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MELBOURNE, Friday.--Messrs. Clauscen and Foley's extensive furniture warehouse, Bourke-street, was destroyed by fire this evening, together with a valuable stock of furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred to-night shortly after 5 o'clock at Clauscen and Foley's furniture warehouse, Bourke-street East, caused by the accidental ignition of some curtains in one of the shop windows while…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The steamer Elderslie left Fremantle on July 15 for Albany. When 40 miles from the latter port a paraffin lamp burst in the saloon, and before the hose could be got…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →LONDON, July 14.-Nine hundred houses have been burnt in Constantinople…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Damage to property, to the extent of £1,000,000 sterling, has been done at Constantinople by a disastrous fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Nine hundred houses have been burned in Stamboul…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Shaw, Savill and Albion Co.'s barque Morope, bound from London to Wellington, New Zealand, has been burnt at sea. The crew were saved. It was at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →LONDON, July 16.--A disastrous fire has occurred at Constantinople and damage has been done to property to the extent of £1,000,000 sterling…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →AT about half-past 10 o'clock this morning a carriage van, the property of Messrs. Eraser and Co., of George-street, was discovered to be on fire whilst travelling along…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WAGGA WAGGA, Tuesday.--A report from Yarrabee states that a fire has broken out on the head station of Mr. Angus Robertson, caused by flues heating in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At about 10.30 o'clock yesterday morning a cart laden with New Zealand flax was discovered to be in flamas as it was passing along Park-street. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke oat in a tenement situate in Brisbane-street, occupied by a packing case maker named J. Sutton, at 7 o'clock on Tuesday evening. The M. F…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At 5.13 a.m. to-day the Central Police Station rang the fire alarm, and in response thereto the M.F. Brigade, with their steam fire engine, proceeded to 76 and 78, Clarence-street, the places…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Extract from letter dated May 8, 1890, from The Austral Otis Elevator Co., Ld., Melbourne, to the proprietors of the Grinnell Sprinkler: "We have fitted our pattern and cabinet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT a quarter past 5 this morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to premises 76 and 78 Clarence-street, where, on arrival, it was found that a fire had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following method of keeping up bedroom fires through the day and night with little trouble, and at small cost, has been found very successful. The fire should be made up every night at nine or ten…
Continued on Trove, page 34 →A fire broke out at about 5 o'clock yesterday morning at 78 Clarence-street. The premises consist of a large three-storied warehouse, occupied by four firms of importers and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 5 o'clock yesterday morning a destructive fire was discovered in the premises known as 76 and 78 Clarence-street, owned by Messrs. Farleigh, Nettheim, and Co., and occupied by Messrs. Strong and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Sir,—In your issue of this date you quoted at length extracts from the report of the Wollongong Fire Brigades Board, which, to persons not acquainted with the Fire Brigades Act of 1884 and with the ways of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- A fire occurred at 7 o'clock on Saturday evening at Clare, by which H. and R. Kimber's roller flour-mill was completely gutted. The building, machinery and…
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