Fatal Fire at Buckland. Melbourne
A telegram from Bright reports that the Hit or Miss Hotel at Buckland was destroyed by fire last night. The proprietress, a Miss Scott, and a child named Robert Anderson, aged 9 years,…
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Fatal Fire. a Woman and Child Burned
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The Hit or Miss Hotel, near Bright, was destroyed by fire last night. Mrs. Scott, the proprietress, and her grandchild, Robert Anderson, 10 years…
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Broken Hill, Friday.—A shocking case of burning occurred in Argent-street yesterday. At a late hour in the afternoon Mrs. Stubbs, wife of Mr. Frank Stubbs, a well-known broker, was…
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LARGE bush fires (we learn from Albury) continue to burn in different portions of this district, and sad accounts as to loss sustained, both by pastoralists and farmers, are to hand. There are…
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During the week our correspondents have written stating that destructive bush fires have been burning on Dora Dora and Woomargama Runs, in the Albury district; and in the Adelong,…
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Further intelligence received of the tires which occurred recently in parts of Western Riverina show that a large number of persons were sufferers. Mr. Hund lost 700 acres of grass, besides his woolshed,…
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LONDON, Friday--A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at Constantinople; when 300 houses were destroyed, and 3000 persons rendered homeless. It is estimated…
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A destructive five occurred early this morning at Mr. Risby's sawmills, one mile from town. A great quantity of valuable belting and saws was completely destroyed, and also machmery. The estimated loss…
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BROKEN HILL, Friday.—Mrs. Stubbs who was so horribly burnt in Argent-street last evening, succumbed to her injuries at midnight. She experienced great agony for several hours, and was…
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Telegrams from Constantinople give particulars of a disastrous fire which has occurred in that city. Before the flames were subdued 300 bouses had been destroyed,…
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ALBURY, Monday.—News has been received from Germanton of further disastrous bush fires in that locality. A great deal of damage has been done at Humula, where the fire raged all the…
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Destructive bush fires are again reported from the country. At Mount Eccles, in the MacArthur district, the wife of a well-known farmer named Henry Broadwood had a narrow escape, her…
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ALBURY, Saturday.--A report to hand from Germanton to-day conveys particulars of further disastrous bush tires in that locality. A great deal of damage has been…
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Excessively warn weather continues to prevail. To-day the thermometer in the Telegraph Office recorded 109· in the shade. During the put two months the thermometer has registered as high as…
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TRANGIE, Monday.—This morning, about half[?]ast 2 o'clock, a fire started in the bakehouse of Mr. C. D. Petersson, baker and newsagent, which, after great efforts of townspeople, was…
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A small outbreak of fire occurred last night at about 9.30 o'clock on premises 348 Jones-street, Ultimo, occupied by John Anderson, a fireman. A quantity of…
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Plummer's Club House Hotel was burnt to the ground at 11 o'clock last night. Nothing but the bare walls and chimney is now standing. The fire is said to have been…
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GRENFELL, Monday.--Bush fires are again reported on the Bland…
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The bush fire which broke out on Saturday in the Balnarring district, near Hastings, proved the most destructive known during the past 20 years. The fire swept everything as clean as a board from…
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