The Coraki Fire. Damage £4000
CORAKI, Tuesday.—Further particulars are to hand concerning the fire which broke out in a shop in Richmond Terrace, occupied by Mr. Scharer, tailor, next to Quain's Club Hotel, on Monday…
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Fire at Singleton. Singleton
The tobacconist's Shop of Wm. Luckman, in John-street, was totally destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. Nothing in the place was saved. The fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Meldourne Blaze The Insurance Liability. How the Loss is Distributed. MELBOURNE
The enormous damage caused by the Flinders-street fire, and the consequent financial burdens imposed upon the insurance companies, were the principal themes of conversation in…
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A big fire, causing damage to the extent of £4000, occurred on Sunday. The fire occurred in F. Scharer's tailor's shop at.2 a.m., and although every effort was made to stop the…
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Mr. W. A. Gibb, manager of the National Fire and Marine Insurance Company of New Zealand, Spring-street, has just received the estimated losses through the great fire in Melbourne by the various…
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MELBOURNE, Tuesday.—It lias been ascertained that the total municipal valuation of the properties destroyed by the fire is £28,000 per annum. Assuming this as representing 5 per cent,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Locality of the Fire. Narrow Streets and Big Warehouses. Previous Fires in the Vicinity. the Wood-street Outbreak. Tooley-street a Magnificent Spectacle
The great fire in London occurred in a district, almost exclusively devoted to warehouses and manufactories. Although Hamsell-street, where the fire originated, does not appear to have had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire at Coraki. Damage About £4200. Women Assist in Fighting the Fire. Coraki
A disastrous fire occurred here at 2 o'clock on Sunday morning, when Quain's Club Hotel, Sharp's tailor's shop, Johnson's confectionery, and Larsen's tobacconist shop were totally destroyed. Moorhead,…
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With reference to yesterday's great fire little of importance has transpired to-day. The greater number of the firms who have been burnt out have taken temporary offices…
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On the occasion of other fires here of a magnitude not so great as that of the outbreak which has devastated "The Lane" in Melbourne, fire brigade officials in Sydney have been reported in…
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The steamer Wyoming, which arrived from Newcastle on Saturday with coals, reports that at 1.30 a.m. on Saturday, when a few miles south of Clarence River, a fire was discovered in the main hold…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Fire. Further Particulars. Lightning the Probable Cause. Melbourne, Sunday Night
Many thousands of persons visited the scene of the conflagration during to-day, but the civic authorities blocked all traffic through the streets adjoining the devastated area. The…
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LONDON, November 22.—The total area covered by the fire was 4½ acres. The losses to the insurance offices are estimated at under f 1,000,000. The leading…
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The preference shares and first mortgage debentures issued for public subscription by the limited liability company formed by Mr. J. M. Bruce, who recently bought the business of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Melbourne Fire. the Scene Visited by Thousands. When the Outbreak Occurred. Sensational Statement by a Hospital Nurse. the Fire Seen at 1 O'clock No Alarm Given Till 2.20
MELBOURNE, Monday.--The scene of Sunday morning's Are was the centre of attraction today, when thousands came in from all parts to get a glimpse of the ruins. The lower end of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Special Cables. the London Fire. Fearful Devastation. Losses of Insurance Companies. LONDON, November 22
The total area devastated by the terrible conflagration in the east central portion of London was 4½ acres. The losses of the insurance companies are…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office. 3.30 p.m. Late Cables. the Fire in London. a Mansion House Fund
LONDON, November 22, 6.25 p.m.—The Lord Mayor has opened a fund at the Mansion House for the relief of the large numbers of persons thrown out of employment…
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LONDON, Sunday Night.--Among the promises destroyed in the great lire which raged in the East Central portion of the city on Friday night and Saturday morning were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Special Cables. From the "Herald's " London Correspondents. the Great Fire in London. the Insurances. American Companies Heavy Losers. London, Nov. 21
Among the buildings destroyed by the great fire were those of Messrs. Bing, Harris, and Co., and Messrs. Nathan and Co., New Zealand merchants, both of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Great Fires. Conflagrations in London and Melbourne. Much Property Lost. Thousands of People Out of Work, Estimated Damage Nearly £3,500,000. a Second Tooley-steeet. Miraculous Escapes of Lives
We have just had two of about the greatest fires of the year 1897, one in London and one in Melbourne. Such conflagrations are generally visited by more or less loss of life. Strange as it…
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