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A fire of a serious character occurred at Hotham on Sunday evening, which resulted unhappily in a little child named Maria Watson being burned to death. The particulars of the sad occurrence, as related to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Captain Deary, of the steamer Nemesis, which arrived yesterday from Melbourne, reports that when coming up the coast dense volumes of smoke accompanied by leaves and twigs were blown from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous bush fire has been raging at Tuppal (30 miles from here) since last Saturday. It commenced on the selection of a man named Greggery, and extended to the adjoining aress owned by Messrs. Waters, Jameson, and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shortly after 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. J. Booth, 268, (Sussex-street, grocer. It appears that the gas from a look in the arm of a chandelier caught from the gas yet, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush fires are raging all round Singleton. Mr. M'Dougall's house at the Pinnacle has been destroyed. Great damage has been done to the Hambleton Hill property. Incendiarism is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Government has now control of the Insurance Companies' Fire Brigade. The Colonial Secretary has intimated to the secretary of the Insurance Companies' Fire Brigade that the Government was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The annual meeting of the City Fire Brigade was held last evening at their head Station, Druitt-street, Superintendent J. Swadling in the chair. After the usual business was gone through, the election of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →NEW YORK, January 7.—A fire broke out in a large convent at Belleville, a place of 10,000 inhabitants, in Illinois, last night. Twenty-seven nuns and pupils were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--This morning a fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Gates and Co., Hunter-street, in the children's bedroom. It was first discovered by James Fraser, of the Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NEW YORK, January 7.--A tire broke out in a large convent at Belleville, a place of 10,000 inhabitants, in Illinois, last night. 27 nuns arid pupils were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BALLARAT, Tuesday.--An extensive fire occurred last night at Messrs Charles Brown and Son's foundry, Grant-street, Ballarat. It is estimated that the fire destroyed property to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A destructive fire occurred at Riddle Creek, near Mount Macedon, at 3 o'clock this morning. Mr. T. R. Tuckett's wine cellars were burned down. A buggy, some sheds, harness, and other…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out in a large convent at Belleville, a place of 10,000, inhabitants, in Illinois, last night. Twenty-seven nuns and pupils were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At 20 minutes past 3 on Wednesday morning the alarm of fire was given by a man named Cooper, who keeps a bowling alley. Being asllep on his own premises, he was suddenly awakened by the crackling noise of burning timber…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following information regarding the bush fires that have been raging around Moraya within the past week, and the great destruction of property caused thereby, is contained in letters from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A north-west wind blow all day yesterday with hurricane force, reviving the bush fires, which r[?]ged all day with greater violence than ever, and with more disastrous effect. All the old fires, which had nearly died out, were started…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The inquiry into the late fire was concluded yesterday before the coroner, Mr.Herberb Dillon, and a jury of twelve. Sergeant Bourthistle watched, the proceedings on behalf of the Crown…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MORUYA, Thursday.--When it was ascertained that the terrific westerly wind which prevailed throughout Monday bad started the fires afresh at Kiora, which lies about two miles to the west of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. W. Ager, secretary to the Insurance Fire Brigade, writes as follows:—" Will you kindly allow me the privilege of correcting' a statement which appears in your issue of Thursday evening. In your report…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A disastrous destruction of property by fire took place early this morning at the Apollo Candle Company's works, Footscray. The fire broke out in the still-room,…
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