Great Fire in London
LONDON, Wednesday.—The great wool warehouse of the London Fell-mongers' Company at Bermondssy was destroyed by fire to-day…
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Fires & bushfires, 1895
229 stories in Newcastle & Lake Macquarie's papers · page 2 of 12
Waratah. Fire Brigade
The members of the local fire brigade are determined to make the grant of £150 received from the Government go as far as possible, judging from the economical way they…
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Last Saturday an enjoyable and exciting game of cricket was played here by the above clubs. Play began at 2 p.m. on a carefully-prepared…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Recent Fire at Dubbo. Furniture Supposed to be Destroyed Found in Sydney. Sydney
LAST week a fire occurred at Dubbo when store occupied by a man named Knight was burned to the ground. The attention of the police was enlisted owing to certain…
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At about half-past 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the bedroom of one of the domestics at the Grand Central Hotel, Bourke-street. The alarm was immediately…
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AT half-past 2 o'clock this morning the guns at the Signal Hill were fired, denoting the outbreak of a conflagration. It was at first thought that a vessel at the buoys was on…
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THE district coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, has inquired into the circumstances surrounding the fire which occurred at Stockton early yesterday morning, and after perusing the…
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AT twenty minutes past 3 o'clock yesterday morning, Constable Grainger, while on duty in High-street, West Maitland, observed an ominous glare at the rear of the premises…
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A SUBTERRANEAN fire was discovered on Friday last at Brown's Back Creek Colliery. The outbreak has been located Within a few yards of the present site of the No. 4…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A serious fire, resulting in great damage to property, occurred yesterday afternoon in Glasgow. The principal building…
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During the voyage of the barque Embla, which arrived in Sydney from Hongkong on Saturday, a burning ship was sighted in lat. 10'48 N., long. 25-24 W. Captain in Sayffort, who was a passenger on…
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LONDON, Thursday.—Intelligence is to hand of a disastrous fire at Port-of-Spain, the principal town in the island of Trinidad, British West Indies…
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A FIRE broke out in the municipal buildings, Perth, Scotland, recently, and damage was done to the extent of £30,000. The buildings were…
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AT 3 o'clock this morning Constable Lipscombe, on duty in Pitt-street, noticed smoke arising from one of the windows in the top story of Warby's Hotel, which is situated at…
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The members of the local fire brigade held a social in the fire station on Friday evening in order to say good-bye to one of their number,…
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OUR Minmi correspondent writes:—The subterranean fire which was discovered about a week ago at the Brown's colliery dire heap has not yet been got under, although about…
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AN inquest was initiated at the Federal Hotel, Stockton, on Friday afternoon, concerning the origin of a fire at the premises of William Atkins, Maitland-street, Stockton,…
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THE adjourned inquest into the cause of the fire which broke out in the dwelling-house of William Atkins in Maitland-street, Stockton, on the…
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A FIRE broke out at the bonded stores, Smith's wharf, Miller's Point, to-night, at 10 o'clock. The contents of the first and second floors were almost completely destroyed…
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A fire occurred at Palmerton North this morning, destroying the theatre and several shops. All the buildings were insured for £500 each in the London and Lancashire…
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