A Lunatic Asylum on Fire
THE Cleveland Herald gives on account of the nearly total destruction of the Lunatic Asylum at Newhurgh by the fire on the afternoon of the 25th September:—…
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12 stories in Illawarra's papers
The Great Fire at Boston. Philadelphia, Nov. 10
AT Boston a fire began about half-past 7 on Saturday evening, in a large granite building at the corner of Summer and Kingstone streets. It began in an engine-room…
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On Wednesday morning, about half-past 2 o'clock, a fire broke out in Lower George-street, which soon spread to adjoining houses and seems likely to spread still more, owing to the want of a…
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It is now several months since we were willed upon to chronicle a fire of any moment—on the occasion of the destruction of Barker's tweed factory—but the period of inactivity among…
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A FIRE broke out at about 11 o'clock on Tuesday morning in Flin[?]rs-street, which at one time threatened t[?]sweep the whole of the buildings away. As far as can be…
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On Saturday a most remarkable phenomenon occurred at King Sutton, near Banbury, by which a man had a marrow escape. No less than 17 trees were torn up by the roots, 36 more or less…
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A FIRE broke out yesterday evening at about ten minutes past 8 o'clock in that portion of Flinders-lane where the largest and handsomest warehouses in Melbourne…
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About a quarter to 11 o'clock on Saturday night a number of persons residing near Wolloomooloo Boy discovered that the premises between Dowling and Duke streets occupied by Messrs…
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CAPTAIN W. O. Horsee, late master of the C. and R. R. S. N. Co.'s steamship Fire Ring, recently wrecked on the Manning River, arrived in Sydney at one o'clock on…
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On April 27 one of the largest fires which have occurred in Manchester since the destruction of the London and North Western Goods Station occurred at the carriage work of the Lancashire…
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BY the heedless conduct of a plumber the Alexandra palace at Muswell Hill was, on June 9, totally destroyed by fire. The newest place of amusement in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade. (To the Editor of the "Illaawarra Mercury.")
SIR,—The fact of two chimneys having taken fire in town during the windy and hot weather on Sunday last, should be enough to re-direct the attention of the townspeople to the Fire Brigade…
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