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84 stories in Murray's papers · page 1 of 5
A small fire occurred on Friday night in the upper floor of a two-story building in Russellstreet, Melbourne, occupied by Mr. Beechom, a show-case manufacturer. It was caused by a…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →London, Monday.—A great fire has taken place at Smithfield. Twelve shops were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →London, Monday.—A terrible fire has taken place at Cochin, in India. Aspinall's oil yards were consumed, and the damage is estimated at £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At a quarter past three this afternoon the fire bell was again rung, and this time for a fire in Orson-street. The people in the streets at once made a rush towards the spot, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The most destructive fire that has ever taken place in Hay occurred this morning. About half past three the town was lit up with a great light, and immediately afterwards…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A disastrous fire broke out at 3 o’clock on Tuesday morning in a block of wooden buildings in Marn-street. Within an hour all was in ruins. It is not known how the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →About 3 o'clock on Monday morning a fire broke out in the building used as the post and telegraph office at Ivanhoe. The building and contents were completely demolished in the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest into the origin of the fire which destroyed the residence of Mr Terry on the 15th instant, was held to-day before the coroner, Mr J. E. Pearce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The inquest into the fire which destroyed the premises of Messrs Buching, Percival and McKenzie, on the 15th inst., was held at the Courthouse, Hay, on Monday…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—At the coronial inquest held this day, in this matter an open verdict was returned. Curious that no reference was made to the possibility of the fire originating from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →SIR,—I was somewhat amused at Mr Terry's letter in your last issue. He seems to have worked himself late such a rage as to obscure his naturally not-very-brilliant powers of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 3 o’clock on 21st ult..a fire broke out in a cottage situate in a paddock formerly known as Dr. Howitt’s, about a quarter, of a mile from the Olen Eira-road, Cauifield. The…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →At about 5 o’clock on Monday morning Chapman’s general store at Dubbo was discovered to be on fire, and within half an hour was enveloped in f[?]mes. The fire spread to and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →By the arrival of the R.MS. Liguria we are in receipt of the following message from London:— LONDON, December 28…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire, which proved very destructive, broke out last Friday night at about half-past 11 o’clock at the engineering works of Messrs. Robison Bros., Campbell, and Sloss, Limited,…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Full particulars in connection with the destruction by fire of the portion of the San Francisco mails which arrived by the a. Zealandia, while en route from Sydney to…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →At about 2.45 on Monday afternoon the alarm was given in the city that a fire had broken oat in the neighbourhood of Flinders and Elizabeth streets. Large volumes of…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →The completion of the new brigade station and watch-tower was celebrated on Friday evening by a dinner at the station, and a ball at St Patrick's Hall. The upper floor of the…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →The largest fire which has occurred in Hobart for some years broke out shortly after 12 o'clock last Tuesday night, in Bond's bark mill, near the new wharf. Andrews's…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →In China stood a city, Beside the Hoaug Ho, Where on the throne there reigned a [?] A good long time ago…
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