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LONDON, March 31.—A great fire has taken place at Rangoon, Burmah, causing damage to the amount of five lakhs of rupees (about £50,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A fire broke out at about 7.30 last evening in a weatherboard cottage occupied by William Tally, carter, Broad-street, Rosedale, Canterbury. The flames were noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ABOUT 12 o'clock on Saturday night a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. Kelly, Crescent-road, North Sydney. The Mount-street brigade were quickly on the scene,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A few days ago Messrs. Connor and Dohorty's stores and premises at Roobourne were destroyed by fire. Books and papers valued at £3000 were totally lost. The place was insured for £2700…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BREWARRINA, Monday.-A fire occurred here early on Sunday morning, when a young man named Andrew Salman was burnt to death. It appears that Salman retired to bed between 11…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BREWARRINA, Monday.--About 2 o'clock yesterday morning a young man named Salmon was burnt to death whilst asleep in an upper cabin of the steamer Elfie, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday.--A disastrous fire has taken place at Tokio, the capital of Japan, where great damage has been done…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →THE alarm was raised about 7 o'clock last night that a fire had broken, out in Kent-street, and in prompt obedience to the call the M.F.B. head station was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire broke out about 7 o'clock last night in the warehouse occupied by Messrs. Pyman, Harkness, and Company, 250 Kent-street. The alarm was given by several persons simultaneously,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Minmi was the scene of another fare yesterday, when the Duke of Argyle Hotel was burned to the ground. It seems that the licensee, Mr. Cox, with the rest of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A warehouse occupied by Messrs. Pyman, Harkness and Company, wholesale importers, 250 Kent-street, was severely damaged by fire last evening. At six…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire, resulting in enormous destruction of property, has occurred in the city of Tokio, the capital of Japan…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.-The Duke of Argyle Hotel at Minmi was burnt to the ground on Monday morning. Mr. Cox, the licensee, with the rest of the household was asleep at the time, but they…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, April 12.-A large number of houses in many parts of Austria have been fired by Anarchists. One hundred tenements were burned to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Anarchists have set fire to houses in many parts of Austria. One hundred tenements were burned to the ground at Leonfelden. The Anarchists stole a chest…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, April 12.-A great fire has occurred at Tokio (or Yeddo), the chief town of Japan. Six thousand houses are reported to have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Particulars of a disastrous fire at Tokio, the capital of Japan, are to hand. The fire raged with great fury, and all efforts to check its progress were in vain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two young men, Steel and Waters, were charged at the Howlong Police Court yesterday with the careless use of fire, and were each fined £20, in default three months…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Tuesday Night.--Further particulars have been received with respect to the disastrous fire at Tokio, the capital of Japan…
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