Fire
On last Tuesday morning, about 2 o'clock, Mr. A. E. Merryfull's general store and contents, at Shepardstown were totally destroyed by fire, also…
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Great Fire at Coolamon
The destructive fire which occurred at Ganmain early in March has been [?]alled by a similar outbreak at Coolsmon. The details to hand are somewhat…
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On the 29th May Mr. Jim Gray had a narrow escape from burning. In some unaccountable way his tent caught fire during the night…
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About 1 o'clock on Tuesday morning Mr. A. Merryfull's store at Shepardstown was discovered to be on fire, and it had such a hold that there…
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Shorty, before 1 o'clock on Thursday morning the residents of Coolamon were startled from' their slumbers by a Charles of alarms that an…
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The largest and roost disastrous fire which over took place in Coolamon occurred late on Wednesday night, or in the very early hours of Thursday…
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A serious misfortune has overtaken Mr. W. H. Plummer, the well-known Malebo farmer. About three days ago he discovered that a valuable…
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The explosion of a lamp in an actors' dressing room at Cobalt. Canada, resulted in the destruction of a whole business block, including the theatre…
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The mining town at Cobalt (Canada) has been swept by fire. A theatre, bank, hotel and an entire business block have been destroyed. A lamp,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Coolamon Conflagration. Fine Business Establishments Demolished. Fire Fighters Helpless. Through Absence of Water. Damage Estimated at £25,000. Insurances Total £13,098
The fire at Coolamon early on Thursday morning, of which brief announcement was made in last issue, was most disastrous. The premises…
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Fires which have occurred in several country districts during the past few months serve to emphasise in very startling manner the danger which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Lithgow. Sydney
A fire occurred at midnight on ori[?]day at the Lithgow iron works colliery. The winding engine house was destroyed, and the collie[?] will be laid…
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In the course of its record of the conflagration at Coolamon last week, the "farmers' Review" quotes the opinion "freely expressed by dozens of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Coolamon Fire. Evidence at the Inquiry. Where the Fire Originated. Statements by Occupants of Premises. Inquiry Adjourned for Further Witnesses
An inquiry into the cause of the disastrous fire which occurred at Coolamon on the morning of Thursday last, was held in the local court house…
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When our report last week of the great fire, at Ash woods, Ltd., was written it was not known then that Mr W. Horrocks was a…
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The following depositions were taken by Coroner W. J. Shelley, on Thursday morning last, in connection with the fire at Mr. A. E…
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A fire was discovered early this morning at Newmarket Buildings, Adelaide. The fire brigades succeeded in checking the flames and probably…
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A quarryman named Todd has been sent to gaol for five years for setting fire to the farms on the estate of the Duke of Buccleuch…
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Fifty-nine farm hands were burnt to death at Tamboy, in Russia, as a result of the barn in which they were sleeping, catching fire…
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A fire broke out shortly after midnight on the first floor of the American Manufacturing Company's tenstorey building in Clarence-street. It…
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