Fatal Fire at Collingwood
MELBOURNE, Friday.—An elderly woman named Sophia Thompson, 60 years of age, was burned to death in a weatherboard cottage in Rupert-street, Collingwood, this afternoon. The…
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Fire at St. John's Pare
A DISASTROUS fire took place at St. John's Park, near Smithfield, on Monday morning, whereby the post office and residence of Alderman Buchan Telfer were…
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ALBANY, Friday.—The fire on the Oroya in rue Red Sea was only a small affair it occurred in the after hold, where chiefly Victorian cargo was stowed. It is supposed to have been causes…
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The post-office and the residence occupied by Alderman Telfer, St. John's Park, were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The only things saved were the postal documents and one or…
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Inquiries on board the Orient liner Oroya, which arrived yesterday morning, elicited the fact that the outbreak of fire in the Red Sea was caused by spontaneous combustion owing to the intense heat…
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The fire which occurred on board the Orient liner Oroya in the Red Sea on the 8th instant broke our amongst the carge in the after poecket near the engine. A slight explosion gave the…
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Further particular of the fire on the Oroya state that about 11.30 p.m. on 8th August, while in the Red Sea, smoke was observed issuing from the after-hold. On taking the bunker lid off,…
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Mr. T. E. Ma[?]Nevin, the P[?]matta Coroner, held an [?]quest at Guildford yesterday touching the circumstances of a fire which on the 22nd August totally destroyed a cottage occupied by Mr. Samuel Gee. Mr. S. Bursill, deposed…
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A fire broke out in the Kogarah School of Arts shortly before 11 o'clock last night. The caretaker, Robert M'Farlane, sent a call to the fire station at 10.55 p.m. and the Kogarah and Rockdale…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Gulf of Martaban Fire
The extent of the damage done to the cargo of a large steamer like the Gulf of Martaban can bettor be realised by the general public when they see the goods spread out. The cargo consisted…
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A fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Henry Howard, Sussex-street, Newtown, last night Shortly before lO o'clock Miss Bignell, who was staying at [?]ouse, a four-roomed cottage, was in…
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A fire attended with fatal results occurred at the residence of Mr. Howard, in Sussn-street, Newtown last night. Shortly before 10 o'clock Miss Bignell, who was staying at the house,…
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A fire broke out in a four–roomed cottage in Susan–street. Newtown, last night, and a little girl named May Howard, aged four years and a half, was burned to death. The cottage was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fatal Fire. a Girl Burnt to Death. A Ghastly Spectacle
The extremely sad circumstances associated with the death by burning of the girl May Howard, aged four years and three months, at her parents' residence, Susan-street, Newtown, last night, were…
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A fire occurred shortly before 10 o'clock last, night at the residence of Patrick M 'Andrew, Angel road, Burwood. The call was received by the Burwood Volunteer Station, and they were soon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fatal Fire. The Inquest
The inquest upon the burning of the little girl May Howard, which occurred at Newtown last night, was concluded at the South Sydney Morgue yesterday, before the Coroner and a jury…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Burwood. Suspicious Surroundings. Inquiries by the Police
A fire occurred about 10 o'clock last night at a private dwelling in Angel-road, Burwood. occupied by Patrick M'Andrew. The premises are two-storeyed, of brick, with iron roof, and the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fatal Fire at Newtown. a Verdict of Accidental Death
The City Coroner yesterday held an inquest at the South Sydney Morgue in connection with the death of the girl May Howard, who received fatal injuries at the fire at Susan–street, Newtown, on Tuesday night…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Darlinghurst Fire Station
The fire station at Darlinghurst has just been provided with a much-needed addition to its plant in the shape of a "steamer." The engine, which was formerly…
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