The Fire at Yanga Woolshed
BALRANALD, Wednesday.--An inquest was held to-day, before a jury of seven, and Mr. J. Tyson, jun, Coroner, on the circumstances surrounding the late fire at…
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A Hospital Destroyed by Fire
BARCALDINE, Wednesday.--A disastrous fire occurred at 5.30 this morning, when the Victoria Hospital was totally, destroyed. The fire originated under a…
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AUCKLAND, Wednesday. -- A fire at Hastings, Hawkes Bay, has destroyed Herman's auction mart and the two adjoining premises. The insurances on the premises…
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The Cambridge Music Hall, London, has been destroyed by fire. No lives were lost…
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The Cambridge Music Hall, London, was burned down to-day…
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BALRANALD. Thursday.—An inquest was hele here yesterday regarding the fire at Yanga Woolshed, before Mr. J. Tyson, jun., coroner, and jury of seven. Evidence was given that the…
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London, January 28.—The popular East End hall of varieties, the Royal Cambridge, in Commercial-street, Bishopsgate, was destroyed by fire to-day…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Italians in Abyssinia. the Evacuation of Makaleh. the Shoans Deceived and Repulsed. Unexpected Fire From Maxim Guns and Rifles. 1500 Shoans Killed. Italians Protected by a Native Chief
LONDON, Wednesday.--Further details have been received with regard to the evacuation of Makaleh, in Abyssinia, by the Italian troops under the…
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As anticipated by the Star the damage to the barque Ganges, through the fire in one of her unoccupied cabins on deck proved to be of a trivial nature. It was…
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About 6 o'clock last evening a fire broke out on board the four-masted barque Thistlobank, which arrived here from Liverpool four days ago with a general cargo, the ship being consigned to Messrs…
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BALRANALD, Wednesday.--All inquest was held to-day, before a jury of seven, and Mr. J. Tyson, jun, Coroner, on the circumstances surrounding the late fire at…
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The residence of Mr.S.L.Nail, J.P., of Coonamble, was burnt to the ground early this morning. About 3 a.m. Mrs. Nail went to look after a child who cried. She had a lighted candle,…
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HOBART, Thursday. -- Insurances were effected in nine offices on the property destroyed by five at Burnie on Monday for a total amount of £7785, which did not cover…
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Soon after the stevedores had ceased work unloading the four-masted barque Thistlebank at Hoffnung's Wharf last evening an alarm of fire was raised on board, and smoke was seen issuing…
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NEWCASTLE, Friday.—The pay drawn by miners was another good one New Lambton and Seaham Collieries were the only pits that did not work, the time put in by others being as…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Alarms. To the Editor of the "Evening News."
Sir,—In reply to "An Elector and Ratepayer," in your issue of yesterday, I freely admit that a proper fire station and a system of telephone fire alarms are very much needed in Burwood, but to…
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At five minutes to 6 o'clock yesterday evening an alarm of fire was communicated to the Central Fire Station from Hoffnung's Wharf, where the ship Thistlebank was lying with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →New Zealand. Fatal Fire at Balcairn. Four Children Burned to Death
AUCKLAND, Thursday.--A fire occurred at Balcairn, Canterbury, to-day, which resulted in the death of the four children of George Truman. The children were aged…
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NARRANDERA, Tuesday— Last night a fire occurred at Gough's farm, three miles from Nar randera, which totally destroyed the stables, loose boxes, feed rooms, and sixty tons of hay,…
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AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Saturday.—On Thursday night Maunder's ten-roomed boarding-house at Rotorua was destroyed by fire. The house was of two storeys, and was built six months ago. Six…
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