Fire at the Glebe
Yesterday afternoon about one o'clock, Mr. Charles Fenton, one of the officers of the Glebe Fire Company, who always keeps s sharp look-out near the office of the brigade, was alarmed by seeing…
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Destructive Fire in Parramatta-street
Shortly before 3 o'clock yesterday (Sunday) moraine the fireballs rang out an alarm of fire, and within a short period of time four fire engines were soon at the scene of the conflagration in…
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Respecting the fire in Parramatta-street, both Mr. Garrett and the acents of the Korwich Union Fire Insurace Company wish to say that the stock was not insured in that office to the extent of £1750, or…
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The City Coroner, to-morrow morning, at a quarter past 9 o'clock, will hold an inquest touching the origin of the fire which destroyed Mr. Gerrett's drapery establishment, in Parrarantta-street, early…
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A destructive fire has occurred at the American Patent Office, and 75,000 models have been destroyed…
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A meeting of the shareholders of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held at the Waterloo Chambers yesterday evening. There was a large attendance, and, on the motion of Mr. G…
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SOON after 9 o'clock yesterday forenoon, the [?] Coroner (Mr. Henry Shiell) commenced at the Hunts[?]'s Arms, Bay and Parramatta streets, an inquest touch in he origin of a fire which took place on Sunday mornin[?]st, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →POSTSCRIPT. Great Fire at Townsville. TOWNSVILLE, Saturday. 1.15 p.m
There has been a tremendous conflagration here The whole block of buildings in Flinders-street from Denbam to Sturtt streets, have been destroyed by fire. The loss is roughly estimated at £50,000…
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THE following account of the destruction by fire of a luratic asylum was telegraphed to the Lyttelton Times:— " Auckland, September 20: An extensive fire broke out in the lunatic asylum at the Whau. this morning, and destroyed…
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SIR,—Will you allow me to call the attention of the Mayors and Aldermen of Ashfield, Burwood, and other suburban Municipalities equally remote from Sydney, to the unprotected state of property within their boundaries. In the…
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A terribly destructive five has occurred here resulting in a total loss of £50,000. The fire broke out at 3 o'clock this morning, and owing to the inflammable nature of the materials with which…
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IT will be remembered that yesterday week a fire occurred at the premises of Mr. Gerrett, draper, of Parramatta-street. Mr. Gerrett stated that on reaching the premises, then almost enveloped in flames…
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YESTERDAY forenoon the City Coroner resumed, at the Huntsman's Arms, Parramatta and Bay streets, an inquest touching the circumstances connected with the recent fire at 207, Parramatta-street. Mr. Want appeared for the Pacific…
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We have been requited to state that it was Mr. Gerrett, who asked for an inquest upon the fire at his premise, in Parramatta street recently ; and not the Insurance Companies. Again, exception is taken to…
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The narrow escape from fire suffered by the Club-home Hotel a few evenings ago was followed this morning—a very brief interval—by a coatlagration which, though serious in its consequences, was of but a small extent compared with…
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A great fire has occurred in the most populous part of New York. Fifty houses were destroyed by fire, and seven persons were killed…
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ON last Wednesday forenoon a fire occurred in the building known as the Town-hall, situated in Lewis-street. The premises, which are two stories high and built of brick, comprise two tenements—one of which…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Geeat Fire at St. John, New Brunswick
St. John, the commercial metropolis of New Brunswick, was recently visited by a conflagration which destroyed the entire business section of the city, extending over an area of some 200 acres…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Disastrous Fire at Townsville. (From the Correspondent of the Brisbane Courier.)
THE morning of the 28th ultimo saw the destruction by the of two-thirds of that division of Flinders-street lying between Denham-street on the east and Stoke-street on the West. This division contained the largest and best stores,…
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THE morning of the 28th ultimo saw the destruction by fire of two-thirds of that division of Flinders-street lying between Denham-street on the east and Stoke-street on the West. This division contained the largest and best stores,…
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