Patti’s Blaze of Diamonds
Recent accounts of the blaze of disu[?]d[?] displayed by Mdme. Adel[?] Pa[?] when the “Queen of Song” appears upon the stage, have evoked some remini[?]cences, in a French…
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Great Fire at New York. London, November 6
A great fire has occurred in New York, causing immense destruction of property. The locality of the conflagration was Broadway and Bleecker-street, and the Manhattan…
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Extensive bush fires have occurred in the Mount Victoria district, Kiandra being also enveloped in smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Open Column the Late Fire. to the Editor of the Recorder
SIR.—Will you kindly publish the enclosed copy of letter to the Council re the late fire, also replies to some strictures on the Fire Brigade appearing in your columns recently…
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Another disastrous fire broke out at Coolgardie, on Saturday afternoon, destroying nearly half of one of the principal blocks in the town. The fire started near…
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Casey’s Tattersall’s Hotel at Tocumwal again narrowly e[?]caped destruction by fire last week. The attention of an inmate was drawn to a cracking sound, and on…
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A fire more disast[?] that any in Melbourne since that which gutted the warehouse of Messrs. [?] Service and Co, occurred on Monday [?] Beckett…
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We have received a letter from Mr. T. H. Boynton relative to an adjective used by a correspondent signing himself T. Murphy in last issue, which runs as follows :—…
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A big fire occurred at Tallangatta shortly before 1 o’clock on Monday morning, when the general stores of Messrs. Pete[?]kin and Co. and the drug store of Messrs. Witt and…
Continued on Trove, page 39 →Incendiary Fire in Mexico. a Schoolhouse Burnt. Terrible Loss of Life. London, November 13
A disastrous fire has occurred at a schoolhouse at Grenada, in Mexico. The building was completely destroyed, together with a large number of inmates…
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Messrs. Unwin and Co's printing works Guilford, Surrey, have been completely destroyed by tire. The damages are estimated at £50,000…
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Messrs. Cobb and Co's coach factory, Bourke, caught fire on Sunday morning, the blacksmiths shop and engine house being burnt. The total damage…
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A bush fire in Woomargama, district, between Albury and Germanton, is taking ell before it in the scrubby country extending back to the Murray frontage…
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A fire broke oat at Mr. John Gray’s sawmills, at Cowabbee, 12 miles from Coolamon, at about 3 o’clock on Sunday morning, whereby (says the W. W. Advertiser) a…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Disastrous Fire at Chelmsford. Electric Works Destroyed. London, November 22
A disastrous fire has occurred at Chelmsford, in Essex, by which the extensive electric works of Crompton and Co. Limited, consulting and electric light…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Great Fire at Chicago. Nineteen Warehouses Destroyed. London, November 22
The city of Chicago has been visited by a terribly disastrous fire. All the attempts to subdue the conflagration were for a long time unavailing,…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Great Fire at Guildford. Large Paint Works Destroyed. London, November 24
An extensive fire his taken place at Guildford, Surrey, resulting in the total destruction of Messrs. Onwin’s paint works…
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THE usual monthly meeting was held at the station-room on Monday night. There were fourteen members present, Captain P. K. Ritchie in the chair…
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A meeting of the Fire Brigade Board was held on Tuesday, the 17th inst., when it was decided that, in view of the scarcity of funds, and consequent necessity for…
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