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CAPTAIN'S FLAT, Friday.—The assay offices and contents, including a costly set of furnaces, belonging to the Lake George Mining Company, was destroyed by fire last night between 12 and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire broke out yesterday afternoon in the property of Mr. William Cowell. There being no water at hand no attempt could be made to extinguish the flames, and in consequence the house…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →IT is said that Liverpool possesses the largest fire-engine in the world. It has a capacity of from 1900 to 2100 gallons of water per minute. The cylinders…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A fire broke out yesterday morning at 85 Wells-street, Newtown, in the occupancy of Mr. William Brunt. The outbreak was extinguished before much damage was done…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At an early hour on Saturday morning a fire, which 'resulted in considerable damage to property, invoke out in an unoccupied house at 52 Sehimmel-street, Waterloo. It was first noticed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.—A fire broke out early on Saturday morning in the forepart of the barque Kylemore, from Zammah, lying at No. 10, South Wharf. The crew labored to put it out without…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Schimel-street, Waterloo, was thrown into a state of alarm about 2 o'clock this morning by the cry of "Fire!" and the residents awaking in a hurry found…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, March 6.—A large grain elevator in Illinois has been destroyed by fire. Nine hundred thousand bushels of wheat were burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TINGHA, Monday.--The residence of Mr. Edward Markham, situated about a mile from the town, was burnt to the ground on Saturday night. Mrs. Markham and her daughter, together with…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A few minutes before 10 o'clock this morning the M.F.B. at headquarters was called round to a fire at 296 Pitt-street, on premises occupied by S…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--Last night five bedrooms attached to Coen's boarding-house in Argent-street were destroyed by fire, together with the contents. The brigade prevented the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →FORBES, Tuesday.—Mr. Thomas Farnsworth's residence, situated about two miles from Forbes, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The fire originated in the kitchen, and a very strong wind blowing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The accidental upsetting of a kerosene lamp in the sitting-room of the residence of John Huegill, at Spring-street, Rockdale, at half-past 9 o'clock last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH (W.A.), Tuesday.—Information received from Kalgoorlie states that the local hospital reserve was the scene of a great fire on Sunday night. The reserve is situated at the north end of the town, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A large fire has occurred in a grain elevator in Illinois, U.S.A. The damage included the destruction of 900,000 bushels of wheat…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—A fire broke out last night in the sitting-room of Mrs. Freeman Thomas, at Government House, situated in the front of the building on the first floor. A dance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Kalgoorlie Hospital reserve was the scene of a great conflagration to-night. The reserve is situated at the north end of the town, and a dense volume of smoke was the first…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Monday.--During the progress of a dance at Government House to-night a fire broke out in the sitting-room of Mrs. Freeman Thomas, situated in the front of the building,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred last night at 44 Roper-street, Newtown, occupied by James Sainty. The contents of a bedroom were slightly damaged. The premises are insured for £300 with the Australian Mutual. A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Newtown station of the M.F.B. received a call at 8.49 last night for a fire at the residence of James Sainty, 44 Raper-street, Newtown. On arrival…
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