The Cotopaxi on Fire
LONDON, December 17—The Orient Company'steamship Cotopaxi, while in the Albert Docks caught fire. The whole of the main deck, with all contents, was completely gutted. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fires & bushfires, 1882
657 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 33
The Late Fire in Kingston
LONDON, December 15.—It has transpired that the recent destructive fire, by which a great portion of the town of Kingston, Jamaica, waa destroyed, was of incendiary origin. The total…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Hampton Court Palace
LONDON, December 14.—A disastrous fire is raging at Hampton Court Palace, the east wing of the building being completely gutted. The origin of the fire is at present unknown. [LATER.]…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Another Destructive Fire in Newcastle. £15,000 Damage. Newcastle
ANOTHER of those disastrous fires for which Newcastle is getting notorious broke out shortly after 11 o'clock last night, resulting in the complete demolition of five or more shops and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] Newcastle
A few minutes after 11 o'clock last night a fire broke out at Newcastle, and before it could be got under destroyed several shop?. The fire was first discovered in the tailoring establishment of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Fire at Newcastle. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
About 10 minutes past, 11 last night a large fire broke out on the premises between Northumberland Hotol and Newmarket Hotel, Hunter-street, occupied by Mr. M'Connell, tailor, and Mr.Pike, shoomaker. It quickly communicated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Newtown
Shortly after 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon, the Newtown fire-bell rang out an alarm, and policemen and firemen were quickly on the spot. Nobody knew exactly where the conflagration…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Waterloo
The bellsrang out an alarm at half-past 8 o'clock this mornign, and it was found that the fire was at the dwelling-house of Mr. H. W. White, grocer, of Amelia-street, Waterloo. The house was occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another Fire at Whiteley's
LONDON, December 27.—Another fire has occurred at Whiteley's establishment, in London. This time the damage done is estimated at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire at Waterloo
Yesterday morning, about 3 a.m., a very large fire broke out at tho corner of Amelia and Lachlan streets, Waterloo, in a two-storey building occupied as a dwelling-house and grocer's shop by a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Fire at Whiteley's. London, Dec. 27
Another fire has occurred at Whitelcy's establishment, in London. This time the damage [?] is estimated at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Great Fire at Whiteley's
The Pall Mall Gazette of November 17 states that shortly before midnight at destrictive fire broke out in the extensive premise of Mr. Whiteley, of Westbourne-grove. The fire originated in the upper part of the building. Several…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Barge Darling on Fire. £18,000 Worth of Wool Destroyed. [By Telegraph.] Adelaide
The cargo Darling, stationed a few miles from Kennedy's Reefs, on the Murray, caught fire on Tuesday at midday. The greater part of her wool cargo, valued at £18,000, was destroyed, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Demonstration
On Thursday evening the members of the Padding [?]ton Volunteer Fire Brigade had a torchlight process [?]cion. Headed by the eastern suburban brans band under the conductorship of their bandmaster, Mr. G…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fire at Whiteley's
LONDON, December 27.—Another fire has occurred at Whiteley's establishment, in London. This time the damage done is estimated at £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Another Fire at Newcastle. Newcastle
About 10 minutes past 11 last night a large fire broke out on the premises between Northumberland Hotel and Newmarket Hotel, Hunter-street, occupied by Mr. M'Connell, tailor, and Mr. Pike, shoemaker. It quickly communicated…
Continued on Trove, page 1182 →Latest Cable Intelligence. Another Fire at Whiteley's
London, Dec. 27.—Another fire has occurred at Writeley's establishment, in London. This time the damage done is estimated at £20,000. PROPOSED ANNEXATION BY CETEWATO…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Large Fire in Melbourne. Melbourne, Dec. 21
About half-past 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Hemmons, Law, and Co., wholesale chemists, Russell-street. The fire appeared to have originated at the rear of the building on…
Continued on Trove, page 1175 →A Pullman Car on Fire: a Passenger Burnt to Death
On the arrival of the Midland night express which left St. Pancras at 9.15 on the night of October 23 at Hunslet Eailway Station, near Leeds, at 2.15 the following morning, it was…
Continued on Trove, page 23 →Another Destructive Fire in Newcastle. £15,000 Damage. [By Electric Telegraph.] Newcastle
ANOTHER of those disastrous fires for which Newcastle is getting notorious broke out shortly after 11 o'clock last night, resulting in the complete demolition of five or more shops and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →