Fire at Hatfield
Barry's stove at Hatfield was totally destroyed by fire last night. No other place was injured hy the conflagration. The stock was all burned. Nothing could be…
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Fire at the Chinese Camp. Six Houses Destroyed
About cloven o'clock on Friday night, the stillness that reigns at that hour was disturbed by a succession of piercing shrieks and screams, and very shortly afterwards…
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SHORTLY after eleven o'clock on Friday night considerable excitement was caused in town by an alarm of fire. Most of the townspeople had retired to real, so that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →In a Prairie Fire. How a Party of Land Hunters Saves Their Lives by Judicious Back Firing—A Peril Experience by Most Trave[?]ors in the Far West
Were it not for the possibilities of "bac[?]ring" the annals of praiti[?]s would resord many deaths. I remember, says a writer in the New York Tribune, in 1878…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at the Chinese Camp. The Inquest
An inquiry into the fir at the Chinese Camp on the night of the 24th instant, by which six houses were destroyed, was held on Wednesday afternoon at Hurst's Hotel…
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AN inquest was held on Wednesday, before the Coroner, at the Carriers' Arms touching the fire which destroyed the house of Georgina Smith and others at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire in London. London, March 31
The premises of Judd and Co. Limited, printers, 4, 5, and 6 St. Andrew’s Hill, were completely gutted by a fire last night. Eighty fire engines were on the spot…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Great Fire at Manila. London, April 2
A very destructive fire has occurred at Manila, the capital of the Philippine Islands, and a town of nearly 300,000 inhabitants. The damage done was very…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire in an American Hotel. London, April 2
A terrible fire has occurred in a hotel at Bradford, in Pennsylvania. A number of the inmates jumped out of the windows into the street, while others leapt into the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A Disastrous Fire. Mr. Corrigan's Residence Destroyed
On Saturday night about half-past seven an alarm was rung on the fire bell, which proved to be occasioned by a fire at the residence of Mr John L. Corrigan, situate at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Bush Fire in Victoria
The beauty and grandeur of the primeval forest and valley are sacrificed in a single day, to the ambition of the farmer or the carelessness of the “sundowner.” Of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Terrible Prairie Fire. London, April 10
A terrible prairie fire is raging in the states of Omaha and Nebraska. A tract of country 15 miles in breadth has been devastated, and the fire is travelling at the…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →The Fire at Corrigan's. The Inquest
An inquest into the fire which destroyed the residence of Mr. J. L. Corrigan on Saturday last, was held on Wednesday last at the Red Lion Hotel, by Mr Joseph Ede Pearce…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Civil Sittings. Rapiport and Co. v. the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society
This was an action to recover the sum of £800, in respect of an insurance policy on goods destroyed by a fire which occurred at plaintiffs’ store in Dean-street, on 24th…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fire at the Sigmaringen Palace. London, April 18
A fire has broken out in the palace at Sigmatingen, the capital ef Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, on the right bank of the Danube, and 48 miles south of Stuttgart…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Original Correspondence The Late Fire.—An Acknowledgment. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
SIR,—Through the medium of your valuable paper I beg to offer my sincere thanks to the Fire Brigade and residents of Hay for their efforts in trying to save my…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire at Naples. London, April 24
A lamentable disaster has occurred in Naples. A fire broke out in a church, causing a terrible panic among the congregation. The consequence was that…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Shocking Death From Burning. a Man and His Wife on Fire
A shocking death from burning occurred at Malmabury, on S[?] night, when Mr. John B[?]undy, who was well known in public and mining circles, and en old and respected…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Sketcher. The Fire King's Tricks
"Get onto this bill, Shorty," remarked the city editor, who was an artist in English when wielding the pencil, but whose spoken language was fearfully and wonderfully…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Destructive Fire in Melbourne. Damages Estimated at £30,000
One of the most destructive fires ever recorded in Melbourne took place on Friday evening about 8 o’clock at the timber-yard of Mr. James Moore, City-road, South Melbourne,…
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