Fire at Dawson City. LONDON
A great fire has occurred at Dawson City, the principal city of the Klondyke goldfields, which has practically destroyed the town. The damage to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
197 stories in Hunter Valley's papers · page 5 of 10
The Recent Great Fire
Six hundred families are homeless at St. John, New Brunswick, as a consequence of the recent great fire…
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Six hundred families are homeless at St. Johns, New Brunswick, in consequence of the recent fire…
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At half-past four o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in a weather-board cottage situate in Laycock's Road, Penshurst, in the municipality of Kogarah, occupied by a family named Cook. The…
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A fire broke out in the after hold of the ship Samuel Plimsoll in the London Docks, and caused considerable damage…
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On the 28th February last the President of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board forwarded a minute to the Chief Secretary, pointing out that in the opinion of the Board the time…
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A fire occurred yesterday in a large shed at the Victoria Dock, where the cargo of the steamer Banffshire was stored. The fire quickly spread to the…
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A fire broke out thin afternoon on the Italian ship Stefano Razeto, lying at the Grafton Co.'s Wharf, which for a time seemed about to assume alarming proportions. But, after an boat's…
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Between three and four o'clock on Tuesday morning a fire broke out on board the iron barque Aldergrove, moored at No. 5 ballast jetty, by which the barque received considerable damage, and which…
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On the 28th February last the President of the Hunter District Water Supply and Sewerage Board forwarded a minute to the Chief Secretary, pointing out that in the opinion of the Board the time…
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A four-roomed weatherboard house in the main street, owned by Mr J. M'Dade, and untenantcd[?]fwns totally destroyed by fire on Sunday night. Fortunately there was…
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A disastrous fire has occurred at the shipbuilding works of Sir W. G. Armstrong. Whitworth, and Co., Limited, at Newcastle-on-Tyne. Three workshops were burnt and much costly machinery was…
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An outbreak of fire on the mail steamer Duke of Buckingham at Thursday Island was only extinguished by flooding the hold. The vessel is still anchored…
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It appears, with reference to the fire which occurred at Greta on Monday morning, that Mr H. Heber, hairdresser, in addition to the 15s 7d stolen, lost half a…
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A disastrons fire has occurred at the shipbuilding works of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Company, Limited, at Elswick, Newcastle-on…
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SIR,—In your report of the late fire in yesterday's issue credit is given to Messrs, Winkley and Vindin for extinguishing same. In justice to Mr. Geo. Healy, through whose efforts alone the greater…
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A Hew York journalist recounting conversations be has had with members of the crew of the Naval Militia ship Yankee, which took part in the bombardment of Santiago, writes:…
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A New York journalist recounting conversations he has had with members of the crew of the Naval Militia ship Yankee, which took part in the bombardment of Santiago. writes;…
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An old clergyman who had hold a cure in a remote country district for the greater part of his life had occasion, relates a contemporary, to consult his bishop on a certain matter, and,…
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Justice owen sitting in the vice-[?] Course to-day gave his reserved judgment in the case of the Fire Brigades Board and others versus the Elderslie Steamship Company. The action arose…
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