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ALBURY, Tuesday.--Reports from tho scene of the recent bush fire between Howlong and Corowa state that it extended a considerable distance throughout Bull Plain, Taramia and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Several bush fires are reported in various parts of the district. One [?]re at Bull Plain destroyed 20,000 [?]cres of grass and completely burned out a farmer named Bott. Another fire was caused at Culcairn by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ASHFIELD, Wednesday.-Shortly before 3 o'clock this morning two weatherboard cottages, one containing four rooms and the other two, owned and occupied by Mr. George Shearer, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The escape of the barque Boltann from destruction by [?]re seems to have been nothing more than miraculous, and Captain Bright and his officers must be thankful that they reached Ly[?]elton us soon as they…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Considerable alarm was caused to-day in the vicinity of Grosvenor-square on account of a fire which broke out at the residence of Mr. Arnherst. M.P. Ignition…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →EXTINGUISHING THE FIRE WITH CHEMICALS. Already some account has been published of the fire in the wool cargo of the Beltana. The Captain's report to band says:—"We left Port Augusta with a cargo consisting of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The s.s. Ionic, which sailed from London to Wellington via Hobart, and which was reported on December 24 to have caught fire in the docks sailed for her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, December 30.--The [?] from London to Wellington via Hobart, which was reported on the 24th just, to have caught fire in the docks, sailed for her destination on December 28. A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A disastrous fire occurred in Sydney on Christmas morning at the wharfs of the Tasmanian S. N. Company, the Union S. N. Company, and the Clarence, Richmond, and Macleay River S. N…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, January 1.—The Industrial Schools at Forest Gate, London, have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-six children were burnt to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, January 1.—The twenty-six boys who lost their lives in the fire at the Forest Gate Industrial School last night were all Suffocated in their sleep…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Industrial Schools at Forest Gate, near London, have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-six children were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The people in the vicinity of Forrestgate were startled by an alarm of fire last night, and presently it was discovered that one of the pauper schools in that vicinity was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →If we may judge from accounts to hand, bosh fires are more than usually numerous this season; and their effects are very disastrous. These fires are the usual results of fine…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A bush fire commenced at Killingworth, near Yea, on Tuesday. After burning about 5 acres it was extinguished. The following day it broke out afresh, destroying thousands of acres of grass, and has now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--On New Year's Eve the Maitland Fire Brigade held their annual dinner, which was largely attended. Previous to the spread a torchlight procession,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday.--A fire occurred last night at the Industrial School at Forest-gate, in Essex, about 20 miles from London…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, January 1.—The twenty-six boys who lost their lives in the fire at the Forest Gate Industrial School last night were all suffocated in their sleep…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A theatre at Zurich, Switzerland, caught fire last night during the performance of a drama, and a panic ensued. The building was quickly filled with smoke,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →London, January 1.—A destructive fire has broken out at the magnificent palace of the King of the Belgians at Laeken, one of the northern suburbs of Brussels,…
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