A Village Destroyed by Fire
THE village of Broadclyst, four miles from Exeter, has been almost destroyed by a fire which broke out on April 27, and destroyed no less than fisty-nine…
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Fires & bushfires, 1870
5 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers
Terrific Fire in Pera
NEWS from Constantinople, dated June 6; states that a fearful fire broke out on the 5th in Pera, which was not got under for many hours. In consequence of a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Great Fire in Pittsburgh—burning Oil Flowing Like Lava in the Streets
THE Pittsburg Chronicle gives the following accounts of the great conflagration caused by the setting fire to two oil tanks by lighting:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Belief That the Prussians Have Opened Fire on the Forts Near Paris
LONDON, October 11.—It may be assumed that the Prussians opened true on the fortifications of Paris to-day, postponing the bombardment of the city itself…
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LONDON, October 11.—It may be assumed that the Prussians opened fire on the fortifications of Paris to-day, postponing the bombardment of the city itself…
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