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A great fire, resulting in much destruction of property, broke out about 7.30 to-night. It originated in a baker's shop belonging to Mr. J. A. Martin. This was soon in a blaze, and the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ORANGE, Monday.--A burning fatality occurred at Lucknow about midnight last night, by which the lives of five persons were sacrificed. The fire broke out in a building composed of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—The biggest and most disastrous fire that has ever taken place in Tamworth broke out shortly after 7 o'clock last night in the bakehouse of J. A. Martin, baker, situated…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, May 10, 7.10 p.m.—A fire occurred on board the Mallory Line steamer Leona on the voyage from New York to Galveston, Texas. Several persons were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A terrible fire, the like of which has not been seen in Tamworth since Cohen and Levy's store was destroyed four years ago, broke out at 7.30 last evening…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A communication was received by the Woollahra Council at its last meeting from the Fire Brigades Board, in reply to an inquiry why the claim for contributions to the board had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →TAMWORTH, Tuesday.--Large numbers of people have to-day visited the ruins of the fire, which is the most extensive which has occurred here. Last night was calm, scarcely any wind…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, May 10.—Thirteen persons were suffocated by the lire which broke out on board the Mallory line steamer Leona on the voyage from New York to Galveston, Texas…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire broke out on board the Mallory line steamer Leona on the voyage from New York to Galveston, Texas. Thirteen persons were suffocated…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Monday Night.--A fire occurred on hoard the Mallory Line steamer Leona on the voyage from Now York to Galveston, Texas…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has been received from New York of a terrible fire on the steamer Leona, when making the trip from New York to Galveston. The heat from the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →About half-past 7 o'clock last night fire was discovered to have broken out on the premises occupied by Mark Louis Goldberg, picture-framer, 630 George-street. By the time the firemen arrived upon the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At about 7.30 last night the head station of the M.F.B. received an alarm of fire in George-street through the G.P.O. It was ascertained that the fire was at No. 630, a shop occupied by Shirk Louis Goldberg,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BATHURST, Thursday.—A. fire broke out yesterday, at noon, on the show ground, and destroyed all the horse stalls. It will take £130 to cover the damage, and the buildings were net insured. It is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out at about 10.19 o'clock last night in the establishment of G. and C. Hoskins, engineers, of Wattle-street, Ultimo. The buildings consist of wood and iron sheds, and the fire, which destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The late disastrous fire here has induced the residents to start an agitation for the establishment of a salvage corps, and also for the provision of improved…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →It has transpired that two serious accidents happened during the operations at Monday night's fire. William Reilly, painter, whilst dragging down iron from a shed in the Royal Standard Hotel stables…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The New Yort fire department recently tested, with pronounced success, a smoke-proof mask, an aluminum helmet, and an electric lantern. In a smoke-iilled building, the smoke-proof masks…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →An the result of a determination on the part of the fire insurance companies to increase their premiums, the Melbourne Tramway Trust has decided to reduce the risk on the engine-houses…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Mr. George Thornton, M.L.C., presided at the annual meeting of the Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society held yesterday. The report for the year ending March 31, which…
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