Fire Arms in the Pacific. London, October
Spain will assist the other power hibiting the use of arms alcohol Pacific Island…
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Fires & bushfires, 1888
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Fire at Broken Hill. Sydney, November 6
A fire at Broken Hill destroyed a large block of property, including two banks, in the main business street. Several persons sustained injury…
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Whilst this part of the colony has suffered from bush fires at the Narran, Gnomery, Belalie and other places, the following extracts from contemporaries show the liability to the heavier losses…
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Five miles of country around Smithfield have been destroyed by fire, and one child burned to death…
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SHORTLY after 4 p.m. yesterday the fire bell rang out an alarm, and almost before it warning notes had had time to effect their purpose a huge column of black smoke was seen ascending from the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Bush Fire. Sydney, November 27
By a bush fire in the neighbourhood of [?]estone 200 sheep of R. M. Fitzgerald's and a house, stable, aud horse, the property of a selector, were comsumed…
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AN Inquest was held at the Court House on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr. Tompson, Coroner, and a jury of twelve, regarding the fire which took place on Saturday night at Willis and Co.'s store…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Mine Fire. London, December 3
The Hecla copper mine in North America is on fire, it is supposed as the result of incendiarism. The fire occurred whilst 200 men were at work below, 8 of whom were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mine Fire. Sydney, December 11
A fire occurred in the Co-operative pit, Newcastle, yesterday. The origin is unknown…
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