Fire in Waterloo
At 40 minutes past 10 last night a fire was discovered in an unoccupied house on the Zetland Estate, Waterloo. It was a five-roomed weather-board cottage, with iron roof, and belonged to Mr…
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Fire at Waterloo
In different parts of the city last evening bonfires were lit, but they were extinguishes almost as soon as they began to barn. Only one alarm of fire was received, and that turned…
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Superintendent Hoard strongly urges the purchase of two additional steam fire engines at once. The efficacy of the steamer was shown at the fire on Wednesday night, when the only engine capable of…
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It has been the custom of the business men of the Glebe of late years to entertain the members of the Glebe Fire Brigade at a banquet, fn recognition of their services and in order to make a day's sport, they arranged a match at…
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The fire which destroyed Jones' kerosene store, Yarra Bank, has been entirely subdued, though still smouldering. The estimated damage is from £20,000 to…
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At 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon, a hut in the Chinese Camp in Haddon camp fire, and in two hours the whole street was reduced to ashes. Altogether, about seventy bark and weatherboard…
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The first serious fire that has occurred here took place about 2 o'clock this morning, when the wholesale store at the back of Mr. B. Gulley's store in Walker-street was discovered to be on fire by an employee who slept near by…
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Teo first serious fire which bas occurred here took place at about 2 o'dook on Monday morning, when the wholesale store at the back of Mr. B. Gully's store in Walker-street was discovered to be on fire by…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Extraordinary Shooting Case. a Bank Manager Fires Into a Crowd. [By TELEGRAPH]
TUMBERUMBA, Friday,--A singular tragedy took place at about 1 o'clock this morning. Some 50 or 60 of the townspeople were seeing the old year out and the new…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Romance of Stage Life. a Theatre on Fire. a Brave Actor
In the early experience of my stage life I was at one period member of a company the leading actor of which forms the subject of my story. Leslie Grant was a tall handsome fellow,…
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Since Friday several fires have been burning in the Mount Lofty Ranges. The largest started on Friday afternoon at Waterfall Gully, and is still burning. About five hundred acres of pasturage and a little…
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Newcastle, Saturday.--A destructive fire occurred here shortly after 2 o'clock this morning, resulting in six shops being burnt to the ground. The fire broke out in…
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A destructive fire occurred on Friday night at about 10 o'clock, and resulted is the death of a boy named Buckley, 5 years old. At the time of the occurrence the deceased was in the house…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Great Fire at Sandridge. (From the Melbourne Age, December 31.)
A most destructive fire occurred on Wednesday evening on the Sandridge-road. It broke out shortly before 7 o'clock, on the premises of the Melbourne Storage Company, who are the owners of several large bonded stores, in…
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Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a disastrous fire occurred in the most central part of the city (Hunter-street), by which six places of business were gutted and destroyed. Senior-constable M'Vane saw…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destructive Fire at Newcastle. Six Houses Burnt. (By Telegraph.) (From Our Own Correspondent.) Newcastle
An alarm of fine was given this morning at 2 o'clock. The fire was discovered on the premisos of Mr. T. P. Lynch, grocer, Hunter-street, Newcastle, hetweon the Hunt Club and Criterion Hotels. A light wind was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fatal Fire at Cowra. a Child Burned to Death. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Cowra
The residence of Mrs. Buckley, near the bridge, was burned to the ground last night between 10 and 11 o'clock. A child five years old, who was alone in bed at the time the fire took place, perished in the flames, some of the remains…
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Following are the insurances in connection with the fire which occurred on Saturday morning:—Ed. Smith, draper, London and Lancashire £600, and Phoenix £200. Mr. Lynch, Equitable Fire Insurance…
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A telegram to the Auc[?]land Evening Star reporls that on the morning of December 29 the most disastrous fire which has occurred at Wellington since the Opera House fire, broke out. The alarm was given about 7.45, when…
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A bush fire is raging from Loutit Bay to Otway Point, forty-five miles. The forest land and the pleasure township of Lorne were in considerable danger till the wind changed on Tuesday. At about…
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