Fatal Fire at Islington
NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.--A fatal fire occurred at the residence of William Page, butcher, Islington, last night. Mrs. Page had put two little children to bed and turned the gas very…
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The Fire at Wickham
Newcastle, wednesday.—Mrs.Michael Cassidy, who was found guilty by the Coroner's jury of setting fire to her husband's shop and dwelling-house, in Hannell-street, Wickham, on Boxing…
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BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--A fire occurred last night at the corner of Sulphide and Argent streets, opposite the coffee palace, whereby several wooden shops were totally destroyed…
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Mary Josephine Cassidy, for whoso apprehension a warrant was issued in connection with the recent fire at her husband's premises, Wickham, was arrested in Hamilton…
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NEWCASTLE, Thursday.— Mabel Page, the second child injured in the fatal fire at Islington, died on Wednesday. No hope was held out for her recovery from the first. The mother, who…
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Mabel Page, the second child who was severely burned in the fire which broke out in her parents' residence at Islington on Monday evening, died yesterday from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Eastern Sensations. Naomi Pirates at Large. a Fire at Sea. The Shanghai Destroyed. Hundreds of Chinese Burned and Drowned. Thursday Island
The Airlie has arrived from Hong Kong and sailed again southward. Eastern files state that none of the Namhoi pirates have yet been captured, although…
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BROKEN HILL, Friday.—The inquest on the lata fire in Argent street, Broken Hill, whereby five shops were totally destroyed, was concluded on Thursday afternoon. The jury returned a verdict…
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The annual meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held on Thursday last. Mr. J. See M.L.A, presided. The report, which was adopted, states that the premiums for the…
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While a boundary-rider on Walbundrie Station was riding across one of the paddocks he saw a cartridge lying in the grass. He found it filled with matches and a piece…
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Toward G o'clock on Monday evening an unoccupied house in Victoria street, Waterloo, Was discovered on fire. The alarm was was to the M.F. Brigade by a passer by through the medium…
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SOME children were playing with matches on the site of an old brick kiln at Victoria lane, Waterloo, yesterday afternoon, when they set fire to an unoccupied…
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At about half-past 10 o'clock last night an alarm of fire was received at the Metropolitan station, from the Clarence, Richmond and Manning River Steam Navigation Company's…
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A large fire this morning destroyed Chapman's Hotel, one of the handsomest buildings in Bairnsdale. The damage amounted to £3000…
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At the inquiry into the fire at Benjamin Brothers' yesterday the police magistrate, on being appealed to, refused to allow counsel for the fire insurance companies to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire on the Leading Wind. a Great Cargo Destroyed. Hopeless Battle with Fire. Scuttling of the Ship
THE fire in Auckland Harbor, by which the American ship Leading Wind was destroyed, caused quite a sensation in that city. It appears that about half-past 11…
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HAY, Thursday.--A destructive fire occurred at Booligal last night, when the Drovers' Arms Hotel, Johnstone's saddlery shop and Messrs. Guild and Todd's dwellings were burnt to the…
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MELBOURNE, Friday. -- A large bush fire in the Mount Beliba district has been reported to the Lands Department. The fire has destroyed a tract of about six miles by four miles of…
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ADELAIDE, Sunday.--On Friday evening Ingram's store and refreshment room at Reynel[?], along with the dwelling-house, were destroyed by fire. The cause of the fire was the…
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