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141 stories in Murray's papers · page 5 of 8
On Thursday the Broken Hill Proprietary Company was to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Instead, however, of meeting the shareholders in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs Richhards and Co.'s stores were to-totally consumed by fire on Sunday morning, at two o'clock. The fire had a good hold before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →At Narandera about half-past 2 o’clock on Sunday morning a destructive fire broke out in Messrs. S. Richards and Company’s general s[?]e. The main building, with its contents,…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A match was played between teams representing the above on Saturday. It was a very one-sided affair, the Juniors doing just as they liked from the start. The Firemen had the assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →It is a peculiar fact that very few men, even accomplished shots, know how a revolver ought to be handled. Nearly all are taught to handle a revolver as if it were a…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →A terrible fire has occurred at Big Beaver Island, at the northern extremity of L[?]ke Michigan. This is the largest island in the lake, being about 50 miles long, and the greater…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A large fire broke out in Messrs J. P. Wright and Co's boot factory, Belmore park, on Sunday. The fire was observed at about luncheon-time, when smoke was seen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large corn and tobacco shed in Tumu[?], owned by a Chinaman named D[?]p Soil, and erected on land rented from Mrs. Cooke, was destroyed, with all its contents, last Week…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The top floor of J. P. Wright and Co.’s boot factory, Elizabeth-street, one of the largest establishments in that line in Sydney, was burnt on Sunday afternoon. The floor…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →The most disastrous fire ever experienced in the South Coast district of the colony occurred on Sunday at Wollongong. It broke out in a shop occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at Hanbury’s Wharf, Blackfriars. A seed and grain warehouse was burnt, the damage being estimated at £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →A disastrous fire has occurred at the town of Hooge Zwalume, in Holland, and the conflagration is still burning fiercely. Fifty houses have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →A fire which began in a draper’s shop at Hawera, on the west coast of the North Island, being caused by the breaking of a lamp, spread owing to the strong gale that…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →A most disastrous fire has occurred at Zukbnoff, a town in the province of Smolensk, in Western Russia. The town was burnt to the ground, and…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Bush fires are raging all round the city and in many of the country districts. The heat in Sydney is 84 degrees in the shade, and the smoke and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Reports from the country districts still record the continuance of bush fires, though in most instances they are moderating owing to the change in the wind…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →A destructive fire has taken place in the offices of the "New York World" at New York. The paper appeared this morning without advertisements…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Sproxton mail driver proceeding from Nelligen to Braid wood on Monday had a sensational experience (reports the local paper). While coming up the…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →A contributor to the Herald writes:— “We townsmen, who write indignant letters to the papers when the water is off at the main in our suburb for an hour…
Continued on Trove, page 28 →A fire occurred last week at Tocumwal, whereby a family named Lucas lost everything they possessed. They were living in a canvas hut. It appears that they…
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