Disastrous Fire at Prahran
MELBOURNE, Friday.—A disastrous fire occurred at Prahran this morning, and several thousand pounds' worth of property was destroyed. Two horses were burnt to death…
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Destructive Fire at Albury
ALBURY, Friday.—Atabout 10 p.m. last evening an alarm of fire was raised at the moment the Court-house was crowded with people viewing the Church of England bazaar, and a stampede was at…
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The inquest on the fire at Messrs. Grossman and Harding's Swiss Bazaar was resumed yesterday, at the Coroner s Court. Mr. D. L. Levy watched the case for Messrs. Grossman and Harding; and Mr. Barton,…
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A tremendous conflagration broke out in New York yesterday. Some large wholesale clothes stores were completely destroyed. The estimated loss of property amounts to 2,000,000dols…
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A tremendous conflagration broke out in New York yesterday. Some large wholesale clothes stores were completely destroyed. The estimated loss of property amounts to…
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A fire broke out to-night at Higgins and Baker's coach factory, which was completely destroyed in ten minutes. The fire then extended to the Exchange Theatre, which, in less than an hour, was also…
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FIRES have been unpleasantly frequent of late in the country towns. Parkes, Deniliquin, and Albury have suffered successively from severe visitations of the devouring element, and in most…
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YESTERDAY afternoon the following evidence was adduced in the inquest concerning the fire at Gross-man and Harding's Swiss goods shop in George-street last Christmas Day…
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About ball-past 2 o'clock this morning a very destructive fire broke out in Mr. Jones's chemist and boot shops, five doors from the post and telegraph offices on the Lane Cove road, North Shore. The…
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At the Coroners Court, on Tuesday, the City Coroner commenced an inquest into the origin of the fire which took place at Messrs. Grossman and Harding's Swiss Bazaar, 334, George-street, on Christmas morning. Mr. Want…
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A fire broke out to-night at Higgins and Baker's coach factory, which was completely destroyed in 10 minutes. The fire then extended to the Exchange Theatre, which, in less than an hour, was also gutted…
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On Friday last the better part of a swing of the new building of this great ecclesiastical institution was destroyed by fire, and whilst the devouring element was happily…
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A tremendous conflagration broke out in New York yesterday. Some large wholesale clothes stores were completely destroyed. The estimated loss of property amounts to 2,000,000 dollars…
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A destructive fire broke but at 4 o'clock this morning at Walter Cavalier's coach factory, at Prahran. The fire began in a blacksmith's shop at the rear, and the whole workshop and building were quickly enveloped…
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GRAFTON, Monday.—At half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night, a destructive fire broke out in Mr. Osborne's, jeweller, in Muirhead's-buildings, Prince-street, and in less than an hour the whole…
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A most destructive fire broke out last night, at 11 o'clock, in Muirhead's buildings, Prince-street, totally consuming the shop and dwelling of James Osborne, jeweller, the business premises occupied by the…
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Sir,—In the Herald laat week there appears in your report of Mr. C. Bown's speech, delivered by that gentleman on the occasion of the picnic given by the Insurance Company's Fire Brigade, that "the Mutual Insurance…
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ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—A large fire occurred last night at Mr. Moses' tannery. Several tons of bark and some sheds were destroyed, and great loss accrued. The bark was insured…
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AN "eye witness"furnishes the following graphic description of the extraordinary proceeding carried on in connection with the recent fire on the premises of the Exchange Hotel, Albury:—…
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