An Alarm of Fire in the Theatre
LAST night, about, a quarter to 10 o'clock, when several persons were standing outside the Victoria Theatre between the nets of "The Wages of Sin," the lower part of the…
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Fires & bushfires, 1888
130 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 1 of 7
Barque on Fire in the Harbour. An Exciting Scene
YESTERDAY morning a fire, which has not been equalled since the conflagration on board the barque Manhegan some five or six years ago, occurred on board the barque…
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IT is interesting to read a fire brigade report 1800 years old. Here is one by Pliny to the Emperor Trajan, made at the time when Pliny was…
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THIS morning, about half-past 1 o'clock, the bells rang, out an alarm of fire. The fire brigades were soon on the alert, and after proceeding some distance to the westward…
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ONE of the most sweeping fires that has ever taken place in the district occurred last night at Stockton, two fine two-storied buildings being razed to the ground. The property,…
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A fire occurred at Houndsditch to-day, by which four lives were lost and five persons seriously injured…
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MR. G. C. MARTIN, J.P., the district coroner, on Monday commenced, at Woods' Hotel, Islington, an inquiry into the cause of the recent fire at premises owned by Mr. M…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Wednesday. Destructive Bush Fires
BUSH fires at Wagga have destroyed 100,000 acres of grass, 6000 sheep, and several horses and homesteads. ILLEGAL SALE OF POISONS…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Fire at Adamstown. to the Editor
SIR,—Your informant sent you an imperfect account of the fire. Mr. E. Talbot, Mr. W. Brown, Mr. S. Jenkins, and the Mayor of Adamstown all worked very hard carrying…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Victoria. Melbourne, Tuesday. Destructive Fire
A destructive fire took place at Messrs. Fergusson's and Urie's glass factory. Damage was done to the extent of £10,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →New York, Monday. Terrible Fire in New York
A large fire broke out in Broadway. Fifty business houses were destroyed, with a loss of two millions of dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Inquest at Islington
MR. G. C. MARTIN, district coroner, resumed the hearing of the inquiry into the cause of the fire at Mr. M. Torpey's premises, Islington, on the…
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THE District Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, J.P., held an enquiry yesterday morning at the Black Diamond Hotel, Blane-street, as to the cause of the fire which took place on the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Recent Fire at Islington. to the Editor
SIR,—I think it is not out of place to draw the attention of the inhabitants of Wickham, Hamilton, ank Islington, to the great necessity of having a Hose and Reel Company…
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MR. G. C. MARTIN, J.P., district coroner, yesterday, at Wood's Hotel, Islington, continued the inquiry into the cause of the fire at the premises of Michael Torpey, on the…
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A DISASTROUS fire occurred at the Denaby Main Colliery, near Conis-borough. It originated in the engine house, and the flames speedily leaped…
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MR. MARTIN, Coroner, commenced an inquiry yesterday morning at the Lookout Hotel, Stockton, touching the house and origin of a fire on the premises of Joseph Pearson,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Sydney. Sydney, midnight. (Received 12.30 a.m.)
AT a late hour to-night a fire was discovered in the premises of Messrs. John Fraser and Co., York-street. It broke out on the the third floor…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Telegrams. New South Wales. Sydney, Thursday. Fatal Fire
THE damage of Fraser's and Co.'s fire is estimated at under £400. The loss is fully insured. The staging of one of the lifts on the third floor being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Outrage Prompted by Jealousy. a Husband Fires Powder into his Wife's Eyes. (Melbourne Age)
A YOUNG man named Daniel William. Swan was prosecuted at the City Police Court on Wednesday at the instance of his wife, Annie Daphne…
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