The Kiewa-street Fire
The adjourned inquest on the late fire in Kiewa-street was resumed on Tuesday by Mr. Keightley, district coroner. John O’Brien deposed: About a…
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Corowa Volunteer Fire-brigade
THE usual monthly meeting of this body was held at the School of Arts, Corowa, on Monday evening. Captain Ritchie occupied the chair, and…
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The fire season in Russia has this year begun with more than usually disastrous effects. Besides the great prevalence of incendiarism, many large conflagrations hare been aided,…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The Destruction of Forests by Fire
The dangers that threaten the preservation of forests are of several kinds. In America, and probably in Canada, the greatest is that arising from fire. The loss…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Great Fire in London. London, October 8
An enormous fire broke out at an early hour this morning in Charterhouse-buildings, on the west side of Goswell-road, E.C. The conflagration rapidly extended to the adjoining…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire on Board the S.s. Wairarapa. Narrow Escape From Total Destruction. the Passengers Landed at Gisborne
An Auckland (N.Z) telegram, dated Mon day, runs as follows:— “At 4 o’clock this morning the steamer Wairarapa. ex route for Sydney, when near to Gisborne, was…
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IT is scarcely unfair to say that very high anticipations were not indulged in as to the success of the pic-nic and sports advertised to be held in aid of the Corowa Fire…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Nyngan this morning. The Joint Stock Bank and Duffy’s store were both burnt to the ground, nothing being saved. Duffy’s loss is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire in Texas. Damage Estimated at Four Million Dollars [By Submarine Cable.] New York, November 13
News has been received here that a disastrous fire has broken out at Galveston, a seaport town in the State of Texas, and has been burning since an early hour this morning…
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FROM information given by our Berrigan correspondent it appears that the fire on Barooga noted by us last week was the result of two successive…
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On Wednesday afternoon the first serious fire of the summer occurred in Lachlan-street when the premises occupied by Messrs Quatertt and Allworden, as a boarding-house, bakery, and general store were…
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Mr Pearce, as coroner, presided over this enquiry, and after a jury of 12 had been empannelled, the following evidence was given. Mr Reed watched the case for Mrs Allworden…
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Another destructive fire broke out about 3.30 a.m. on Saturday last, resulting in very serious loss. The fire broke out in a brick building owned and formerly occupied by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fatal Fire at Plymouth. Thirteen Lives Lost.[by Submarine Cable.] London, December 14
A serious fire occurred at Plymouth yesterday, in which 13 persons were burned to death, the greater number of them being children…
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The most destructive fire that has occurred in Albury for some years past took place on Saturday night in Dean-street, resulting in the complete demolition of the handsome block…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Great Fire in Port Adelaide. Damage Nearly £50,000
A most disastrous fire occurred in Port Adelaide early on Saturday morning, when Crooks and Brooker’s new furnishing premises, consisting of a handsome warehouse of three…
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A most disastrous Are occurred in Port Adelaide early on Saturday morning, when Crooks and Brooker's new furnishing premises, consisting of a handsome warehouse of three floors, with cellarage,…
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A fire broke out on Saturday night in Dean-street, Albury, resulting in the deduction of property valued at many thousands of pounds. The fire began in a large block of buildings belonging to…
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