow to Sydney, particulars have arrived of an appalling fire in Yokohama, Japan, at end of June…
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Telegrams from Ottawa report that disastrous forest fires are raging in British Columbia, and that all attempts to check the progress of the flames are fruitless. Two towns in the track of the fire have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →How a Fire was Stopped
Mr. J Saxby, the man who invented the block system of railway signalling almost forty years ago, and who to-day is still connected with railways all over the Continent, was, in his early manhood…
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EARLY yesterday morning residents were started when cries of "fire!" were heard, and on pro[?]ding to the scene, it was discovered that the stable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire at Fienne. Still Uncontrolled. [By Cable.] London
THE disastrous fire at Fienne, on the Adriatic, is still uncontrolled. It has already been burning fiercely for six days. The five brigades have worked…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pkarted Lives. a Tale of Love and Jealousy. Chakpter Xxx. the Old Fire Flames a New
The Lady Barbara Champney, standing in the brilliant glow of the numerous lights, and looking out from the drawing-room window of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Fire in Sydney
On Saturday evening, at an hour too late for use in our issue of that date, we were informed be telegraph that a great fire was raging in George-street Sydney, and this morning we received…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire at Muswellbrook. Four Business Places Destroyed
At nine o'clock last night a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Messrs. Lang and Nutt, in Bridge-street, directly opposite the Commercial Bank, which resulted in the total destruction of a…
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THE premises of Messrs. John Lawler and Sons, situated in George.Street, Brickfield-hill, and occupied as a furniture warehouse, were totally…
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