Fire Insurance—A Safe Company
WE have before us the 16th Annual Report of the Directors of the Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance co. of Sydney, which is to be placed before the shareholders on Thursday, 1st of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1894
24 stories in South Coast's papers · page 1 of 2
Great Fire in China. London
A great fire has taken place at Shanghai in China, 1000 houses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Frankfort. Many Houses Destroyed. Four Killed, Many Wounded. London
A fatal fire is reported from Frankfort, Germany. A number of be [?] rapidly became enveloped in the flames, the escape of several inmates being out off. A mother…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →An Armoury Destroyed by Fire. Damages, £100,000. LONDON
The armoury at Bermuda has been destroyed by fire. The magazine was saved by blue jackets. The damage is estimated at £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Tamworth. Drapery and Ironmongery Store Destroyed. Fire Brigade Helpless. Sydney
Messrs, Cohen and Levyâs wholesale drapery and ironmongery stores at Tamworth were completely demolished by fire this morning. Through there being no…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire in America. Great Damage to Property. 500 Families Homeless. London
A great fire has occurred in Boston. A large number of houses, covering an area of 12 acres, have been burned down. Five hundred families are…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire IN Nowru. Four Buildings and Four Tenements Burnt Down
THE residents of Nowra, in and about its centre, were around by the alarm of Sre in the "small hours' of Sunday morning, and daylight revealed a [?] of smoking cinders and charred…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Flock Mill Destroyed by Fire. Sydney
The Albion Flour Mills, Surry Hills, Sydney, have been almost totally destroyed by fire,…
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A PUBLIC meeting, convened by the Mayor in response to a numerously signed requisition, was hold in the Council Chambers, Nowra, on Friday afternoon, with the object of organising…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Late Fire. Inquest and Verdict
THE adjourned inquest touching the circumstances surrounding the late fire at Serviss' store in Junction-street was resumed at the Court-house on Saturday morning, before the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire at the Valley. Inquiry Into the Cause
An inquest was hold in the Court House, Kangaroo Valley, on Monday tat, to enquire into the cause and origin of a fire which destroyed the premises of Marco Guerin, tailor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Colliery in America. Horrible Suffering. 100 Miners Entombed. London
A colliery took fire at Seattle, Washington, America. One hundred miners are entombed, and it is feared all are dead. Thirty seven horribly burned corpses have…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →To Render Clothing Fire-proof
If the water in which the clothes are rinsed has an ounce of alum dissolved in every gallon of water, it will render all garments that may be rinsed in it practically…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Muswellbrook. Four Buildings Destroyed. Sydney
An extensive fire has occurred at Muswellbrook Four wooden buildings, including the Chronicle office, latter uninsured, were demolished…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire in Sydney. Sydney
A fire took place early this morning at Bam[?], Pill-street, Sydney. âBan[?] and [?] wife[?] nearly suffocated…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Forest Fires in America. 1600 People Burned to Death. London, September 4
[?] are to hand with regard to the terrible forest fires which have [?] great tracts of country to America…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Ten Buildings Destroyed by Fire in Queensland. Sydney
A fire in Siroom-street Croydon, Queensland, destroyed ten buildings, including two hotels and three shops, and comprising the whole street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in New Zealand. Block of Buildings Destroyed. Sydney
A block of buildings is the main street at Stratford, New Zealand, has been destroyed by 6rs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Numerous Rush Fires.. Destruction of a Home
The dry weather of the past two works has as usual been [?]by bush [?] which are [?] all along the South Coast, and more [?] in the [?] district. On…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Narrow Escape from Fire. [?]
What might have proved a very disastrous fire was averted by prompt action on sunday night at Mr.F.A. Booth's dwolling about 10.30.It would seem that Dr. Beekott, from Sydney…
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