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117 stories in Murray's papers · page 2 of 6
A fire occurred on the night of the 23rd ult. in the gasoline house connected with the penitentiary on the island of St. Helena, Queensland. In the official report Captain Townly,…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A courier on a foaming mustang, followed by a herd of stampeding animals, has announced the coming of the prair[?]e fire, miles to the windward, perhaps, before even its…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →One of the largest conflagrations that has ever taken place in Melbourne occurred last Sunday evening, when Mr. James Moore’s new and spacious timber mills on the Sand…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →The competitions in connection with the Fire Brigades’ Demonstration, which was inaugurated last night by a torchlight procession, were Commenced here to-day. The…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The competitions in connection with the annual demonstration of the united fire brigades were continued in the Agricultural Society’s grounds, Geelong, on the 8th and 9th inst. The…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →SIR,--In a paragraph in your last issue re the above, you say the Corowa Brigade won the Four Men's Engine Practice in 26secs.--rather slow time. Well, Sir, people…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of the members of the Hay Fire Brigade was held at the Caledonian Hotel, on Saturday 17th inst, at 8 o'clock p.m. There were present: Mr Superintendent Witcombe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious bush fires are still raging in various parts of the country. A terrible fire occurred at West Mandeniah, near Barmedman, which destroyed 71 stud rams, and devastated a large…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Scandinavian township, Norsewood, situated in a bush clearing in the Hawk Bay district, New Zealand, was almost entirely destroyed by fire on Friday, during a violent…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A fire broke out on the ship Aristomene, in Newcastle harbour, between 8, and 9 o’clock Saturday morning. The vessel, which is an iron ship of 1750 tons, was lying at the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →The Oporto Theatre, Lisbon, has been destroyed by fire, which occurred during the performance. Many persons were killed and wounded…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Sir Daniel Cooper, the acting agent-general for New South Wales, finds that he is unable to invite the English fire brigades to take part in the forthcoming fire brigades competition…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The town of Myin-gyan, in Upper Burmah, has been destroyed by fire, and 15,000 Burmese have been rendered homeless. The fire was the work of an incendiary…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A very serious disturbance occurred at Yarraville, Melbourne, on Saturday evening, arising indirectly out of the affray which occurred there on the 27th February. One of the…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →A disastrous fire occured at Nyang station on Wednesday at about six o'clock. When first, discovered it was raging in a large haystack, and it then…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In our last issue we reported from the Deniliquin "Chronicle" a serious fire at Nyang station. It now turns out that the fire took place at Noorong…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Extensive bush fires broke out at Strathmore Station on Sunday, the 1st inst., and after raging for several days they culminated on the 6th inst in a regular Black Friday. Between…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →The new office of the Evening Union at Springfield (Mass.) was burned oat on March 7, and the blaze was attended with the most sickening horror ever witnessed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The first of a series of contests was hold on Wednesday afternoon by the members of the local Fire Brigade, the running taking place in Lachlan-street immediately in front of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous fire, fortunately unattended with loss of life, although some very narrow escapes from death were experienced, broke out at Reid and Son's Coffee Palace,…
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