A Disastrous Fire. London, Oct. 25
Severn End, the mansion of Sir Edmund Lechmore, Bart., at Malvern, Worcestershire, has been destroyed by fire…
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General Cable News. a Destructive Fire
LONDON, Sunday Night.--Severn End, the country scat of Sir Edmund Lechmere, Bart., near Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire, has been totally destroyed by fire. Many…
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Two grain elevators at Chicago, containing over 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, have been destroyed by fire…
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LONDON, October 27.—Two wheat elevators in Chicago, containing over 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, were destroyed by fire yesterday…
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LONDON, Tuesday.--From New York it is reported that two elevators at Chicago, containing over 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, were destroyed by fire yesterday…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Three cottages were burned to the ground at Richmond to-day, and a woman named Moneriess was burned to death in one of them. The origin of the fire is…
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Two wheat elevators iu Chicago, containing over 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, have been dostroyed by fire…
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BROKEN-HILL, Wednesday.--A fire occurred this morning at a four-roomed house in Crystal- street, occupied by Andrew Doran. The outbreak was caused by children playing with…
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WAGGA, Thursday.--An inquest was opened today by Mr. B. D. Sweetland, the coroner, into the fires which occurred on the trains between Wagga and Yerong Creek on the nights of October…
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WAGGA, Friday.—The inquest commenced yesterday concerning the fire in a railway truck on the 3rd October, which destroyed a quantity of furniture belonging to Mr. Robert Thompson while…
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KALGOORLIE (W.A.), Saturday.—A disastrous fire occurred about 9 o'clock on Thursday evening in Hannan-street, which resulted in several business places being destroyed. The fire started in…
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A fire occurred last night at premises occupied by Hyburn M'Kenzie, sawmill proprietor, 50 Prymont-street, Prymont. Two weatherboard partitions over the boiler were slightly damaged. The…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--The inquest on the body of Dorcas Mackey, who was burnt to death at Richmond, was held to-day. The deceased, who was known as Mrs. Moncrielf, lived with…
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A fire broke out in Mr. Miller's millinery establishment and house, opposite the Miner office, at 9 o'clock to-night, and in a few minutes the flames had spread to the establishment of Messrs…
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At the Granville Council on Wednesday a letter was read from Mr. W. Taylor, the municipal representative on the Fire Brigades' Board, stating that the matter of the erection…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--An extensive fire at Bairnsdale on Saturday morning destroyed the "Gippsland News" office and several other buildings. The damage was extensive, and only a…
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The question of the erection of a new fire brigade station at Burwood, suitable for the requirements of that and the neighboring suburbs, is one which has for some time been before the local authorities. It still remains…
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At last night's meeting of the Burwood council a letter was received from the Enfield council suggesting that the aldermen of Burwood, Enfield,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steve O'donnell Downs Slavin. an Exciting Battle. Fire Rounds of Hard Punching—Steve's Left-hand Work
Francis Patrick Slavin (says the Philadolphia EVENING ITEM of September 22), known in his native land (Australia) as the "tall cornstalk," was beaten down in the fifth…
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The Headquarters Station of the M.F.B. received a call at twenty minutes to 1 this morning for a fire at Waterloo; simultaneous with which the…
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