Fire at a Bakery
TUMUT, Monday.--The Federal bakery, in the main business street, a fine building, roofed with iron, leased by Mr. Peter Cussen, was destroyed by fire, with the plant and stock-in-trade; the…
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The Country. Fire at Young
YOUNG, Monday.--Early on Sunday morning a fire was discovered at Marina's Australian Hotel. A large crowd soon gathered, and their efforts were directed towards preventing the fire…
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The San Francisco "Chronicle" of 26th May says:—Chief Sullivan, at yesterday's meeting of the Fire Department Committee of the Board of Supervisors, announced that he had notified the…
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TAMWORTH, Wednesday.—A fire broke out in one of Messrs. Cohen and Levy's bulk stores at 11 o'clock this morning. The fire brigade was soon on the spot, but all they could do was to play…
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HAY, Thursday.—The coroner concluded the Inquiry last night respecting the fire which destroyed a [?], buggy, and other contents at Thomas Davis's election Wa[?]woon, near Hay. The fire took place…
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TAMWORTH, Wednesday.--A fire broke out at about 11 o'clock this morning at Cohen and Levy's back premises in a galvanised iron building used as a kerosene and oil store. Between…
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A fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. Wingfield and Lawler, upholsterers. York-street, about half-past 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, and a quantity of bedding was destroyed before…
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A child six years of age, a daughter of Mr. J. Frost, of Greylands, about 20 miles from Uralla, was fatally burned through her clothing igniting when she…
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A man named Kennedy was brought into town yesterday in a frightful condition. He had evidently lain down beside his fire, and in his sleep rolled into…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Tamworth. Still Raging. An Anxious Time. Removing Gunpowder and Dynamite --The Kerosene Ablaze-- No Water supply. TAMWORTH
A fire broke out at about 11 o'clock to-day in the paint and kerosene store at Cohen and Levy's establishment, Peel-street. When first discovered the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire on the Leona. Terrific Volumes of Flame. A Passenger's Narrative. Sixteen Pomona Perish -- Stokers Rush the Boats-- The Alarm Given Quietly-- A Captain's Bravery-- Steerage Passengers Roasted to Death-- Full Details of the Disaster
The Mallory line steamer Leona, which left her pier in New York on May 8, bound for Galveston, took fire at sea, put back, and arrived in port the…
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The Mayor of Redfern, at last night's meeting of the local council, stated that it was more than probable that the new fire station would occupy the site of the…
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At the annual meeting of the Walisend Fire Brigade it was decided to accept an invitation to take part in the opening of the nowly-erected fire brigade station at New Lambton next week,…
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The annual meeting of members of the Wallsend Fire Brigade was held at the local station on Tuesday evening. The balance-sheet showed that the credit balance decrased during the period under…
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WENTWORTH FALLS, Thursday. --A fire occurred here last night, resulting in the total destruction of Mr. Thomas Cale's produce store and coachhouse, together with about 20 tons…
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LAWSON, Friday.—A fire broke out in storerooms owned by Thomas Cale, of Wentworth Falls, last night, the whole of the contents being destroyed, the fire also destroying the…
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WINGHAM, Saturday.—Dennes's sawmill, situated on the outskirts of the town, had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire yesterday evening. Some bark near the engine ignited, setting fire to…
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WELLINGTON, Friday.—A Chinese boardinghouse in Haining-street has been burned down. One Chinese perished and another was Injured…
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A Chinese boarding-house in Haining-street was destroyed by fire yesterday. One of the occupants, a Chinese, perished in the flames, while another…
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