Fire
A rather serious fire has occurred at Gower-street, Balmain, at the newly-erected and unoccupied premises recently purchased by Mr. R Doyle, of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1885
197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 6 of 10
A College Destroyed by Fire
The University College at Aburystwith has been totally destroyed by fire…
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THE third ordinary meeting of the Insurance Institute of New South South Wales was held at the Royal Society's rooms, Sydney, on the…
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A burning ship was sighted off Cape Swedish by the ship June. She proved to be the ship Bergan, of 1284 tons, timber laden, to Melbourne. The vessel…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Frank Calvary; a Semi-nautical Novel Chapter Xlv. Ship of fire—Rescue of her passengers and crew—The explosion—Horrible doings among a shoal of sharks—An account of the 'Vigilia'—The flogging—Disgusting barbarity—Young Belmore—The Captain gets in a passion—Belmore falls overboard—Is saved by the first lieutenant—arrival at Barbadoes—Suicide of the seaman Thoroin—Burial—Bully Bently at his old tricks—A stand-up fight in the midshipmen's berth
THREE nights after this, as Frank was pacing the lee side of the quarter-deck with Harry, his attention was directed by his friend to a light far away on the…
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A destructive fire took place at about noon yesterday at Southgate, eight miles from Grafton, when a barn, the property of Mr. Benjamin Morris, was burned with…
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The members of the late fire brigade, which Was disbanded by the Fire Brigades Board, celebrated their dissolution by a dinner on Thursday. The action of…
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A FIRE broke out in a printing office in Sixth-street, Cincinnati. Many of the workpeople were in the upper stories, and eight girls jumped from…
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The new fire escape was put under trial last evening, and it proved successful. The contrivance consists of a broad belt, which is securely fastened under the arms…
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The Adelaide Marine and Fire Insurance Company have declared a dividend of 2s, 6d per share…
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A fire broke out about 3 o'clock this morning upon the premises of the new Australian Joint Stock Bank, which were used by Mr. Alexander Hutchinson,…
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Bell's Halfway Hotel, Ballina road, Lismore, was burned to the ground on Sunday night. It is believed to be insured. The origin of the fire at present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CORRESPONDENCE. The Fire at Hudson Brothers. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—As a subscriber to the relief fund lately collected for the sufferers by the tire at Hudson Bros., I would ask through the medium of your columns why no published…
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Three shops in High-street, Charlton, were destroyed by fire on Tuesday. Mr. Stubbs, draper, was insured—stock for £900, and house £300; Messrs. Shaw…
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SIR,—Attention having been so repeatedly drawn to the state of accounts in connection with the above disaster, and still no statement being forthcoming, I deem it…
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ON Monday night a final meeting of the committee was held. It seems there is yet an unexpended sum of some £16 which the committee properly decided to apportion to…
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At midnight one of the walls at the scene of the recent fire was more than 18in. out of plumb. Preparations have been taken to prevent any fatality. The…
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A FIRE broke out on June 17, on the premises of Mr. Whiteley, in Westbourne-grove. It was first discovered by the fireman on duty inside the…
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IN the printed list of subscriptions in aid of the sufferers in Saturday's issue, the following errata occur:—In the amounts collected by Mr. Lindus, Maurice Bray, £2 2s, should…
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Mr. Tanko's store at Wallabadah was burnt to the ground early on Monday, nothing having been saved. Three boys who were sleeping in the building had…
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