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Sir,-Referring to your paragraph that the Gov-ernment has supplemented the reward offered by the Insurance Company re above, I would like to point out that the fire in my shop was at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is reported from St. Louis, the great grain centre on the Mississippi, United States, that a disastrous conflagration has occurred in that city…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From New York It is reported that a fearful fire has occurred in Spokane, in the State of Washington, United States. A six-story building, in which about 100…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HOBART, Thursday.--The Chief Justice (Sir Lambert Dobson), who bus been visiting the Huon districts to-day, to obtain Information on behalf of the control committee of the fire relief…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The board of inquiry into the recent fire took further evidence of a contradictory nature as to the time the fire was first visible. The engineer-in-chief of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An exciting adventure occurred in George-street last evening in connection with the arrest of a man. He was met in George-street by Senior-constable Twiss and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A disastrous fire has occurred at Spokane, Washington (U.S.A.), resulting in much loss of life. The fire broke out in a house of six stories, in which there…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Wednesday Night.--News of a disastrous fire, in which terrible loss of life occurred, is reported from Spokane, an important commercial town in Washington,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A disastrous fire is reported from St. Louis, Illinois, U.S.A. A grain elevator, containing 3,000,000 bushels of wheat, and a train of 85 cars, all of which were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BOMBALA, Monday.—The bush fires which have been raging north of Orbost attacked Emmett's paddocks and threatened the house (a large weatherboard building). Messrs. Drew, Bell, Summere, and…
Continued on Trove, page 38 →The Dunedin (N.Z.) correspondent of the Melbourne "Argus," writing under date January 18, says: During the past week or two great damage has been done by bush and grass fires, and many…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WELLINGTON, January 22.--The long spell of dry weather experienced over the greater portion of the colony converted the dead timber in the forests and the grass on the adjoining fields…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →HE numerous buildings destroyed by fire in the City on November 19 were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A MEETING of the above was held on Thursday evening last. Capt. Murray presided and there was a fair attendance—Alderman Christiansen being present by request. An apology was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Early last evening a Are broke out in a 10-roomed [?]age in Clanalpine-street, Moseman, in the absence of the owner and occupant. Mr. E. Simonds. Yesterday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A resident of Mosman supplies us with the following:-A fire occurred at Mosman last night, when a large wooden house in Clanalpine-street, overlooking Little Sirius Cove, and occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly before 3 o'clock last night a 10-roomed cottage in Clanalpine-street, Mosman, was, with the contents, destroyed by fire. Mr. Symonds, the occupant, and his family went…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The Council met on Monday. Present: The Mayor (Alderman C. Dyer), and Aldermen Smith, Small, Ritchie, Lewis, Baker, Sidney and Taylor…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush fires have broken out again near Warragat in Gippsland. There is now every indication of rain, and a downpour would be very welcome to farmers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is reported by cable that g, fearful fire occurred in Spokane, in the State of Washington, United States. A six-story building, in which about a hundred people resided, took…
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