Extensive Fire at Sydney
Between 1 and 2 o'clock on Thursday morning the citizen residing near the head of Darling Harbour were startled by the alarm of…
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Destruction of Murphy's Lake Hotel, Gunbar, by Fire
On Friday last Mr J. E. Pearce, P.M., held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the burning of the Lake Hotel, Gunbar, on the 10th May, before a jury of five,…
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We have patiently waited for some definite movement, on the part of the Municipal Council of Albury, which would tend to throw some light on…
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During the week two fires have occurred at Corowa. The first was discovered by Mr. Dryburgh, baker, at about four o'clock on Tuesday…
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ON Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, a fire broke out which resulted in the destruction of a large wooden house near St. Mary's Chapel,…
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A conflagration broke out on April 21 in Hull, situated on the bank of river, opposite to Ottawa. Eight hundred houses,…
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IN a paper on some conditions of inflammability, read before a sanitary convention in Michigan, Dr. Kedzie, of the State Board of Health, said that cotton clothing could be…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Municipal District of Hay. Prevention of Fires
The following By-laws have been made by the Council of the Municipal District of Hay for the prevention of fires, and have been confirmed by His Excellency the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Chiltern. Chiltern, Thursday, 8 P.m
A disastrous fire broke out in this town, to-night. Lauenstein's drapery warehouse was burnt to the ground, before any steps could be taken to…
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By far the most destructive fire that has ever taken place in Wagga broke out at about 10 o'clock last night, in Fitzmaurice-street. The origin of the fire is as yet a…
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The Wagga Wagga Express gives the following account of the firs which occurred on Friday last:—By far the most destructive fire that has ever taken place in Wagga broke out at…
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IF you should come upstairs some day and see a little smouldering fire just starting in one of your floors, stealing stealthily into the carpet, you would not be very likely to sit…
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The second annual carnival of the Corowa Fire Brigade was held on Boxing Dry in the Show grounds, a short distance below Corowa. The ground chosen was in every…
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