Fire at Tenterfield
A Tenterfield correspondent writes ;—“A storeroom at the rear of Thomas A. Lewis end Company’s stores was destroyed by fire on 17th inst. The crowd succeeded in removing…
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Great Fire at Bordeaux. London, May 19
A great fire has occurred at Bordeaux, which resulted in the burning of warehouses containing 490,000 bottles of claret, all of which were destroyed. The total lose is…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fire at the Uardry Woolshed. Alleged Arson. A Traveller Committed for Trial
An inquest was held by Mr J. K. Pearce, the coroner, at Uardry on Wednesday, concerning the fire which destroyed the Uardry woolshed on the 18th inst…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at a Wild West Show. London, May 26
A fire has occurred at a Wild West Show which is being held at Chicago in connection with the Exhibition. Several camels and Arabian horses were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Destructive Fire at Cardiff. London, June 5
A large fire broke out at Cardiff last night, and destroyed several buildings before the flames could be got under. The offices of the Cardiff Mail were completely burned out, as…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Disastrous Fire at New York. Tailors’ Workshops Burnt. Great Loss of Life. London, June 13
A disastrous fire, attended by serious loss of life, has occurred at New York. The fire broke out in a building that was used as workshops for tailors. There were…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Great Forest Fire in the United States. Total Loss Estimated at £4,000,000. LONDON, June 8
A dis[?]trous forest fire has broken out at Fargo, in the state of North Dakota, near the frontier of Minu[?]toa. The conflagration has swept over a great…
Continued on Trove, page 22 →Immense Forest Fires in Minnesota. London, June 21
Immense forest fires are raging in the state of Minnesota. Four towns have already been destroyed, and several large cities are in danger of destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fire at Potsdam. London, June 19
A fire occurred to-day at the barracks at Potsdam, near Berlin. A large part of the building was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Tremendous Fire in New Brunswick. London, June 21
A tremendous fire has occurred at Fredericton, the capital of New Brunswick, in the Dominion of Canada. Eighty houses have been consumed, and an immense amount of property…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Original Correspondence. The Hay Fire Brigade Brass Band. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
SIR,—Will you kindly allow me space in your valuable paper to place before your readers that the above named Band has been in existence for over two years, and is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Hay Fire Brigade Brass Band. to the Editor
SIR,—If you will kindly allow me space in your valuable paper, to place before your readers that the above named Band has been in existence for over two years,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Playing with Fire
Juggling with fire was practised in very ancient times, said a learned professor. Many of the tricks of that sort which are best known to-day were employed to…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires on the Yorkshire Moors. London, June 22
In consequence of the long drought and the intense heat the furze on the Yorkshire moors is on fire in many places, and is burning fiercely. A tract of country 11 miles in width…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Fire Brigade v. VOLUNTEERS
On Saturday these teams availed themselves of the vacancy of the ground, the Junior. Wodonga match not coming off. The Fire Brigade had by far the best team, most of them being composed…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →Fire at the Chicago Exhibition. the Cold Storage Warehouse Destroyed. Twenty-five Firemen Killed. London, July 11
The cold storage warehouse at the Chicago Exhibition has been destroyed by fire. Daring the fire a terrible disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Disastrous Fire in London. London, July 38
A disastrous fire has occurred in St. Mary Axe, London. Fifty warehouses have been entirely destroyed. Two hundred firemen and 40 fire-engines were…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →The Fire Brigade Band Concert
THE concert in aid of the Fire Brigade Band took place at the Academy of Music of Wednesday evening; but owing to the inclement state of the weather, the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Fire at Shepparton
On Friday night last the drapery department of Mr. Geddes’s store was completely destroyed by fire, the damage being estimated at from £6000 to £7000. The members of…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →Fire at Yerong Creek
The inhabitants of Yerong were aroused on Friday morning by the cry of fire. The premises occupied by Mr. E. Cuthbert, saddler, in which was a well-assorted stock…
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