Victoria. Melbourne, Thursday. Fire
[?] fire occurred at the premises of the [?]age Company, doing damage to the [?]ent of £20,000. At one time there were [?]00 casess of kerosene ablaze…
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Fires & bushfires, 1886
185 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 10
Fire at the Melbourne Storage Co
The damage at the late fire is estimated at £2674. The principal insurances are effected in the Queen, Norwich Union, and London and Lancashire offices…
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SHORTLY after 2 o'clock this morning the fire-bells pealed forth an alarm, showing that another destructive fire had commenced its ravages in our city. On…
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THERE are some circumstances in connection with the late fire which demand more than passing notice. We allude to three facts in particular…
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THE following particulars, in addition to those published in Saturday's issue, were printed in Saturday's Extra to the Newcastle Herald:—…
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THE origin of the disastrous fire on the Sandridge-road still remains a mystery. An immense quantity of kerosene was stored in the building, and other highly…
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WE hear with considerable satisfaction that an official enquiry is to be held into the cause of the late fire in Hunter-street. We consider that there is something…
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Several small fires have taken places in the vicinity of the city to-day, but no serious damage has been done…
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A fire has occurred at the residence of Mr Prisk, of Bletchley, by which three children were badly burned. One is since dead, and another not expected to live…
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A large fire has occurred at Wellington, N.Z. Eight shops have been destroyed. The insurance offices suffer a loss of over £7000…
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THE origin of the disastrous fire on the Sandridge-road still remains a mystery. An immense quantity of kerosene was stored in the building, and other inflammable…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Volunteering at Fires. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—Having seen in your report of the late fire in Hunter-street that a number of persons were asked to assist at the engine, and curtly refused, although they would…
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A large store at the Liverpool Paper Mills has been destroyed. Five hundred tons of brown paper were burned. The damage is estimated at £2000…
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IN reference to the late fire in Hunter street, I beg to notifiy that all the goods damaged by the water during the late fire have been dried and re-pressed, so…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Recent Disastrous Fire. The Inquiry
MR. Samuel Chapman, J.P., District Coroner, commenced an inquiry in the Newcastle Court-house yesterday morning at 10 o'clock into the circumstances a tending…
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At Heytesbury forest, on Tuesday, over £5000 worth of damage was done, and a number of families were rendered homeless…
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THE bush fires which have been raging in the sister colony during the past week were more extensive and destructive than those of any previous…
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A bushfire at Taranaki has destroyed thirty houses and farmsteads…
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THE Fireman's Journal says:—"The New York Steam Heating Company, who have had their pipes laid under the streets, and furnished steam for…
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THE residence of Mrs. Buckley, near the bridge, was burned to the ground on Saturday night between 10 and 11 o'clock. A child five years old, who was alone in bed at…
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