Fire at Albury. the Boiling-down Works Destroyed
ALBURY, Monday.--A destructive fire, which completely consumed the Albury boilingdown works on the Howlong-road, occurred at an early hour this morning…
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Fatal Fire in London. Eight People Burned to Death
LONDON, February 16.—A disastrous fire occurred in a tenement in Soho, London, last night. Eight of the inmates, including a family…
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A tenement in Soho, London, has been [?]burned to the ground. Eight of the [?]mates, including a family consisting of four members, perished in the flames…
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Extensive bush fires are raging in various parts of the colony, and much damage has been done to the fencing…
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BALRANALD, Tuesday.--The house of Josiah Milstead was almost totally destroyed by fire on Saturday night. It was insured for £100 in the North British and…
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AUCKLAND. Tuesday.--The Britannia Hotel, Wellington, owend by Mr. Duff, was totally destroped by fire last night. The licensee, Mr. Reld, and his wife jumped…
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The annual meeting of the Kogarah Fire Brigade was held on Thursday evening at the local fire station. The election of officers took place with the following re[?]t:—Captain, W. Burgess; first…
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WEST MAITLAND, Tuesday.--At a meeting of the West Maitland Fire Brigade Board to-day, Superintendent Bear's report on the equipment, and organisation…
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The question of a new courthouse for Redfern seems to be approaching some definite conclusion. The Minister for Justice, upon visiting the place hitherto…
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ALBURY, Tuesday.--A young man named Edward Waterfield was charged at the Police Court to-day with maliciously setting fire to a dwelling-house, persons being…
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An exciting scene, out of which two serious charges have arisen, took place at a farmhouse at Bowna last night. Last week a young man named Edward Waterfield…
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BROKEN HILL, Thursday. — A fire destroyed the bathroom and changing house of the British Mine early this morning. It is a carious coincidence that the building was destroyed under…
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LONDON, February 19. — A fire broke out in a factory at Troy, in the State of New York yesterday while business was proceeding. The flames spread with great…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--Telegrams from New York report that a fire occurred yesterday in a factory at Troy, in the county of New York, while the…
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A fire broke out in a factory at Troy, in the State of New York. The flames spread with great rapidity, and 30 women were burned to death. 270 persons…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Latest Cables. General Cables. Fatal Fire in America. Thirty Women Killed. The Turkish Crisis--Murad Bey Condemned to Death--Palace Officers Banished--The Transvaal Invasion--The Venezuela Frontler --British Polities--Russia and Corea--Colliery Disaster
The following cables arrived after yesterday's last edition had gone to press:-- London, February 19. A TERRIBLE FIRE…
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Early this morning the premises of Messrs. Taylor and Co., furniture dealers, Newtown, were discovored to be on fire. The contents of the ground floor were totally destroyed, and other…
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LONDON, February 20.—A fire broke out last night in a building at Santarem, Portugal, forty-six miles from Lisbon, in which an artists ball was being held…
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Sir,--In your issue of the 15th inst., there is an account of an interview between Mr. Brunker and the Newcastle Fire Brigade authorities on the matter…
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A fire, involving considerable destruction to property, broke oat at Newtown early this morning on promises situate at 155 King-street, and in the occupancy of E. L. Lee, trading as Taylor and…
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