Destructive Fires
PEAK HILL, Monday.—Mr. Connelley's general store Peak Hill, was destroyed by fire at 4 o'clock this morning. The disaster was caused by the upsetting of a lamp. As the building was…
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Fire at Peak-hill
PEAK-HILL, Monday.--A fire occurred here at 4 o'clock this morning, when Mr. Connelly's general store, Euchie-street, was burnt to the ground and absolutely nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Destructive Fire at an Orphanage
TOWNSVILLE, Monday Night.--A destructive fire broke out at noon to-day at the orphanage, by which the greater part of the building was destroyed. The fire originated…
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A fire, which broke out early yesterday morning, effected the total destruction of Mr. Connelly's general store. The outbreak is supposed to have been caused through the…
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During a great fire which broke out in Brompton, a suburb of London, last night, Lord Romilly, eldest son of the late Baron Romilly, Master of the Rolls, was suffocated…
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At an early hour this morning an eight-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by a widow named Lockhart was totally destroyed by file, and the inmates…
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LONDON, Monday.--During a fire which occurred at Brompton, a suburb of London, last night Lord Romilly, eldest son of the late Baron Romilly, Master of the Rolls,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at the Townsville Orphanage. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Townsville
The Townsville State Orphanage was burnt to the ground about noon to-day. The fire bell at the northward station rang for about a quarter of an hour before the central station took up the alarm…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Peak Hill. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Peak Hill
Two shops, the property of Mr. John Francis Connelly, were burned down this morning. The fire started at about 4 a.m., and the buildings, with all the contents, which consisted of groceries, ironmongery,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at the Residence of Lord Romilly. Lord Romilly and Two Servants Suffocated. [By Cable.] (From Our Correspondent.) London, May 25
A fatal fire occurred at the residence of Lord Romilly in Brompton last evening. By some means Lord Romilly accidentally upset a paraffin lamp, and was suffocated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Country. Fire at Albury
ALBURY, Tuesday.--Early this morning a cottage in Olive-street, owned and occupied by Mrs. Lockhart, was totally destroyed by fire. Master Lockhart, one of the inmates…
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At an early hour this, morning an eight-roomed weatherboard cottage, owned and occupied by a widow named Lock hurt, was totally destroyed by fire, and the inmates…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destructive Fire. in Montreal. Damage, 300,000 Dollars, LONDON, May 26
A great fire occurred in Montreal this morning, which destroyed many fine buildings. The damage done is estimated at 300,000dol. (£60,000)…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--A disastrous fire has occurred at Montreal, Canada, property being destroyed of the estimated value of §300,000…
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LONDON, May 27. — A tremendous petroleum fire has occurred at Dunkirk, a seaport of France. Twelve persons lost their lives in the conflagration…
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A tremendous petroleum fire is reported as having taken place at Dunkirk, an important seaport in France, near Lille. Twelve persons are already known to have…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire in London
DURING the fire which oocurred at Brompton, a suburb of London, last Monday night. Lord Romilly, eldest son of the late Buron Romilly, Master of the Rolls, was suffocated, together with…
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ON Monday evening, at about 9 o'clock, the fire bells rang out the alarm, and in a very few seconds both hose-reels were flying down George-street…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Fire in Chicago. Extraordinary Scenes
From the London Daily Telegraph we take the following account of the recent great firo in Chicago on April 12:—A disastrous fire, fortunately unattended by the loss of human life, but which was one…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill
Fires have been frequent in Broken Hill lately, but one of the most serious, so far as life is concerned, occurred late on Friday night It broke out in four decided rooms built of iron and wood. and forming…
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