New Zealand. Disastrous Fire at We Ton
WELLINGTON, Wednesday.--The Wellington Meat Export Company's boiling-down and manure works have been destroyed by fire, but the freezing works were…
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The Pyrmont Fire. Its Supposed Origin. a Quantity of Sugar Saved
The origin of the fire at Yeager's Wharf, Pyrmont, last night is a mystery, as no person had entered the store in which the fire broke out since last Thursday. As…
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The following telegram has been posted at the Exchange;--"The ship Habitant, from New York, berthed at South wharf, Melbourne, caught fire at 5 o'clock this…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.—The full-rigged ship Habitant was discovered to be on fire at 5 o'clock this morning at the south wharf of the Yarrs. She is a Nova Scotia boat, and arrived here with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mail News. by the Canadian Line. The Church in Wales, The Bill for Disestablishment--The U.S. Tariff Bill--Terrible Fire at Boston--Shocking Crimes by a Californian--Surrender of DIMello--"Mark Twain" Kancially involved--A Royal Scandal
Mr. H. H. Asquith, Home Secretary, introduced the bill for the disestablishment of the Welsh Church in the House of Commons on April 26. The bill covers…
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On Tuesday evening a great fire occurred at Johnstone's Bay. The roar of the fire could he heard at a great distance, carried by the wind and the smoke, sparks, and ashes fell thick about…
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A wire from Melbourne posted at the Exchans yesterday says:—"The ship Habitant, from New York berthed at the South Wharf, eaught fire at 5 o' clock this morning; now being scuttled; general eargo." Our Melbourne…
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SIR,—In one of the newspapers a false alarm of fire is given. There are several things in that report, which, if allowed to go unchallenged, would lead the public of…
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Just about the hour when thousands of people are strolling towards the city from the suburbs a fire occurred on Tuesday night in Johnstone's Bay. The lurid glare in the sky increased to such an intensity…
Continued on Trove, page 1159 →News by the Canadian Mail. a Big Fire in Boston
Some small boys at Boston on the 15th May started the biggest fire that has occurred since Thanksgiving Day, 1892, and a conflagration covering a greater area than any since the memorable one of 1872…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Ship on Fire. In the Yarra. on Board the Habitant. Several Narrow Escapes. The Fire Still Raging -- The Captain arid His Family Have a Narrow Escape -- A Kerosene Cargo in Danger. MELBOURNE
Shortly before 5 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered burning on the American ship Habitant, berthed at the south bank of the Yarra…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Habitant, a large American ship lying in the Yarra at the South Wharf, was almost completely destroyed by fire this morning, and so…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Newcastle-bound Ship on Fire. Destruction of a Fine Vessel. Rescuing the Captain's Wife and Child. the Flames Still Raging. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
The American ship, Habitant, which lies alongside the South Wharf, just below the steam ferry at Spencer-street, caught fire this morning before 5 o'clock, and, though every effort…
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A fire was discovered at Beard's Bedding Factory, Botany-street, Waterloo, at a quarter past 8 last night. The origin of the fire is unknown, but it is supposed that it…
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At about 12 o'clock last night a fire was discovered in a tent occupied by a middle-aged woman named Scott on the Burwood-Marrickville Railway. The tent,…
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The American ship Habitant, which lies alongside the South Wharf, just below the, steam ferry at Spencer-street, caught fire yesterday, and, though every effort was made…
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On Saturday evening, at 8.14, a fire broke out in the bedding manufactory of Enoch Beard, 37 Botany-street, Waterloo. The fire was caused by a light being…
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A fire was discovered on Saturday night in a bedding factory at 37 Botany-road, Waterloo. Acting-Foreman Gorman, of No. 2 (George-street West) M.F.B. Station, set…
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A torchlight parade and demonstration was held at Leichhardt on Saturday evening in aid of the local fire brigade. Most of the brigades from the surrounding…
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The premises occupied as a bedding factory by Mr. Enoch Beard, No. 37 Botany-street, Waterloo, were destroyed by fire shortly after 8 o'clock on Saturday night. The cause of the outbreak is…
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