Fires in Burmah. Calcutta, April 17
A great fire occurred yesterday at Rangoon, the capital of British Burmah. A second large fire also occurred at Mandalay, half of which was destroyed by fire…
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Disastrous Fire in Rurmah
CALCUTTA, April 9 News has been received of a great fire which occurred at Mandalay, the capital of Burmah, and a place of 100,000 inhabi tants. Half the antire city was burned to the…
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A destructive fire occurred near Tamworth last night, and resulted in the destruction of three stacks of hay, situated on a farm rented by some Chinese, near Little Paradise. The estimated…
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Mr. W. D. Bear has been appointed Superintendent of the Fire Brigades for the colony under the provisions of the recent statute. Mr. Bear at present fills the appointment of engineer and third officer in the…
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LONDON, April 21.—Mr. Douglas Bear, third officer in Mr. Shaw's London Brigade, has been appointed superintendent of the Sydney Fixe Brigade…
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We learn that at a meeting of the directors, held this morning, Mr. A. J. L. Bown, formerly assistant town clerk at Redfern, was appointed secretary to the Fire Brigades Board. There were 43 applicants…
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MR. W. D. Bear has been appointed Superintendent of the Fire Brigades for the colony under the provisions of the recent statute. Mr. Boar at present fills the appointment of engineer and third officer in the…
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WELL dear friends I am still alive and well. We had the usual pantomimic entertainment at the Protestant Hall on Sunday evening last, but it was of an unusually interesting, charactor, and one that…
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LONDON, April 27.—A disastrous fire broke out last night in the Queen's-road, Bayswater, on the premises of Mr. Whiteley, universal provider. The efforts of the firemen to subdue the…
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London, April 27.--A disastrous fire broke out last night in Queen'e-road, Bayswater, on the premises of Whitely, the widely-known universal provider. The efforts of the firemen…
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A disastrous fire broke out last night in the Queen's-road, Bayswater, on the premises of Mr. Whiteloy, universal provider. The efforts of the firemen to subdue the flames were…
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A destructive fire occurred in Dubbo on Sunday morning, involving loss of property amounting to about £25,000. The fire originated in the drapery store of…
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On Sunday morning about 4 o'clock, one of the most disastrous fires that ever took place in Dubbo, broke out in Macquarie-street, in the brick block near Messrs. Serisier and Co.'s stores. It is not yet known in which place the…
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DUBBO, Monday.--A large fire broke out in Dubbo a little after 2 a.m. yesterday morning, completely devastating eight shops in Macqnarie street (the leading street in the town) It is…
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It is believed that the fire started at the rear of Messrs. Lucas and Reeve's clothing store, and extended to Mr. Gunnell's boot ship on the one side, and on the other to their general drapery…
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On Sunday morning about 4 o'clock, the alarm of fir[?] was raised, and in a [?] time [?] in Macquarie street, near Seriaier and Co.'s Dubb[?] where the fire had broken out. At this part of was [?]…
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DUBBO, Wednesday.--An inquest on the late fire was held yesterday at the Court-house by the Coroner, Mr Caswell, P.M. A number of witnesses were examined, and the inquiry was adjourned…
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YOUNG, Thursday.--A fire broke out this afternoon in a large wooden house in Main-street, occupied jointly by Messrs Stone and Cassin. Mrs Cassin had just lit a fire to prepare for tea when…
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A fire and an explosion occurred last night when the premises of the Standard Greeze Company [?] The [?] and the [?] factory was set on fire. No one was injured, but the building was gutted. The damage is estimated at £100. The premises were insured for £700…
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Yesterday evening a fire occurred in a large wooden house in Main-street, Young, occupied jointly by Messrs. Stone and Cassin. Mrs. Cassin had just lit a fire to prepare for tea when she was…
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