The Pyrmont Fire
The building at the Sugar Company's works, Pyrmont, wherein the fire occurred on Friday night was uninsured. The bags, of which there were 1893 bales, were…
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The building at the Sugar Company's works, Pyrmont, wherein the fire occurred on Friday night was uninsured. The bags, of which there were 1893 bales, were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred in the detached stables and outhouses belonging to the Catholic presbytery yesternight. A buggy, a quantity of hay, and the contents of the building…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A most destructive fire occurred here on Saturday night, when the premises of Messrs. Tait and M'Diarmid, late Dickson and Sons, the oldest house in Mudgee, were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PARKES, Monday.—An inquest was held on Saturday afternoon by Coroner Seaborn touching the fire by which Mrs. Quinn and six others perished. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Morning brought no rellef of mind to Mrs Wornock, since it brought no news of her son; but before night there was even greater anxiety at Beechhurst, where…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MUDGEE, Monday.—Shortly after 7 o'clock on Saturday night one of the most disastrous fires that ever occurred in a country town broke out in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A shocking catastrophe occurred at Billabong Creek, situated about a mile and a half from Parkes, on Saturday morning, by Which no fewer than seven lives were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Quinn, her sister and five children, who were burnt to death in the fire near Parkes on Saturday morning, was heard on Saturday before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The largest fire [?]v[?]r seen in Mudgee occurred last night, when Messrs. Tait and M'Diarmid's large warehouse was completely destroyed. The premises formed one of the oldest landmarks in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 12 o'clock last night the fire brigades received a call to 368 Oxford street, a provision store kept by L. R. Hind, When a detachment from headgnarters…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Allan had not been seen at the Manor. No one had rung the hall-door bell yesterday after luncheon. Mrs. Wornock's monastic solitude was not often intruded upon…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The last meeting of this council was presided over by the Mayor (Alderman Jacobsen), and there were also present Aldermen Peake, Anderson, Robinson, Wilson, Carter, Tucker, Harris, and Schuler. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MUDGEE, Monday.--A later estimate of the damage done by the fire on Saturday night is given at £12,000. Tait and M'Dlarmid's stock was insured in the Sun…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The damage done by the fire here on Saturday is now estimated at £12,000. The origin of the outbreak is not known, but it is thought that a match ignited the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The fire at Mudgee House is still smouldering beneath the mass of debris. The property saved was not worth £10, and the destruction could not have been more complete. The walls are likely to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PARKES, Monday--There was a very large attendance to-day at the funeral of the late Mrs. Quinn and her family, victims of Saturday's fatal fire. The Rev…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The inquest concerning the death of Mrs. Qaiun, her sister and five children, who were burnt to death in the fire near Parkes on Saturday morning, was heard on Saturday before…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--Information was received in town to-day that Mr. J. T. Chapman's store and dwelling at Cessnock were burnt to the ground last night…
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