Fire at a Mine
MELBOURNE, Sunday.-- Last night, shortly after 10 o'clock, a destructive fire broke out on the claim of tho Woah Hawp Canton Company, Geelong-road, Baliarat…
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Fatal Fire at Alexandria. Destruction of Woolworks and Tannery. An Employee Burned to Death
An extensive outbreak of fire, which was attended with the loss of a life, occurred early on Sunday morning at the Quatre Bras Wool Works and Tannery at…
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A fatal fire occurred at the wool-washing establishment of Mr. Henry M'Namara, Beaconsfield Estate, Waterloo, known as "Quatre Bras," at an early hour on Sunday morning…
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A fatal fire occurred early yesterday morning at Alexandria. About 1.30 a.m. Constable Smith, of the Redfern police, while on duty in the Beaconsfield Estate, Waterloo, saw flames issuing from…
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A fire, unfortunately attended by fatal consequences, occurred in the early hours of yesterday morning at Mr. Henry M'Namara's Quatre Bras woolworks and tannery at Alexandria…
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Bosh fires were raging on the heights of French's Forest last night and seen from Manly they presented, writes our correspondent, a grand sight…
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Owing to yesterday boing a holiday no further action was taken in regard to the fire which happened at Macnamara's wool-scouring establishment at Alexandria. The insurance offices being closed…
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LONDON, Monday.--A disastrous fire has occurred at Manilla, capital of the Phillipine Islands, destroying four thousand houses aud rendering 30,000 people…
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The adjourned inquest touching the death of a man named Henry Williams, who lost his life in the fire at M'Namara's "Quatre Bras" wool-Scouring establishment on Sunday morning last,…
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A great fire has occurred at Manilla, in the Philippine Islands. Four thousand houses were destroyed and 30,000 persons have been rendered…
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LONDON, April 6.—A great fire has occurred at Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands. Four thousand houses were destroyed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Newtown
A fire occurred yesterday at Nos. 103, 105, and 107 King-street. Newtown. The houses were used as shops, and Nos. 105, and 103 were occupied, 105 being occupied by Mrs. A. Stewart,…
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HILLSTON, Tuesday.--A destructive fire occurred yesterday at 3 o'clock. The outbreak originated in Mr. W. H. Brown's bakery, and extended to a general store…
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AUCKLAND, Tuesday.--The house of Mr. C. Perkins, near St. Bathans, was destroyed by fire on Friday night. On search being made next day some human remains were…
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KATOOMBA, Tuesday.--A narrow escape from fire occurred on Sunday evening at a house in the township. Whilst the occupants were away, a man named Day, who…
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A fire broke out yesterday by which the premises of Mr. M'Cann, storekeeper, and W. Brown, baker, were totally destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fatal Fire at Alexandria. Close of the Inquest
The adjourned inquest on the body of Henry Williams, who was burned to death at the fire at the wool-scouring works of Henry Macnamara, Alexandria, early on Sunday morning, was concluded…
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The inquest was resumed to-day touching the death of Henry Williams, a young man, who was burnt to death at the fire at M'Namara's wool-scouring establishment…
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A fire was discovered at an early hour this morning in an unoccupied bouse owned by Mr. Hilliard in Marsden-street, Parramatta. The alarm was given by two boys named Ford and…
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