Great Fire at Bordeaux
There has been a tremendous fire raging to-day at Bordeaux in the South of France. It originated in some bonded warehouses, and the destruction of spirits, especially…
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Fires & bushfires, 1880
89 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 5
Disastrous Fire in Melbourne. MELBOURNE
At 12 o'clock to-day a fire broke out in the engine house of Halstead and Kerr's timber yard, Elizabeth-street, and resulted in an immense destruction of property…
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SHORTLY after 10.30 p.m. last night, an alarm of fire was raised from Bullock Island. The flare of the conflagration rapidly spread itself to Newcastle, and…
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LAST night, about 8 o'clock, the alarm was raised that the weatherboard cottage occupied by Mr. J. Prideaux, situated in Wrightson's Buildings, M'Cormack-street,…
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WE understand that the fire which occurred at Bullock Island on Thursday night was more serious than at present imagined, and from facts elicited it seems…
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ON Monday, at 1 a.m., a fire occurred at the stables of Harkus's Criterion Hotel, Moruya. They were totally destroyed, and two mail horses belonging to Messrs…
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BOSTON, April 5.—The most disastrous fire that ever took place in Bridgewater, Mass., occurred to-night. The machine shop of the Bridgewater…
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LONDON, June 12.—A disastrous fire took place at a petroleum storehouse in Pennsylvania, by which 100,000 barrels of oil were consumed, and 2,000,000 dols. of…
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LONDON, June 13.—Cablegrams from New York announce that a disastrous fire has broken out in Pennsylvania. One of the largest petroleum storehouses in…
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A TELEGRAM from Copeland North states that Painter's Club-house Hotel, the largest and most complete business place on the field, was totally destroyed by fire…
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THIS morning, about twenty minutes to 1 o'clock, the sound of the fire bell, followed by admonitory guns fired from the signal hill, startled most of Newcastle residents,…
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THE scene of the previous morning's disastrous fire in Scott-street was all day yesterday visited by large numbers of spectators, who loitered about, gazing at…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Police Fire the Hotel. Hart and Dan Kelly Burned to Ashes. Narrow Escape of Byrne and a Platelayer. MELBOURNE, 5.50 p.m
Finding the outlaws determined not to surrender, the police telegraphed to ask permission to fire the hotel. The Chief Secretary replied by wire, "If you are…
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ABOUT 6 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Fulton, blacksmith, opposite Tattersall's hotel. The matter was made known by the shrill…
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LONDON, July 5.—The Duke's Theatre, in High Holborne, has been destroyed by fire. Baker and Farron, who were under an engagement to the lessee, lost a…
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ADELAIDE, Thursday.—A fire broke out on board the Ridge Park (s.s.), at Port Adelaide, last night (Wednesday), but was extinguished before much damage was…
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The precincts of the place where the Victoria Theater once stood are being frequented by numbers of persons, many of whom engage themselves…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—The town of Bau, in Fiji, has been almost destroyed, nothing being saved but King Thakambau's residence and the Wesleyan Church…
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SYDNEY, Wednesday.—A large fire has occurred at Johnson's woolwashing establishment, Waterloo. It originated in the engine room and the flames quickly…
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SYDNEY, Friday.—A concert was held at night. Henry Ketten, pianist, gave [?] towards the benefit of the orchestra fierers by the late fire at the Victoria…
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