A Fatal Fire
A destructive fire occurred at a house in Bowery, one of the principal streets in New York, by which 18 persons were killed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1888
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House and Contents Destroyed by Fire
ON Friday last a young man named Edward Woodford sustained a serious loss through the destruction by fire of his house, furniture, etc. On the morning of that day he went to his work as…
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The Union Church at Sangha, a few miles from Bega, was burnt down on Saturday night. The building had lately been the subject of a dispute between the…
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At a large bush fire, near Dubbo, over two hundred men were at work trying to put it out. One man, a wool-sorter named Philips, fell from his horse into the fire…
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A disastrous fire has occurred in San Francisco, and extensive factories have been destroyed, throwing 2000 hands out of employment…
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A serious fire occurred on board the Pembroke Castle at Capetown, and ten coolies belonging to the crew were suffocated…
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SCIENCE says that the air in unwarmed bedrooms is not fresh; that it can never be half so fresh and pure as when a good fire is…
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There was a great fire at Wollengong on Sunday morning. Kop's general store was destroyed, and the damage to stock is estimated at £3000. The adjoining…
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THE greatest and most destructive conflagration that has ever taken place in Brisbane occurred on Tuesday morning at daybreak (says the World), and ended in the almost complete…
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A serious fire at Cronstadt, a great Russian naval town, destroyed a number of large buildings, and some terrible injuries were sustained by persons from the…
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OUR brand new fire-engine leaves nothing to be desired. It is gorgeous in appearance and works admirably, as was conclusively proved at the last trial of it not long since, when the machine, standing…
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Farley's tanning works, on the banks of Cook's River, Canterbury, was destroyed by fire on Sunday morning. The loss is estimated at £3000…
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Another fire occurred at Broken Hill yesterday, in a bedroom at Durrant's hotel, bat was extinguished before, much damage was dona The room was not…
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There was a fire last night at the Mining and Geological Museum, but owing to the prompt arrival of the fire brigade, the firs was put out before much damage…
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A fire, supposed to be caused by defective gas pipes, occurred at Roberts' Hotel, George and Market streets, bat was extinguished before much damage was done…
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A fire, supposed to be caused by defective gaspipes, occurred at Roberts' Hotel, George and Market-streets, but was extinguished before much damage was done…
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A fire at the Melbourne Exhibition was caused by a box of matches suddenly setting fire to curtains In one of the courts, but it was extinguished before any…
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A vast number of people visited the scene of the EVENING NEWS' fire to-day. The journal was issued as usual to-day from the HERALD Office. The fire is…
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A fire occurred in the Exhibition caused by a box of matches suddenly setting fire to a curtain in one of the courts. Prompt aid extinguished it before any damage was done…
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NEARLY the whole business portions of the mining township of Walhalla were destroyed by fire on Saturday night. Thirty buildings, including the Banks of…
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