Curious Fire at Manly
One of the Manly merry-go-rounds had a narrow escape from destruction by fire on Sunday morning, (and the cause of the fire, though not excetly novel, was at any rate curious. Inside…
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Fire at Grose Vale
RICHMOND, Monday,--The new stables of Mr. Henry Dunston, Grose Vale, were completely destroyed by fire on Sunday morning, about 3 o'clock. Two boys sleeping on the lower floor…
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A disastrous fire has occurred at the Zolium mine, near Dortmund, Westphalia. Forty-five miners are reported to have…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Panic in a Theatre. Alarm of Fire Raised. a Pickpocket's Device
It would appear strange that while the criminal laws of British communities have been revised and overhauled on innumerable occasions during past years, no legislator has possessed sufficient…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Mine. Forty-five Lives Lost. London, May 23
A fire has broken out in a mine at Dortmund, in the province of Westphalia, Prussia. Forty-five miners perished…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fireworks and Fires
Consequent upon the usual Indiscriminate use of fireworks on Queen's Birthday, a number of small fires occurred last night in the city and suburbs'; The M.F.B. had three calls for fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Penrith. Extensive Damage Done Incendiarism Suspected
A very extensive fire occurred at Penrith at 11 o'clock last night, when the premises occupied by Mr. F. Vine, farmer, comprising a produce store, barn, dwelling, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Penrith. Damages Estimated at £300. PENRITH
A rather extensive fire took place here about 10.30 last night. Flames were seen issuing from an old wooden building, situated at the western end of Hugh-street, and used for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fijian Fire Ceremony. Witnessed by Two N.z. Doctors
There was ab interesting discussion at the last meeting of the Otago Institute, Dunedin (N.Z.) on May 14 on the fire ceremony in Fiji. Drs. Hocken and colquhoun, or Duredin, have just returned from trip to the islands, and while…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Panic at Windsor. Exciting Scene in a School Room. a Cinematographe on Fire
There was a panic last night in the Church of England schoolroom during a cinematographe performance. While the proprietor was working the phonograph, by some unaccountable…
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KEMPSEY, Wednesday.--On Saturday, at midnight, a barn belonging to Mr. John Clarke, at Sherwood, was burnt to the ground, and 2300 bushels of maize were, destroyed, besides a…
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A fire, the origin of which is unknown, broke out in an unoccupied cottage situated in Nelson-street, Annandale, last night, shortly before 7 o'clock. Firemen from several branch stations of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the…
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WINDSOR, Wednesday.--Some amount of excitement was caused last night at the Church of England schoolroom. During the progress of a cinematograph entertainment, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Granville. Granville
An inquest was held at the Royal Hotel, Granville, this afternoon in connection with a peculiar fire which destroyed the boiling-down works of James Brown at Granville last week. The evidence…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Country. Fire at Penrith
PENRITH. Wednesday.--A disastrous fire occurred at Mr. F. M. Vine's produce store, situated at the lower end of High-street, about 10.30 last night. The fire was discovered by Mr. A. York…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →West Australia. Fire at Perth. Damage Estimated at £8000
PERTH, Wednesday.--A disastrous fire broke out at the Central Horse Bazaar, Wellington- street, just before 2 o'clock this morning. The building was of wired and iron. The flames spread…
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About half-past 1 this morning a fire was discovered in the Central Horse Bazaar, Wellingtonstreet, opposite the railway station. The stables were composed of galvanised iron on…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Peculiar Fire
An inquiry was held at the Royal Hotel, Granville, on Wednesday afternoon, in connection with a peculiar fire which took place last week at the boilng-down and lat-extracting works of James…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Mysterious Fire. at Canterbury
Shortly before 12 o'clock last night a fire under somewhat mysterious circumstances broke out in an unoccupied cottage in Balmoral Avenue, Rosedale, Canterbury, and resulted in the complete…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Perth. Twenty-seven Horses Burnt to Death. Perth
About half-past 1 this morning a fire was discovered in the Central Horse Bazsar, Wellingtonstreet, opposite the railway station. The stabbles were composed of galvanished iron on…
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