Plattsburg. FIRE
Shortly before 1 o'clock on Sunday morning an alarm of fire was given, and in a short time a large crowd assembled in Nelson-street in front of Mr. David Allan's…
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Fires & bushfires, 1892
202 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 4 of 11
The Great Fire at Mandalay. Damages One Million Sterling
CALCUTTA, Saturday.—The damage done by the extensive fire at Mandalay, when three-quarters of the town was destroyed, is estimated at £1,000,000. The fire is not yet…
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The centre of attraction on Sunday and to-day (Monday) is the seat of the recent fire in Nelson-street. From a close inspection of Mr. J. P…
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YESTERDAY an official of the New Zealand Insurance Company proceeded to Plattsburg to make inquiries regarding the fire which occurred in Mr. David Allan's boot shop on…
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LONDON, Monday.—A telegram from America reports the occurrence of a disastrous fire at New Orleans. An immense quantity of cotton was destroyed, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →South-western District. Damage by Flood and Fire. SYDNEY
As the result of a petition which Messrs. Lyne and Hayes, Ms.P., presented to the Minister for Lands a few days since regarding the damage done to property in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tasmania. the Launceston Fire
The jury on the inquest on the fire at Liebert's store on December 8 gave their verdict at Launceston on Thursday, which was that there was no evidence to show the…
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YOKOHAMA, Sunday.—A fire broke out to-day in the town of Tokio, which resulted in an immense destruction of property…
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THE Duke of Argyle Hotel at Minmi was burned to the ground at 1 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Cox, the licensee, with the rest of the household, were asleep at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Australian News. New South Wales. Fatal Fire at Brewarrina
About 2 o'clock on Sunday morning a young man named Salmon was burnt to death whilst asleep in an upper cabin of the steamer Elfie, which was lying close to Ah…
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YOKOHAMA, Tuesday.—An extensive and destructive fire has broken out at Tokio, the Japanese capital, the damage to properly being enormous, and the loss of life great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Adamstown. a Fire
On Wednesday night at 7.30 the chimney of the Royal Standard Hotel caught fire. The fire bell gave the alarm, and the brigade was soon on the ground, but their services…
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AT about 5 o'clock yesterday morning Constable Strachan, who was on duty in Hunter-street, noticed smoke issuing from the front windows of the Northumberland Hotel, near…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in Sydney. Origin Unknown. SYDNEY
AT about a quarter-past 3 o'clock this morning an alarm was received at the head-quarters of the M.F.B. giving intelligence of an outbreak of fire on premises known as 7[?]…
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ABOUT half-past 9 o'clock, yesterday morning, the valve of a fire plug, situated opposite the Grand Hotel, in Church-street, burst and the escaping water rushed out in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in St. Petersburg. Many Lives Lost
ST. PETERSBURG, Thursday.—A fire occurred in a tenement at midnight yesterday. Most of the occupants were asleep, and by the time the alarm was given some had…
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A meeting of the residents of Minmi was convened and held in Mr. G. Wiles' hall on Monday evening, for the purpose of forming a fire brigade. Mr. R. Thomas, colliery…
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AT about 3 o'clock this morning a call was received at the headquarters of the fire brigades to Creek-street, Forest Lodge, where on arrival it was found that two weatherboard…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fire at a Philadelphia Theatre. Six Performers Killed and Seventy Persons Injured
NEW YORK, Thursday—Intelligence of a most appalling catastrophe has reached here from Philadelphia. During the progress of a performance at the Central Theatre of that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire on the Ranelagh
A fire occurred on board the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Ranelagh at Brisbane on Monday. The alarm was quickly given and on the arrival of the fire engines it was soon ascertained that the…
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