Large Fire in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, Monday.—A large fire broke cut at noon yesterday, in Messrs, H[?]stead and Kerr's [?]ber yard, at the [?] Beckett and Ella[?]th streets. Some sparks from the engine…
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Disastrous Fire in Melbourne
At 12 o'clook to-day a fire broke out in the engine house of Halstead and Kerr's limber yard, Elizabeth-street, and resulted in an immense destruction of properly. The flames were observed…
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An extensive fire took place at half-past 12 to-day, at Halstead and Kerr's timber yard, at the corner of Elizabeth and a Beckett streets. It was caused by an accident to the boiler, where steam was…
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WAGGA, Tuesday.—Intelligence has reached Wagga that a disastrous fire occurred on Thursday last at the store and post office kept by Mr. James Graham at Rankin's Springs, the large…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—There was another large fire in Queen-street, Brisbane, which broke out at 1 o'clock this morning, and destroyed three wooden shops occupied respectively by a…
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BRISBANE, Wednesday.—The buildings destroyed by fire this morning is Queen-street were the property of Mrs. Mayne, and were insured in the Queensland Insurance Company for £300…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—An extensive fire occurred at Bullock Island last night, and the very extensive house and premise of Mr. J. W. Alexander were totally destroyed; also, the…
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A conflagration broke out on April 21, in Hall, situated on bank of the river, opposite to Ottawa. Eight hundred houses, forming half of the town, were destroyed, rendering 4000 people…
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The annual meeting of this society was held on Thursday at noon in the Temperance Hall, when the following report for the eighth year, ending March 31,1880, was submitted to the shareholders…
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MORUYA, Tuesday.—At 1 o'clock yesterday a fire occurred at the stables of Harkus's Criterion Hotel, which were totally destroyed, and two mail horses belonging to Messrs. Kingsland…
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To-morrow evening Mr. A. B. Rao, the proprietor and editor of the WESTERN INDEPENDENT, will deliver a lecture in the Masonic Hall on the greatest of Scotland's poets, in aid of the fund now being raised…
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LONDON, June 13.—Cablegrams from, New York announce that a disastrous fire the broken out in Pennsylvania. One of the largest petroleum storehouses in the…
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COPELAND NORTH, Tuesday. — The large hotel known as the Clubhouse, occupied by Mrs. Painter, was burnt to the ground this morning about 4 a.m. The premises were the property of…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.—A large fire broke out this morning at a quarter before 1 o'clock, in Scott-street at Chidgey and Irvine's produce store, and extending to the adjoining house…
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Soon after half-past 1 p.m. on April 30, as passengers were passing by No. 127, Aldersgate-street a large whole-sale druggists' warehouse kept by Messrs. Hodgkinson, fire was noticed, and very soon—owing to the nature of the…
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SOON after half-past 1 p.m. to-day, at passengers were passing by No. 127. Alder[?]-street, a large d[?] by Messrs. Hodgkinoon, [?] was n[?] and very [?]…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The buildings that were actually destroyed at the fire yesterday, in Scott-street, were Chidgey and Irwin's produce stores, insured in City Mutual…
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Between midnight and 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out on the premises occupied by Chidgey and Irvine, produce dealers, Scott-street. The buildings were composed entirely of wood, and were totally…
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A conflagration broke out on April 21, in Hull, situated on the bank of the river, opposite to Ottawa. Eight hundred houses, forming half of the town, were destroyed, rendering 4000 people…
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