Cooney Creek Fire. a Man Committed
HILLGROVE, Wednesday.—The inquest regarding the recent fire at Cooney Creek, was concluded on Tuesday. After hearing the evidence the jury returned a…
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Fire at Paddington
The head station M.F.B. received a call to William-street, Paddington, yesterday. It was found that a quantity of firelights at a grocer's shop at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Apia. Great Destruction of Property. Loss Estimated at 52,000dol. The Wallaroo's Fire Brigade--How the Fire Was Got Under
Regarding the destructive fire at Apia, brief news of which was telegraphed from New Zealand, a correspondent at Apia writes:--…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Great Fire in Samoa. Estimated Damage, £15,000 to £20,000. Alleged Remissness of a British Warship. Indignation of the European Residents
SAMOA, April 4.--At about 4 o'clock in the morning of April 1, Mr. Parker's house in Matafele was found to be in flames. This was the beginning of a very…
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A weatherboard house, belonging to W. Rice, of Greenwich Point, Greenwich, was burned down at about seven o’clock on Saturday evening. It appears that the hoose was…
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The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Matatua had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on the passage from London to Lyttelton. According to the…
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The Gympie Times of April 17 contains the following account of Miss Viola's sensational balloon, ride at Gympie on Monday afternoon:—Miss Essie Viola, who successfully carried out her ascent, is…
Continued on Trove, page 853 →Fire on the Steamer Matatua. a Narrow Escape
The Sydney Underwriters yesterday received news that the Shaw, Savill and Albion steamer Matatua had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Fire at Mudgee. MUDGEE. April 17
The Coroner (Mr. Wotton) held an inquiry to-day before a jury of 12 into the cause of the late fire. Seven witnesses were examined. Their evidence enabled the jury to return a verdict…
Continued on Trove, page 878 →Fire in a Factory. Panic Among Employees. Many Girls Killed
LONDON, April 26.—A fire broke out yesterday in the Mammoth Tobacco Factory at Montreal, Canada, in which 1000 persons were employed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Tobacco Factory. Panic Among the Employees. Fifty Girls Jump From Windows--many Killed
LONDON, Friday, 2 p.m.--A fire broke out yesterday in a tobacco factory at Montreal, Canada, in which 1000 persons were employed. The flames blocked…
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The coroner has been communicated regarding a fire which destroyed a weather-board cottage at Anslem-street, Enfield, in the occupancy of a man named Frank…
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ALBURY, Sunday. -- A four-roomed weatherboard house, in Mitchell-street, owned by a miner named Charles Bounds, working at the Black Range, was totally…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Granville
The wooden facing of the embankment of the bridge connecting William and Blaxcell streets, Granville, caught fire on Saturday night. The alarm was given to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shipping Casualties. Fire on a Steamer
The Shaw, Savill, and Albion steamer Matatua had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on the passage from London to Lyttelton. According to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Stay at Samoa. Outbreak of Fire in Apia
So far as war went the Walla[?]oo saw none, "only threats and bits of squabbles" was the way an officer put it. There was no fighting, and, as far as the Wallaroo could see, the place…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Tobacco Factory. a Terrible Panic. London, April 26
A disastrous fire broke out in the Mammoth Tobacco Factory at Montreal, Canada, in which 1000 hands wore employed. The stairs, the ordinary means…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Homestead. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Narrandera
Last night a fire broke out at Mr. James Cooke's homestead, Kangaroo Plains, when his hayshed and stables, together with 30 tons of bay, harness, and farming machinery, with the exception of a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Tobacco Factory. Panic Among the Employees. Fifty Girls Jump From Windows -- Many Killed
LONDON, Friday, 2 p.m. -- A fire broke out yesterday in a tobacco factory at Montreal, Canada, in which 1000 persons were employed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Factory. Girls' Escape Cut Off. They Leap From the Fourth Floor. London, April 26
In the disastrous fire at Montreal no less than 50 of the girl employees were caught in the burning building. The only means of escape and the one…
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