Disastrous Bush Fires
SYDNEY, Monday.—Great bush fires have occurred at Gerringong. Seven homesteads, and part of a village were destroyed…
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Fires & bushfires, 1883
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The Lambton Fire Brigade
A MEETING, to take into consideration the best means of improving the appliances of the Lambton Fire Brigade, was held in Stoker's Hall, on Friday evening. The…
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SYDNEY, Saturday.—A fire broke out last night on the premises of Messrs. Allan and Walker, timber merchants, of D'Arcy-street. The fire appears to have originated…
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ON Thursday evening a large gathering of the public met on the grounds for the Hospital for the Insane, to witness the ceremony of christening splendid new fire engine, lately purchased by the members of…
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M'Minn's produce store in Sussex-street was destroyed by fire this morning. It was partially insured. The adjoining premises are greatly injured…
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IT was reported in Newcastle yesterday morning that a fire had broken out in some part of the old workings of the Messrs. Brown's Minmi Colliery, but nothing of a…
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THE outbreak of fire at the Messrs. Brown's Minmi coal pit, appears to have been more serious than was at first supposed. A telegram was received yesterday…
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THE fire at Messrs. Brown's Minmi pit appears to be [?] Serious than was at first anticipated. From official reports it now seems to be extremely threatening, owing to…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Coraki caught fire in her forecastle last night, and had a narrow escape of being gutted. A portion of her decks was burnt…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A fire broke out in a house at South Yarra yesterday, which ended most tragically. The place was occupied by a squatter, Mr. Nash, of…
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ROCKHAMPTON, Wednesday.—The Lakes Creek Meat Preserving Works here were destroyed by fire yesterday. They were insured for £25,000…
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LONDON, Saturday.—Cortachy Castle, Forfar, Scotland, has been destroyed by fire…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire occurred at Young and Company's pianoforte warehouse, Pitt-street, yesterday. The damage done was fortunately not considerable,…
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SYDNEY, Tuesday.—A disastrous fire occurred last night at the warehouse of Messrs. Nicole, Wetherill and Co., Pitt-street, adjoining the back premises of Heffnung and Co. and Moore and Co., auctioneers…
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A fire, resulting in the loss of throe lives and in serious injury to two other persons, has just occurred on the premises of the Mercury newspaper, at Bridgwater, occupied by Mr. Dunsford, editor of the paper,…
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CONSTANTINOPLE, Thursday.—Half the town of Kadoid, in Turkey, has been destroyed by fire…
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ON Tuesday, shortly after midnight, a sensational attempt at murder occurred in the Hokitiki Hotel Emerald Hill, Melbourne. A man named Walter Stewart, boiler-maker, who has been living apart from…
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HILL END, Friday.—A fire occurred her last night at the Courthosue Hotel, when the stables and kitchen were destroyed. The Courthouse was damaged, and the Presbyterian Church also took fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Railway Riots at Launceston (TASMANIA). Mobbing a Legislative Councillor. Repelling the Populace with a Fire Hose
LAUNCESTON, Monday.—The rejection of the Railway Bill by the Legislative Council on Friday has excited intense indignation throughout the colony. It is probable the…
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ABOUT [?]wenty minutes past 2 yesterday morning another big fire on the Market Square property very nearly came off. Constable Butler, on night duty, detected…
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