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Scorching weather was again experienced in the colony on Saturday. The fierce glow of a nor'-wester in the city exceeded the record of last Friday Week by little more than a degree, the Observatory…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BY a strange fatality, great centres of the soft goods trade in London and Melbourne have been destroyed just at the opening of the Christmas season. Fortunately, in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The great fire which has reduced perhaps the richest block in Melbourne to a heap of smoking ruins stands altogether without a parallel in Australia. When on October 2, 1890, the Pitt-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From the briar of defeat may be plucked, it has been said, the red rose of victory. On such hypothesis the recent disastrous fire in Melbourne may not be altogether an unmixed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The two enormous Arcs reported this morning--the one in Melbourne and the other in London--have between them resulted in the destruction of warehouses and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SINGLETON, Monday.-Premises situated in John-street, Singleton, owned by Mrs. Horder, of Aberdeen, and occupied by Wm. Luckman, as a tobacconist shop and billiard-roam, were totally…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The ceremony cf laying the memorial stone of the now fire station at Hurstville was carried out on Saturday afternoon by the Hon. J. H. Carruthers (member for St. George) in the presence of a large…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →AUCKLAND (N.Z.), Monday.-The Tearoha Hotel, Hot Springs, a popular holiday resort, was completely destroyed by fire on Saturday morning.A fire occurred at Waihi yesterday, resulting in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →AUCKLAND, Sunday.--A fire occurred last night at "Waihi, a gold-mining town in the Auckland district. Thirteen buildings have been destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →FORBES, Saturday.--About 10 o'clock last night three wooden cottages in Browne-street, the property of Mr. John Bodel, were totally destroped by a fire, which was supposed to have originated from a lighted candle falling…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The disastrous fire which occurred, to Melbourne yesterday morning has left a scene of desolation, over a whole block of buildings in the business heart of the city. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire occurred at Willoughby early on Saturday morning, when the tannery establishment owned by Mr. G. F. Bailey was completely destroyed. The flame was first discovered by n Mr. Scott at about 4.30 a.m., and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The conflagration will entail an enormous loss upon the fire insurance companies carrying on business in Victoria. These number about 40, and it may be safely said that not…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A destructive fire occurred at Coraki yesterday morning, the origin of which its unknown. Quain's Club Hotel, valued at £3000, and two shops owned by Mrs. Bridge Quain, valued at £200, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire, involving great destruction, occurred at North Willoughby on Saturday. The tannery of Mr. G. F. Bailey, with its valuable plant, was totally destroyed, and it is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon.-The scene of Sunday's disastrous fire has been visited all the morning by large crowds of sightseers. Those portions of the thoroughfares where the fire raged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Saturday afternoon Mr. J. H. Carruthers, M.P., in the presence of a large concourse of people, laid the memorial stone at Hurstvllle fire station, now in course of erection. Among those present at the ceremony…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An extensive fire broke out at North Willoughby at an early hour on Saturday morning, resulting in the total destruction of Mr. George F. Bailey's tannery works and valuable plant. The tannery is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Speaking this afternoon of the progress of the fire, Mr. Stein, chief officer in charge of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, said:—"We received the first call at 20 minutes past 2 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE. Monday.-Oce of the most destructive fires ever experienced in the city broke out about 2 o'clock yesterday, resulting in the destruction of a whole block of valuable city…
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