Destructive Fire at Wallbadah
IN the small hours of Monday morning last the little quiet town of Wallabadah was awakened from its slumbers by the most unusual circumstance of a conflagration. Mr…
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Fires & bushfires, 1885
197 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 7 of 10
The Recent Fire in Brisbane. Full Particulars
AN extensive and disastrous fire broke out early on Friday morning at the warehouse known as the Struan Bond, and before the flames could be got under control the…
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The new engine and manual for the Metropolitan Fire Brigade arrived to-day and will be ready for duty to-night…
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Suspicious, circumstances are spoken of in connection with the file at Wilson's tobacconist shop, in William-street. An inquest will be held. In the meantime a…
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A fire occurred on Sunday, in a cottage in Queen-street, occupied by Mrs. Tranter and children. Mrs. Tranter got up during the night to give a child a drunk, and…
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At about 7.30 last evening an alarm of fire was raised, when it was discovered that a large wooden house, situated close to the railway engine shed, and kept by Mrs…
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At the inquest on the fire at Cohen's flour mills, at Bombala, the jury found the place was wilfully set on fire. The coroner refused to endorse the verdict…
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The stables of Messrs. Patterson, Laings and Bruce, Flinders-lane, has been burnt to the ground. The horses were saved by a watchman who lived over the stalls. As…
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An extensive fire occurred, at Mitchell last night on the premises of J. Lewin and Co., storekeepers. The main building was completely gutted, and the contents were…
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At about 8 o'clock on Friday evening the kitchen of Thomas Fisher, painter of Grenfell, with all contents, were unaccountably burnt to the ground…
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A serious fire occurred on Saturday night on board the steam-tug Leveret, belonging to Messrs. Moore Bros of Clontarf. The fire originated in the…
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Mr. Shaughnessy's private dwelling-house at Wellington has been destroyed by fire. Gilmore's Railway Hotel narrowly escaped. Much damage was done,…
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At 6.45 this evening a fire was discovered at 364 Oxford-street, Paddington. A butcher's shop, with stables, occupied by Michael Rogere, and a large quantity…
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A diabolical attempt was made to burn the steamer Dargo, lying at the wharf at Bairnsdale, Gippsland. Some thief broke open a box of the mate's and stole a quantity of…
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A narrow escape from serious fire occurred at Pott's Buildings, Sussex-street, this evening. A fireman, named Maddocks, who occupies a portion of the…
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A suspicious fire occurred about 3 o'clock yesterday morning at Dimboola, by which a large wooden storehouse was burnt to the ground,, involving a loss of £3500 to…
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The premises of Charles Townsend, of Bumberry, near Parkes, has been burnt to the ground, and a boy seven years old burnt to death…
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The offices of the Colac Herald, and those of Mr. T.W. Whyte, solicitor, were burned to the ground yesterday morning. The origin of the fire is unknown…
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The Eagle Brewery, Glen Creek, near Mansfield, was burned yesterday in the absence of the proprietor, Mr. John Lawther. It was partly insured…
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ABOUT noon on Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Dean, of the City Arms Hotel, who were fortunately upstairs at the time, suddenly saw their room pervaded with…
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