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Finlay's woodware factory in Dunedin, which covered half an acre, was completely destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at £17,000. The insurances amounted to only £[?]000, distributed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AUCKLAND, Wednesday.--Messrs. Findlay and Co.'s extensive woodenware factory in Cumberland-street, Dunedin, was destroyed by fire last night. The loss is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our London correspondent cabled to the Herald on the 4th ultimo that a compromise had been arrived at with respect to the Selembria'a cargo of frozen meat, which was [?]soned on the homeward voyage. The steamship…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A large fire occurred at Toongabbie on Sunday morning last, when the rope works, owned by Mr. J. Cranua, who lives in the locality, were demolished. The Parramtta…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The great fire which has destroyed the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, Canada, was caused by one of the patients setting fire to a [?]. and 40 inmates lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Yesterday the Parramatta coroner, Mr. J. E. Bowden, held on inquest concerning the origin of the fire which broke out in the above works on Sunday morning last and demolished the buildings. Mr. J. Milne…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An inquest was held by Mr. J. E. Bowden, Parramatta coroner, yesterday, into the cause of the disastrous fire at Toongabbie on Sunday morning, which resulted in the destruction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society was held on Friday, at noon, at the head office, corner of Pitt and King streets, when the report for the eighteenth year, ended…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At a recent Unionist dinner at Yeovil, England, the reporter of the Western CHRONICLE, the local Liberal paper, was refused admission, although the representatives of other journal were allowed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire broke out in the Carrington boardinghouse about 3 a.m. to-day, and in less than an hour the whole structure was reduced to ashes. The night was perfectly…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is now ascertained that the fire at the Longue Point Lunatic Asylum, Montreal, Canada, was caused by one of the patients…
Continued on Trove, page 1082 →ON Wednesday last Inspector Latimer casually heard that the Rope Works at Toon-gabbie, owned by Mr. J. Cranna, had been burned to the ground early on Suuday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, May 9.—A fire took place last night at the workhouse and lunatic asylum situated at Chenango, in the State of New York…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire was discovered at 7.5 p.m., on Monday, on premises occupied by Messrs. G. and C. Hoskins, ironfounders, Ultimo. It appears that, through some unknown cause, about lOOgal of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →During the winter months the children attending the public schools will not have cold, cheerless rooms to sit in. The Minister for Public Instruction, in answer to a question in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AN inquest was held before the District Coroner (Mr. J. E. Bowden) at the residence of Mr. James Carnas, proprietor of the works, on Friday.—Mr. Jas. Milne, representative of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WOLLONGONG, Wednesday.-- The Royal Alfred Hotel, the property of Mr. AL O'Brien, situated at the corner of Crown and Keira streets, narrowly escaped destruction by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out last night in the main building of Thomas Mangan's store. The fire was first observed about half- past 6, and in a few minutes the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the Parramatta Police Court yesterday, before the P. M., Mr. J. Giles, and Messrs. H. Byrnes, R. Harper, O. Saunders, and F. Beanies, J.'sP., Florence Sinclair, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COOTAMUNDRA, Wednesday night.—Mangan's general store in Parker-street caught fire about 7 o'clock this evening, and in a short time was burnt to the ground. The adjoining…
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