The Orson-street Fire. The Inquest
The coroner, Mr. F. H. Galbraith, presided at an inquiry which was commenced on Wednesday morning (when Miss Pethers' evidence only was taken), and concluded this…
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Inquest on a Fire
An inquest was held [?]fore Mr Gal br[?], and a jury of [?], at the Gour[?], on Friday, as to the cause of the firs [?] occurred in O[?] a [?],…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire Brigade Ball
The annual ball of the Albury Fire Brigade was held in the Mechanics' Institute on Tuesday night, and owing to the great assistance rendered by the ladies it was no doubt the best social…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →An Incendiary Fire. 3,000 Persons Homeless. London, May 21
Porosow, a Lithuanian town in Western Russia, has been destroyed by fire. A number of person perished in the flames, and 3,000 have been rendered…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fire at Klondike. Dawson City Burned. Total Loss, £800,000. LONDON, May 22
A disastrous fire has occurred at Dawson City, the capital of the Klondike goldfields, British Columbia. The town was burned to the ground, the…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Latest by Telegraph Terrible Fire at St. John's N.B. LONDON
Six-hundred families have been Tendered homeless by the great fire which recently devastated the town of St. John's, New Brunswick…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in St. John. Great Damage Done London, May 26
A serious fire has taken place in St. John, the commercial capital and railway centre of New Brunswick, in Canada. The damage done is estimated at £60,000. The…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Fire at New York. Total Loss, £100,000. LONDON, May 27
A destructive fire has occurred at Coney Island, a popular New York watering place five miles south of Brooklyn. Two hundred hotels, saloons, bathing…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Smothered by Fire Fumes. Two Men Perish. Heroic Conduct of Others
Two men were smothered by charcoal fumes at the Prentice United mine, Rutherglen, on Sunday night. To provide air to the south workings, a new air shaft…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Corowa Fire Brigade Ball
THE annual ball of the Corowa Fire Brigade took place in the Oddfollows' Hall on Wednesday evening. The ball was not the success of previous years, only between…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mysterious Fire Hear Newcastle
A rather mysterious fire, attended with fatal results, occurred on the Maitland-road, between Tighe's Hill and Waratah, at about 11 o'clock on Thursday night, An elderly…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Fire at Elswick. Loss, £200,000. LONDON, June 12
A disastrous fire has occurred at Elswick, near Newcastle-on-Tyne, the manufacturing works of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Whitworth, and Co. Limited, the well-known engineers…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Tragedy in Brisbane. an Old Woman Murdured. the House Set on Fire
A horrible tragedy was discovered on Thursday morning at Wolloongabba, South Brisbane. An old deaf woman, over 70 years of age, named Mrs. Susan Weaver, a widow…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mysterious Fire at the Red Lion Hotel. The Inquest
The coroner, Mr Galbraith, conducted an inquest yesterday as to the origin of two fires which were discovered at the Red Lion Hotel on Saturday and Sunday respectively…
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A New York journalist recounting conversations he has had with members of the crew of the Naval Militia ship Yankee, which took part in the bombardment of Santiago, writes:…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Inquiry Into the Fires at the Red Lion Hotel
An inquiry into the fires which occurred at the Red Lion Hotel on Saturday night and Sunday morning last was held on Monday afternoon at the Court-house before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children's Column. in a Mountain Fire
A mountain fire at night—that was the Sight which LouisE Eltham, a visitor from the prairie states to her uncle's home in California, was regarding with awe and…
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SHORTLY after 10 o'clock on Friday night an alarm of fire was sounded, the scene of the outbreak being a four-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated [?] the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hidden Fire in Alpine Heights
There is something very piquant about the ides of a Volcano in the Alps; The flames may come, and provide a spectacle almost if not quite unique in character…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Temora
A destructive fire broke out on Friday night at the Golden Gate Hotel, Temora, owned by Mr. Francis Burdett Smith, situated at the corner of Hoskins and Deboos…
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