The Recent Fire at Moscow. London, Oct. 3
It is believed that the fire which destroye[?] the bazaar at Moscow, and caused destruction of property to the value of 2,000,000 roubles, was the work of an incendiary…
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Great Fire at Bundaberg. [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane
A great fire occurred at Bundaberg at 3 o'clock this morning. The establishments of Mr. Eglinton, tailor, Mr, Pearce, chemist, Mr. Simmon, sen., jeweller, Mr. Davies, ironmonger, the Co-operative…
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A rather extensive fire broke out at 10 o'clock on the night of September 25 in a bolck of buildings at the corner of Little Gipps-street and George-street owned by Mr. P. R. Larkin, who carries on the business of produce merchant…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Late Fire at Bathurst. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Bathurst
An inquest on the recent fire at E. W. Bailey's store was held to-day, before Mr. Benjamin Lee, P.M., coroner, and a jury of twelve. It lasted all the afternoon, six witnesses being examined. Bailey in his evidence stated that he left…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The O'mahony, Chief of the Comeraghs. Chapter Xix. the Beacon Fire on the Galtees — the Final Struggle— Death of Earl Kingston and Sir Judkin Fitzgerald. (Concluded.)
A REIGN or terror followed the disastrous outbreak, and the small-fry loyalists vowed to revenge the death of Earl Kingston by massacring the unfortunate peasantry…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Destructive Fire at New York. London, Oct. 12
A very destructive fire occurred at New York yesterday. Two hundred houses were more or less destroyed before the progress of the conflagration was checked…
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A rather singular accident (says the Melbourne "Age") occurred to the train which conveyed the railway employees to the picnic at Geelong on Saturday. About three miles on this…
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A new fire engine, recently purchased for the use of the Wateloo and Alexandria Fire Brigade, was christened on Saturday afternoon, at the Alexandria Town Hall, by his Excelleney the Governor, in the presence of some 1500 of…
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LONDON, October 18.—A disastrous fire has occurred at Port Said, in Egypt. About sixty buildings have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Great Fire at Port Said. London, Oct. 18
A most disastrous fire broke out at Port Said yesterday. No less than sixty houses were destroyed ero the progress of the conflagration was cheeked…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Intelligence. [By Electric Telegraph.] Our Special Telegram. (From Our Own Correspondent.) Fire on Board a Gunard Steamer. London, Oct. 19
A fire broke out on board one of the Cunard line of steamers whilst on her passage from New York to Liverpool. She was not far from the English coast when the fire was first[?]…
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LONDON, October 18.—A disastrous fire has occurred at Port Said, in Egypt. About sixty buildings have been destroyed…
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A rather singular accident (says the Melbourne " Age" ocourred to the train which conveyed the railway employees to the picnic at Geelong on Saturday. About three miles on this…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Enter Si Ve Fire at Maryborough (Q.). [By Electric Telegraph.] Brisbane
A great fire occurred at Maryborough this morning at Messrs. Wilson, Hart, and Co.'s sawmills, which were totally destroyed ; 120,000 feet of sawn pine were burned, and all the plant, except…
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The American papers contain telegraphic accounts of terrible conflagrations in Michigan. The intelligence is of a fragmentary nature consequent upon the destruction of the lines and the almost total cutting off of communication…
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The annual picnic of No. 3 Volunteer Fire Brigade was held yesterday at Botany, and passed off successfully. A procession was formed at the engine-station, in Castlereaghstreet, at 10 o'clock, consisting of two engines with a full…
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The American papers contain telegraphic accounts of terrible conflagrations in Michigan. The intelligence is of a fragmentary nature consequent upon the destruction of the lines and the almost total cutting off of communication…
Continued on Trove, page 727 →Petersham Fire Brigade
The Petersham Fire Brigade held a meeting at the council chambers, Petersham, on Thursday evening, when the election of officers took place. The officers elected were as follows:—Alderman M. M'Mahon…
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A fire broke out in George-street last night which, if it had not been checked by presence of mind and readiness of resource, might have caused the destruction of a vast amount of property. At 323…
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