Another Fire in Blane-street
AT 8 minutes after 8 o'clock last evening the fire-bell rang out its ill-omened alarm, and a number of citizens rushed down towards the scene of the fire, the furniture…
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Fires & bushfires, 1886
185 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 10
Fire in Adelaide
ANOTHER fire, more destruction of valuable property, stoppage of a useful enterprise, and the indefinite suspension of work to some 30…
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A REPRESENTATIVE from this office accidentally became acquainted, on Saturday, with a state of things which, if in common vogue in Newcastle, may well serve as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the Soukar
The ship Soukar, while lying at the Ocean Steamers' wharf Lyttelton, had a narrow escape of being burnt at 6 o'clock on the evening of the 24th ult. The vessel was lying with about a third part…
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AT Lorne on Tuesday a tremendous conflagration was raging along the whole of the sea coast from Cape Otway to the east side of Loutitt Bay,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Liverpool
A FIRE, resulting in considerable damage to property, occurred at the Liverpool paper mills on Sunday evening. The fire was discovered about 10 30 o'clock, and the alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Randwick
A large fire is now raging at Randwick in the Turnery Department of the Tram Workshop. Supt. Beare is out with a manual, and the Paddington and other…
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A second large fire has occurred at the Kerosene Bonds, causing damage to the extent of £3000. A workman named William Hubbard,…
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The fire engine shed and tramway workshops at Randwick suffered a damage to the extent of nearly £1000…
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A CORRESPONDENT states that the largest bush fire known to the local residents broke out at Tongaboo on Monday, January 4. It is reported that a hut was accidentally…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Late Fire in Hunter-street
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 3 →Another Fire in Hunter-street
ANOTHER serious fire took place in Hunter-street yesterday morning, when, as has occurred frequently, the firemen were seriously handicapped, and much damage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Large Fire in Pitt-street. Heavy Damage. SYDNEY, Saturday evening
Considerable stir was caused in town to-day (Saturday) by a fire breaking out in one of the most central parts of the city. The news spread with…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Victorian Bush Fires
A COLAC correspondent writes:—" No complete estimate of the damage caused by the bush fires oh Tuesday can yet be made, but it is known that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Fire
THE destruction of valuable property in Hunter-street by fire on Sunday morning last may be attributed, in a very great measure, to the want of…
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Murray's stores, at Bourke, have been totally destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £14,O000…
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A fire on Sunday, near Peapes and Shaw's, George-street, was fortunately discovered before damage was done…
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A SECOND large fire occurred on Wednesday afternoon at the bonded stores owned by Mr. W. B. Jones, on the south bank of the Yarra, and three of the stores—two of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CORRESPONDENCE. The Late Fire in Hunter-street. (To the Editor of the Herald and Advocate.)
SIR,—A letter appears in your issue of to-day signed by Mr. W. Hillier, secretary Honeysuckle Point Fire Brigade, thanking me for the assistance I rendered them in…
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A fire has occurred in Harbour-street, by which Denmeade's confectionery factory has been destroyed, and Lackerstein's condiment factory much injured by water…
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