Australian. Victoria. Fire in Melbourne
MELBOURNE, This Day.--On Saturday night a fire broke out in the Royal Arcade portion of the shop occupied by Mr. T, Gaunt, jeweller and optician, of…
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Destructive Fire in Melbourne. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--A destructive fire occurred in Bourke-street on Saturday night, the premises occupied by G. Lewis, chemist; W. Trowbridge, agent for the Co-operative…
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Alderman M'Coy, of Marrickville, a member of the Fire Brigades Board, stated at the local council meeting on Monday night, that in the course of a few days some hundreds of electric…
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NARRABI, Monday.-At Millie, on Friday, John Smith was fined by Mr. Kenyon, J.P., £5, for having camp fires alight on Edgeroi run. The fine was paid. Bush fires are numerous…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.-A destructive fire occurred in. Bourke-street on Saturday night, the premises occupied by Mr. G. Lewis, chemist; Mr. W. Trowbridge, agent for the Co-operative…
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MOLONG, Sunday.-On Saturday night Mr. Thompson's dwelling-house in Bank-street narrowly escaped destruction by fire. One infant had been put to bed early in the evening, and…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--A fire, doing £2000 damage, destroyed Day's grocery establishment at Shepparton yesterday morning…
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BROKEN HILL.-Mr. Stubbins's timber yard was totally destroyed by fire on Sunday night. The damage is estimated at about £5000. The place was uninsured. The origin is unknown…
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BRISBANE, Monday.-Between 5 and 6 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in Stanley-street, opposite the Clarence Hotel, South Brisbane. Before the flames could be extinguished two shops…
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BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--A fire occurred on Sunday evening at Stubbin's timber yard. Uninsured timber to tho value of £8000 was destroyed…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--A disastrous fire occurred this morning. The conflagration destroyed Mr. P. M. Campbell's extensive soapworks at Breakfast Creek. The glare…
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When the parson was, of old, asked what a phenomenon was, he scratched his head and said, "Well, you see, a tree isn't a phenomenon; and a cow isn't a phenomenon; but…
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A fire occurred in Stanley-street, opposite the Clarence Hotel, South Brisbane, between 5 and 6 o'clock this morning. Two shops were totally destroyed and two others were considerably…
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BRISBANE, Monday.-A disastrous fire occurred this morning, and destroyed Campbell's extensive soap works, Breakfast Creek. The glare could be discerned miles away…
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A RATHER extraordinary outbreak of subterraneous fire has been puzzling, and to some extent alarming, residents of Pyrmont during the past two days and nights,…
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At about 1 a.m. on Monday a fire broke out on premises known as Devonshire-terrace,' situated in Short-street, off Lower Fort-street, and occupied by a gas stoker named Michael J. Gunning…
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Sir,—Whilst the subject of fires is now being dwelt upon through your columns, kindly permit me briefly to draw special attention to the greatest oversight on the part of the Government, Sydney Corporation…
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In response to a requisition sent to him, the Mayor of Ashfield convened a public meeting of the residents of the borough, to be held at the School of Arts, Ashfield last evening, for the purpose of considering the…
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AT 1 o'clock this morning a fire, attended with several very narrow escapes from death, occurred at the residence of Mr. J. Gunning, a gas-stcker, living in…
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HAY, Tuesday.-One of the most destructive fires that has ever occurred here, took place this morning. Bucking's fancy goods warehouse, the RECORD office, and the premises of Mr. R. Gibson…
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