Fire
Last night a fire occurred at the Exchange Hotel in [?] The [?] was given about [?] o’clock and the Fire Brigade was quicly on the spot. The fire [?] to the front [?] on the upper [?]…
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Serious Fires at Hatfield
Our correspondent writes: I am sorry to state that Messrs Barry & Co's store here was reduced to ashes last Friday morning. The fire, for which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires at Burrabogie. Verdict of Incehdiarism
An inquiry was held at Burrabogie on Monday last, before Mr. J. E. Pearce, P.M., into the origin of the fire which destroyed the Burrabogie homestead woolshed. Mr. Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fires in Burmah. Fifteen Thousand Persons Houseless
A telegram to The Times from Rangoon Bays:— “The town of Myingyan, in Upper Burmah, situate on the eastern bank of the Irrawaddy, and an important military post,…
Continued on Trove, page 32 →The Late Fire at Tiara
On Easter Monday I happened to be at the Tiara hotel, and the day was one of the quietest I ever spent in holiday times, as there were only a couple of friends of the landlord's…
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Four cars of blazing oil rushed down the grade of Muldraughs Hill at midnight last night (says a Louisville telegram of April 5) at the rate of a mile a minute, and the few…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Disastrous Fire in the Carriage-building Capital
The little town of Amesbury, the largest carriage manufactory in the world and home the poet Whittier, suffered terrible loss by fire on April 5, which has nearly wiped…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Fire at Burra bogie
The Police Magistrate at Hay (Mr. Peace) held an inquiry last week into the cause of a fire which occurred at Barrabogie on the 6th April. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →DESTRUCTION Of Osman Digna's Camp by Fire
London, Monday.—His reported that Osman Digna's camp in the vicinity of Suakim has been burned. It is stated that 2000 of Osman's followers have perished…
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A destructive fire took place in Day-street, Omeo, on Sunday night. The fire originated in a large wooden building occupied as a general store by Mrs. Fregon. It also destroyed the…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Reported Destruction of Osman Digna’s Camp by Fire. Two Thousand Lives Lost. London, May 28
It is reported at Suakim that the camp of Osman Digna, the Arab leader, has been destroyed by fire, and that 2000 persons perished by the conflagration. The fire is…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Inquest on the Fire at Hatfield
E. J. Rowling, Esq., P.M., conducted a Coroner's inquest on the 24th ulto. at the Royal Mail Hotel, Hatfield, touching on the origin of the late…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire at Habermann's Selection
An inquest on the fire which occurred at Habermann's on the 6th inst., was held on Tuesday last at Wintersham, before the District Coroner. Mr J. E. Pearce. The police…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Burning of the Exhibition Building in Queensland. a Mysterious Fire. Brisbane
The Exhibition-building in Bowen-park was totally destroyed by fire this morning. When at its height the fire presented a magnificent spectacle, illuminating the whole country round…
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THE painful frequency of fires, the origin of which has been attributed to the nibbling of "the business ends" of matches by mice, has caused some…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on Board the S.S. Essex. London, June 26
The Essex, s.s., from Sydney, &c., to London, which left Aden on the 17th inst., after having re-shipped the cargo, which had to be discharged in consequence of the fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire Brigade Competition
The final competitions for the Witcombe medals, between teams chosen from the Hay Fire Brigade, took place on Wednesday afternoon in front of the Council Chambers. There…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Nathalia
A fire occurred at Nathalie early on the morning of the 5th inst., by which the shop of Mr. Donovan, draper, with its contents, was entirely destroyed. Fitzgerald's boot shop was…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Terrible Fire.—six Women Burned to Death. — Several Injured
A disastrous fire broke out in broad daylight on May 30, in Queen-street, Edgwareroad, London, and resulted in the loss of at least six lives and in severe injury to several…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Forest Fires in Sweden. London, July 1
Terribly destructive fires have occurred in the forests in Sweden, which have done immense damage. It is estimated that no fewer than 12,000 persons have been rendered…
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