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New England · Fires & bushfires
52 stories in New England's papers · page 1 of 3
IN this part of the Riverina disastrous bushfires make their appearance annually as regularly as Christmas. In 1884 a serious fire played sad havoc…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A great fire has occurred at Guthrie and Larnach's wood factory, Dunedin. Five employes perished in the fames through a staircase giving way and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There has been a large fire at Rangoon, which has resulted in the destruction of a large amount of properly. Incendiarism is suspected…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →There was an immense fire at Wellington. Laney and Campbell, produce merchants, Thompson, Shannon, and Co., soft goods warehouse, M'Ginnity, wine…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The author of "In Sunny Lands" thus describes a singular lake on the island of New Providence, near the city of Nassau: We went down the front steps, picking…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The damage caused by the late fire at Messrs. Hordern Bros, is estimated at £7000…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There was a fire at Hordern Bros'. Establishment, Pitt-street, early on Sunday morning. The flames were confined to the females' lavatory, which was burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A great fire is raging at Gisborne. The Union Shipping Co., and the New Zealand Loan and Mortgage Agency, together with eight other large stores are already…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IT is inexplicable to us that grazziers and farmers should make no effort to save their property from destruction by fire. They…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Pyke's hotel, at Deniliquin, was destroyed by fire yesterday. The loss is estimated at £1500…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 7.30 last night a fire occurred in Mr. Dusautpy's premises, Beardystreet, which threatened, at one time, to consume the adjoining buildings. It…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Burghardy's Post Office Hotel, South Grafton, was destroyed by fire this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →IN our last issue we alluded to a fire that had occurred at Mr. Dusautoy's, just as we were going to press on Monday night, and conjectured that, but for the speedy…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Traits of horse character, as well as of human character, otherwise unnoticed are brought out in the stress of war. Familiarity with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The enquiry into the cause of the late fire was resumed yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, and at 5 o'clock in the evening was further postponed. On account of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →We publish the undermentioned rules for ' the suppression of fires in towns of Switzerland, kindly furnished by Mr. Schwalbach, New England Hotel. These rules…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A PUBLIC meeting was held in the old Town Hall on Wednesday night, for the purpose of establishing a fire brigade in Armidale. In spite of the counter…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MR, Ben Short (Bowral) writes:—"While all minds are aroused to the importance of this subject, and while all hearts are in deep…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The New Zealand Central Post and Telegraph Offices at Wellington were burnt down this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Terrible forest fires have occurred in Hungary. Thousands of people are rendered homeless…
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