Fire in Balmain
About half-past 7 last Friday morning a fire [?]discovered in a weather-board house on Short-street, owned and occupied by [?]Maxwell. The fire brigade was…
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Fatal Fire in Adelaide
The Academy of Music, Rundle-street, Adelaide which was first erected in 1879, has been a most unlucky building, as it has been burnod no less than three times during the past three years. The last…
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A destructive fixe took place in Liverpool last night at the Bon Marche establishment of Messrs. Lewis and Company, which was completely destroyed. A menagerie was…
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The most destructive fire which has ever occurred in Napier broke out on the morning of December 18, in Tennyson-street. The fire alarm rang about 10 o'clock, and the news quickly spread that the premises of Banner and…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Intercolonial News. Extensive Fire in Adelaide. Adelaide, Dec. 24
An extensive fire occurred early this evening in Handle-street. It started at Castle's drapery establishment, next the Academy of Music. The names soon caught the Academy, and both places were completely…
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ADELAIDE, Friday.--The inquest on the fire which occurred in Rundle-street on Christmas Eve. was concluded to-day, when the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Cable News. Terrible and Fatal Fire in Madras. 275 Natives Burned to Death
Madras, Sunday.--A fire broke out yesterday during the progress of n fair which was being held in the people's park of this city. The buildings being…
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COWRA, Monday.--Yesterday morning, Dennis Lower's stables and shed were burnt to the ground, the hotel and other buildings being saved with difficulty. Great praise is due to…
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Madras Sunday.--A fire broke out yesterday during the progress of a fair which was being held in the people's park of this city. The buildings being…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Disastrous Fire in London. a Block of Warehouses Gutted
London, Monday,--A fire broke out early this morning in a block of warehouses situated in Wood-street, Cheap-side. The flames rapidly attained…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extensive Fire in London. Enormous Damage Done. (Reuter's Telegram.) London, Jan. 3
A fire broke out early this morning in a block of warehouses situated in Wood-street, Cheapside. The flames rapidly attained a complete mastery, despite the strenuous…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--What might have resulted in a serious conflagration was happily averted by the alacrity of the Fire Brigades tonight. Shortly before 9 o'clock smoke was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades V. Insurance Companies. (By Telegraph.)
WAGGA. WAGGA, Tuesday.--At the Wagga Wagga Police Court to-day, before the police magistrate. three summonses against the insurance companies bolding risks in Wagga…
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For the second time within three years Hampton Court Palace was, on November 19, in imminent danger of destruction by fire. On the last occasion loss of life ensued, but this…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fire at Napier. (By Cable.)
Auckland, Thursday.--Yesterday a fatalfire, by which two men named Teebon and Kelly lost their lives, occurred in Napier Teehon was the proprietor of the place, 3 small…
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London, January 3.—A fire broke out early this morning in a block of warehouses situated in Wood-street, Cheapside. The flames rapidly attained complete mastery, and the entire block…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Extensive Fire in London. London, Jan. 3
A fire broke out early this morning in a block of warehouses situated in Wood-street, Cheapside. The flames rapidly attained a complete mastery, despite the strenuous…
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Madras, Jan. 3.—A fire broke out yesterday during the progress of a fair which was being held in the people's park of this city. The buildings being of a highly combustible nature…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- The Church of England parsonage at Charlton was destroyed by fire on Saturday morning, and a little girl aged 8[?] years, the daughter of the Rev. Rowland…
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Commenting on a case heard at Wagga, the Wagga Wagga Express says: "Some insight into the manner in which certain Acts of Parliament are rushed through the house of…
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