Fire at Sea. a Steamer Destroyed
ADELAIDE, Thursday.—The refrigerating steamer Fifeshire arrived from London after very rough weather in the Southern Ocean. Before reaching the Canary Islands she sighted the…
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The Kempsey Fire. Result of the Inquest. KEMPSEY
The inquest into the late fire was commenced in the Victoria Hotel on Thursday morning before the coroner (Mr. Johnson) and a jury of 12. The fire insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in the City. At Fuller and Company’s
The stationer’s and bookseller’s shop, curried on by Mr. C. E. Fuller for many years at 387 George-.street, Sydney, but which recently passed into the possession of the Official…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire at the Meat Works. Resumption of Operations
As has already been stated in the press, the recent destructive fire at the Sydney Meat Preserving Works, Auburn, put an end to operations almost completely for a time; and it will now be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Hyde Park. Rescue of Ladies. London, Jan. 4
The residence of Lady Orde, at Hyde Park, took fire, when her ladyship and her daughter were rescued by means of a fire escape…
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WAGGA, Saturday.—The bosh fires which have been raging for upwards of fire days at Yalgogren Station have been got under. Seven thousand acres of grass and four and a-half miles of…
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From later particulars, the bush fires which raged on Christmas Day round this district were most serious. News comes from Cowabee that a fire broke out there on Friday before Christmas Day,…
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The bush fire after burning five days at Yalgogren has abated. 7000 acres of grasa and 4[?] miles of fencing were burned. The fire started from the diggings in Payne's paddocks and travelled at a fearful rate, a…
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Tee Fire Brigade authorities hare prepared a return showing the number and the nature of the fires daring the year 1892. The total number of alarms received from fires or supposed fires was…
Continued on Trove, page 45 →A Suspicious Fire
The manager's residence and stores of the Silver Cliff P. M. Company at Waratah were burned down on the night of December 28. No one was residing on the premises, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →The Fire at Kempsey
KEMPSEY, Friday.—The inquest in connection with the recent fire, which commenced yesterday, was concluded to-day before the district coroner, Mr. Johnston. The local agents of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Late Fire at Kempsey. Kempsey
Mr. James Johnson, the coroner, commenced an inquest yesterday on the recent fire in Bolgrave-street. The inquiry extended until dinner time to-day. Everything possible was done by the police to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Great Fire at Kempsey. the Damage and Insurances
ON Monday morning about 1 o'clock the inhabitants of Kempsey were aroused by an alarm of fire, which proved to have broken out in Gogerty's store, Balgrave-street…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Fire in the City. At Fuller and Company’s
The stationer’s and bookseller’s shop, carried on by Mr. C. E. Fuller for many years at 387 George-street, Sydney, but which recently passed into the possession of the Official…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Kempsey Fire. Result of the Inquest. KEMPSEY
The inquest into the late fire was commenced in the Victoria Hotel on Thursday morning before the coroner (Mr. Johnson) and a jury of 12. The fire insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Destructive Fire at Kempsey. Thirteen Houses and Shops Burned Down. Kempsey
A fire occurred this morning in Belgrave-street, one of the main streets of Central Kempsey. It originated in a shop belonging to Mr. B. Gogerty at about 1 o'clock, and spread with such…
Continued on Trove, page 26 →Destructive Fire at Kempsey. a Block of Buildings Destroyed. Thirteen Houses Demolished
KEMPSEY, Monday.—Kempsey was this morning the scene of the largest conflagration that has ever taken place on the Macleay. About 1 o'clock residents were aroused by hurrying footsteps, and…
Continued on Trove, page 18 →"Fire From His Eyes." Awful Experience on an Electric Wire-- a Shock of 3,450 Volts
Gus Errickson, a Swedish electrician of the Electric Improvement Company, had a wonderful experience with an electric wire, which all but cost him his life. It was one of the…
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MOAMA, Saturday.--Bush fires are prevalent in the district. To-day two farmers were large sufferers through their paddocks becoming ignited; a considerable quantity…
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A FIRE was discovered at an early hour yesterday morning at 69 Regent-street, Redfern, in a fruit shop occupied by Annie Wise, The brigades extinguished the flames in…
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