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NEWCASTLE, Friday.--Between 1 and 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a house in Railway-street. Wickham, occupied by Mrs. Mulhearn, a widow with a family of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out this morning in a house in Railwaystreet, Wickham, occupied by Mrs. Mulhenru, [?] widow, and her family of 10 children. The two front rooms served os a small shop, containing groceries, &c., and two…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Shortly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning the foundry of Messrs. Brown and Brown, on the Abattoir-road, Pyrmont, was the scene of a disastrous fire. The reflection of the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire which threatened to be more than usually destructive broke out at about 11 o'clock on Saturday night on the premises of Mr. Hy. Fletcher, photographer, Nos. 604 and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Salford, a laborer named Stacy was committed for trial on a charge of having Bet fire to his wife. The prisoner went home the worse for liquor, and because his wife refused him beer, he threw a paraffin…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Sunday considerable alarm was caused in Plattsburgh by a report which was circulated, to the effect that the Co-operative Colliery was on fire. In a short time between…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about 7.00 on Monday morning a fire broke out in a six-roomed house occupied by Mr, Wm. Davis, situated in the Punch Bowltond, Enfield, and resulted in its almost…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,--In the report of the deputation of volunteer fire companies which waited upon the hon the Colonial Secretary, published in your issue of this date, a statement occurs to the effect…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 26 minutes past 2 to-day, a fire broke out in a bedroom situated at No. 1, Bay-view Terrace, Pyrmont-street, in a private dwelling house, occupied by D. McDonald…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →CALCUTTA, May 5.—A very disturbed state of affairs prevails in Mandalay, where another immense fire has occurred, resulting in the destruction of many of the houses which had escaped the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The labour strikes which have recently taken place in many parts of the United States, are rapidly extending, and many thousands of men are now on strike owing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Calcutta, Wednesday.--A very disturbed state of affairs prevails at Mandalay, where another immense fire has occurred, resulting in the destruction of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A very disturbed state of affairs prevails at Mandalay, where another immense fire has occurred, resulting in the destruction of many of the houses which had escaped the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →CALCUTTA, May. 5.—A very disturbed state of affairs prevails in Mandalay,, where another immense fire has ocourred, resulting in the destruction of many, of the Houses which had escaped the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire broke out this morning in a house in Railwaystreet, Wickham, occupied by Mrs. Mulhearn, a widow, and her family of 10 children. The two front rooms served as a small shop, containing groceries, &c., and two…
Continued on Trove, page 981 →The most terrible and destructive fire that has ever occurred in the Sandwich Islands took place at Honolulu shortly before the Mararoa arrived there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A destructive fire occured at Coraki this morning at 2 o'clock, by which four buildings were totally destroyed, including Mr. Jeffries' general store and baker shop,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A meeting of members of the Insurance Institute was held at the rooms of the Royal Society yesterday evening. Mr. R. Teece presided. A paper on "Brokers and Brokings " was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The R.M.S. Mararoa, which reported the terrible fire particularized in our issue of 10th May, arrived in Sydney early this morning, but as the details of the disaster…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Papers by the Mararoa give details of an extraordinarily destructive five at Honolulu on April 18, which resulted in the complete destruction of the Chinese quarters. The fire was…
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