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A fire took place late on Tuesday evening, when the dwelling of Mrs. Gurton was totally destroyed, and two of her boys, Percy, aged 7, and Joseph, aged 5, were burned to death. The circumstances…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MOUNT MORGAN (Q.), Friday.—Adjustment of the claims in connection with the recent fire are being made by the insurance agents. The damage is estimated to be between £15,000 and £20,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--Another serious fire occurred this afternoon at the Australian Biscuit Factory, a large building, situated in Jeffcott-street, West Melbourne. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The balance-sheet of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, for the year ended December 31 shows a balance at credit of profit and loss account of £5436. The usual half-yearly dividend of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MOUNT MORGAN, Thursday. -- Insurance agents are now arranging the adjustment of the claims in connection with the late fire. The damage will amount to fully £15,000. About 40…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MUDGEE, Thursday.--The inquiry with reference to the into fatal fire concluded to-day, when the mother and brother of the two deceased boys, Joseph and Percy Gurton. gave evidence. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The balance-sheet of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Limited, for the year ended December 31 shows a balance at credit of profit and loss…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The residence, near Hexham, of Hugh Ranclaud, a well-known northern drover, was destroyed by fire on Wednesday night. At the Maitland saleyards…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The inquest on the victims of the recent fire was concluded to-day with an examination of Mrs. Gurton and her son Willie, and the re-examination of the witness Cassimir. The evidence pointed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SINGLETON, Tuesday.—Bush fires are raping in the vicinity of the town, smoke from which is overhanding the town like a pall. The sun could scarcely penetrate the haze this morning. The paddocks are…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →WELLINGTON, Friday.—Owing to the unusually dry summer, the crops are suffering and bush fires have occurred. At Coromandel Peninsula much damage has been done, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Last night a terrific storm of wind and rain burst over Mullaley, 24 miles from here, carrying away several tenements, and toppling one house over into Cox's Creek. Nowland's mail coach station at Basin…
Continued on Trove, page 98 →At a special meeting of the Granville Fire. Brigade on Tuesday evening last, Captain Tillman in the chair, the prizes won at the recent Leichhards competition were duly handed over…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WELLINGTON, Friday.—A fire has burned a lot of the business places at Pahiatua. The places destroyed were insured for nearly £3000, but the loss is much greater…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →On Wednesday last an inquest was held at the Court House, Penrith, on a fire which took place on the morning of December 29, at the corner of High and Woodriff…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A TERRIBLY destructive fire occurred on Tuesday night about 9.30 p.m. in the vicinity of the Showground, Mudgee. The residence of Mrs. Gurton was burned to the ground, and two of her boys…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Shortly after midday on 2nd December a fire was discovered to have broken out in an attie over the grand saloon at Blenheim Palace, the magnificent room in which the chief event of the previous week's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →[?] Spectre Woodman" was [?]ed of before the storm which no steadily brewing all the began its career in earnest,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The District Coroner, Mr. Henry C. Tingcombe, held an inquest at Whitton yesterday into the cause of the fire which totally destroyed the Royal Hotel and its contents there on Monday morning, between…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The largest fire that has ever taken place in Mount Morgan occurred shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning. A whole block of small wooden shops in East-street, known as Ingham's-buildings,…
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