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Last night, shortly after 10 o'clock, a fire broke out in a six-roomed weatherboard cottage at Merewether, the property of Mr. James Aspinall. The building was burned to the ground. The house is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Frederick M'Kay, who stands charged with having inflicted bodily harm upon his wife, Agnes M'Kay, by throwing kerosene over her clothing and then setting fire to it, was remanded for…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MOAMA, Friday.--A serious bush fire has broken out about four miles from Moama on the farm of D. M'Laren, jun. An adjoining selector was clearing a quantity of land, and,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Monday night or Tuesday morning a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. B. Hembrough, near Guildford Station. It appears [?] at midnight, or a little later, Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire brigade has been long needed in Liverpool, and frequent attempts hare been nude to establish one, which, from one cause and another, have failed. Last night a public meeting was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →On Friday night last between the hours of 19 and 11, a small cottage at Hyde Park, the property of and occupied by an elderly lady, named Miss Jones, was completely gutted by…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A FIVE-roomed cottage, the property of and occupied by Robert Hembrough, contractor, was burnt to the ground on Tuesday morning. Mr. Hembroagh's version of the occurence is…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MR. G. W. Oldham, of the Back Domain, near the Windsor Tollbar, sustained a serious loss on Tuesday morning, when his hay shed, 36 x 30 feet, containing 11 tons of hay, over 2…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →HOBART, Sunday.--A fire occurred at Westbury yesterday, resulting in the destruction of a three-roomed cottage, owned and occupied by Mrs. Caroline Knight, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HAY, Saturday.—Seven houses within the Chinese camp were totally destroyed by fire last night. The fire broke out about 11 o'clock, and burned for nearly two hours. The efforts of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →HAY, Saturday.--Seven houses within the Chinese camp were totally destroyed by fire last night. The fire broke out about 11 o'clock, and burned for nearly two hours…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A destructive fire occurred last night in the Chinese quarter, and seven or eight houses were burnt to the ground. The fire started at half-past 11, and was [?]ot got under until after 1 o'clock. Nearly all the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LISMORE, Monday.—Lismore has again been the scene of disastrous fires. At 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at Simmons's Building, in Molesworth-street. When the alarm was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An extensive fire was discovered shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday morning in Molesworth-street. When first seen it was in Mr. Hunter's tailoring shop, which is a two-story wooden building. It…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At 4 o'clock on Sunday morning the people of the town were aroused by the fire alarm, and discovered the premises of Mr. Hunter, tailor, all in flames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WINDSOR, Tuesday.—The inquest on the fire at O'Hara's billiard-room occupied the whole of yesterday in the Richmond Courthouse. Voluminous evidence was adduced. The jury brought in a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The American mail by the Monowai brings files to March 14. The following summary of American news is gleaned from our exchanges:--…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shortly after 8 o'clock last night the alarm of fire was raised from 43 Denison-street, Ultimo, occupied by W. Simmons, and used as cooperage workshops. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART, Tuesday.--The steamer Ruahine arrived at Hobart to-day after an eventful voyage. When 370 miles off St. Helena smoke was noticed issuing from one of the…
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