News by the Suez Mail. the Great Fire at Chicago
THE fire at Chicago exceeds in devastation the great fire of London, These ruins, from the Tower to the Temple, did [?] more than 440 acres. The…
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17 stories in Illawarra's papers
Destruction of the Prince of Wales Theatre, and Several Others Buildings, by Fire. One Killed, Two Missing, and Several Others Wounded
The following was published as a supplement by the 'Herald' on Saturday at noon.:—There has been experienced in this city, though in a much lesser degree than in Chicago the…
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OUR readers are by this time familiar with he fact that early on Saturday morning the Prince of Wales Opera House, and several other buildings in its immediate…
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The following additional particulars respecting this terrible calamity are taken from Monday's Herald:—It is rather more than eleven years since the…
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The disastrous fire on Sunday morning, 10th December, was succeeded by one on the night of the 12th much larger in extent, and bringing in its train very…
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The following letter has been published in the Argus:— Sir,—The great loss of property to individuals and to the community by recent bush fires induces…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shellharbor Destruction of Mr. Martin [?]Blic House by Fire
An enquiry into the origin of the fire, which resulted in the destruction of the public and dwelling house of Mr Robert Martin, of Shellharbor, was held at the Steam Packet Inn…
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One of the most destructive fires that over took place in Sydney, occurred yesterday morning, in Sussex-street, near Bathurst-street. The property destroyed is Barker's Tweed Factory, one…
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EARLY yesterday morning Messrs. Barker and Co.'s Tweed Manufactory near the corner of Bathurst and Sussex streets, was destroyed by fire, together with the…
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THE Japan Evening Mail gives the following account of the great fire which occurred at the capital on the 3rd April, and remarks that the only confiagration…
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THE most serious and startling instance of conflagration, as occurring within the district that we have had to chronicle during existence of our journal, took place on Monday…
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The most serious and startling instance of conflagraion, as occurring within the district, that we have had to shronicle during the existence of our journal, took place on Monday [?]ht at…
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As noticed in our last issue, a pr[?] meeting of the townspeople of Kiama was held [?] the Courthouse on Tuesday evening (the evening of the day on which the disastrous fire [?]…
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THE fifth floor of the building was occupied by a tailor's co-operative association, and usually some seventy or eighty men work there. Last evening, when the fire…
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The "Herald" says:—The fire at Boston will occasion severe losses on both sides of the Atlantic; but it is hardly likely that the amount of loss can at present be known by any reliable…
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A MOST destructive fire broke out in one of the rooms of Hames's Corner Hotel, Alexandra, on Monday morning last, at about three o' clock, which we regret to…
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AT Parkgate, near Sheffield, a most extraordinary phenomenon can be seen by all interested in colliery wonders. About 100 years ago seven Parkgate gentlemen…
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