The Late Fire at Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Friday.—The inquest was concluded to-day on the fire which recently occurred at Wheeler's jeweller's shop. The evidence showed that the stock was worth…
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Fires & bushfires, 1884
186 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 9 of 10
The Late Fire at Hudson Brothers' Works
ON Saturday night, at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, a preliminary public meeting, convened by advertisement, was held, with a view of raising funds in aid of…
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At the Wickham School of Arts, last night, a public meeting, convened by the Mayor (Mr. Lindus), was held, with the object of assisting the large number of workmen who lost their tools in the recent…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—The steamer Catterthun took fire yesterday by the spontaneous combustion of some Southern coal in the banker. The flames were…
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The above gathering was held in Anderson's Crystal Palace Gardens, Waratah, and was in every respect one of the most successful of the day, considering the great…
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ADELAIDE, Tuesday.—A large fire occurred at Hack's timber yard, Adelaide, when damage was done to the value of about £20,000. The place was insured…
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BRISBANE, Saturday.—A girl named Florence Clifford, 13 years of age, residng on Spring Hill, had a narrow escape from being burnt to death…
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SYDNEY, Monday.—A fire occurred to-night at Pemell's hay and corn store Redfern. The back shed and contents were destroyed as well as the front of the…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.—A frightfully disastrous fire broke out here on Saturday, by which immense damage was done to property. It originated in the extensive…
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NOTWITHSTANDING the great utility of the ordinary fire escape, it has certain drawbacks when used by the brigade as an auxiliary in the work of fire extinction…
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SINCE Gay's fire at Adelaide, fears have been expressed for the stability of the damages buildings, and on Monday afternoon the parapet on the front of Smith and Parker's shop fell on to the verandah,…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A fire occurred at Cleeve's bonded store, Melbourne, yesterday, when £87,000 worth of property was destroyed and damaged…
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PENRITH, Thursday.—A fire occurred at Penrith yesterday, by which Ireland's timber yard was destroyed, with contents…
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WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—A fire occurred to-day, at about 4.55 p.m., at the wool washing establishment of Mr. Edward Lee. The fire originated in a hay loft over…
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GOULBURN, Wednesday.—An extensive fire occurred at Goulburn yesterday, when two shops and a billiard saloon were destroyed. The damage is estimated at…
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THE extensive fire at Goulburn on Tuesday night broke out at the rear of a billiard saloon, which spread rapidly to the adjoining building. Three buildings were completely destroyed, and two were…
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AUCKLAND, Wednesday.—Messrs. Hopkins and Jowett's flour mills, Balclutha, were totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The damages are estimated at £6000. The…
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NARRABRI, Friday.—A frightful fire is raging at Narrabri, in Everingham's Hotel. Allingworth's boarding-house and Connisby's store have been burnt to the ground, and the whole town is in…
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NARRABRI, Saturday.—At the recent disastrous fire on Friday, £5000 worth of damage was done. The flames first broke out in a boarding-house, and spread so…
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SYDNEY, Sunday.—A fire broke out at half-past 10 o'clock last night, in Cripps' and Co.'s Coffee Palace, Lower Pitt-street, formerly known as the Coffee Palace, No…
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