Fatal Fire at an Industrial School Eighty Boys Rescued
LONDON, January l.—The Industrial Schools at Forest Gate, London, have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-six children were burned to…
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LONDON, January l.—The Industrial Schools at Forest Gate, London, have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-six children were burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →NEW YORK, January 12.—A fire occurred in a racing stable at Versailles, Kentucky, by -which the celebrated trotting stallion Bell Boy, for which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Sir,--We will esteem it a favor if you will permit us to thank the various fire brigades for their promptitude last night in arriving at our premises in readiness to prevent what would…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The fire demon is again at work on ships bound to the West Coast of South America The [?] with Tyne coils has been burnt, unfortunately with some loss of life. The Wm. Davie and General Picton, with L[?] coals,…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, January 13.—It is officially announced that the homeward Australian and New Zealand mails, which were in the train which caught fire and was burnt at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Then a slow step came towards tho door; it was opened and a young woman dressed in a flowing morning robe of light blue appeared within it--a young…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BETWEEN the hours of 4 and 5 o'clock on the morning of December 3 a fire, which threatened to develop into alarming proportions, almost destroyed the block of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Our New Zealand correspondent cabled the other day the fact that the Arawa, one of the direct steamers trading between New Zealand and London, had narrowly escaped destruction by fire in Wellington Harbour. The particulars are…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A despatch from America states that an immense and destructive fire has occurred at Baltimore, State of Maryland, U.S. A grain elevator, valued at 300,000dol.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday. -- A fire broke out among some packing cases close under tho gallery at the entrance of the Theatre Royal in Little Bourke-street, yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The premises occupied by Phillip Stephen, of the Photo-Lithographic Co., Adeluide- chambers, Queen-street, was observed to be on fire at 10.45 last night, and before the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 4 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. S. Tonka, tailor, in Bong Bong-street. The block comprises shops occupied by J. Alford,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--A destructive fire broke out in Queen-street at a quarter to 11 to-night, in premises originally erected by Jacob and Co., tobacco manufacturers, and now…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday.-Just before 11 o'clock on Thursday night a fire broke out in the premises in Queen-street, originally erected by Jacob Hart and Company, tobacco manufacturers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about a quarter to 11 to-night a fire broke out in Adelaide-chambers, Queen-street. It is supposed to have originated through the combustion of chemicals in the upper floor, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out in the long grass at the back of Maindample, in the Mansfield district, yesterday afternoon. A wall of fire was rapidly carried by a strong west wind towards Mansfield…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday.-The damage done to. buildings by the fire in Queen-street. last.night,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WITH reference to the statement of our Bowral correspondent that the buildings destroyed by fire in that town, yesterday were insured in the City Mutual Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early on Friday morning the premises occupied by Messrs. H. Pember, fruiterer, S. Tonks, tailor, J. Alford, furniture warehouse, Charles Prior, saddler, and the office of J. G. Morris,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE annual meeting of the No. 2 Brigade was held on Thursday, 14th inst. The chair was occupied by Capt. Love and there was a large attendance. The minutes of the previous…
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