Large Fire in Melbourne. Damages Estimated at £100,000
On Saturday evening last one of the largest fires the city of Melbourne has experienced for some years occurred in Flinders Lane. The flames started in…
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Great Fire in Melbourne. Three Warehouses Destroyed. Loss About £74000
On Saturday night Melbourne was illuminated by the greatest fire that had been seen in that city for many years. How it began may never be known, but what is certain is that…
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About seven o’ lock on Saturday evening last a disastrous fire broke out in the clothing factory of Messrs Beath, Schiess and Co., warehousemen, of Flinders-street. It was of four stories and…
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A few minutes past one o'clock on Sunday morning the firebell pealed out its thrilling tones announcing the alarming news of an other fire. The townspeople turned out in…
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One of the most exciting fires that have taken place in Hay occurred on Friday night, when the Caledonian Hotel was partially destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Re the Fire at the Caledonian Hotel. (To the Editor of the Riverine Grazier.)
Sir.—Having heard a lot of talk of the above about the watchman on duty in the town, some considering that he should have been on the spot at the time of the outbreak,…
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About twelve o'clock on Friday night a fire was discovered in the front part of the Caledonian Hotel. The hotel was closed up at the usual hour, and at that time there…
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About three o'clock this morning the promises adjoining Foley's Railway Hotel, and owned by Mrs Foley, were totally destroyed by fire. Nothing was saved from the shops…
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Early on Monday morning a fire broke out in a block of buildings ia Main street, Narandara. Sun Fun Shing's store, Adam Goldstein's…
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ON Tuesday the Coroner held an inquiry at the Caledonian Hotel, as to the cause of the fire which destroyed part of the hotel on the night of Friday the 11th of December…
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In the Second Criminal Court, Melbourne, on Friday, an elderly woman named Elizabeth Bell was tried before the Chief Justice on a charge of inflicting…
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On Saturday morning word was sent in to town that a bush fire had started near the three-mile gate on the Euston road. There being such a high wind blowing the news…
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