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Acting on the application of Superintendent Bear, the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P.), and a jury of 12, conducted an inquest into the fire which occurred on Sunday evening in a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush fires are still burning in Gippsland, and though not much additional damage has been done, yet the settlors are fearful of what might happen if the northerly wind continues. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE. Tuesday.--The Orbost district has suffered severely from the ravages of bush fires, and the Premier received a telegram to-day from Mr. H. James, chairman of a public…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Reports from various parts of the colony where bush fires have been raging state that all danger is now over, soaking rain having fallen all last night. The area of devastation is very extensive,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The annual meeting of the Rookwood Volunteer Fire Brigade win held on Wednesday, when the following officers were elected:--Captain, T. C, France, re-elected; first lieutenant, H. J. Lurcombe, re-elected; second…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yesterday morning at the Hali-way House Hotel, Botany-road North Botany, the City Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore) held an inquest in regard to the circumstances attending the fire which occurred at the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →HAY, Wednesday.-About midnight on Tuesday a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. S. P. Kemp, solicitor, Pine-street. The flames quickly spread to the adjoining residence of William Mackay…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The City Coroner yesterday held an inquest at the Half-way House Hotel, North Botany, in connection with the fire which occurred on Sunday at a grocers shop, occupied by John Leyden Miller, in Botany-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The city Coroner (Mr. J. C. Woore, J.P.), and a jury of 12, continued the inquest into the fire which occurred on Sunday evening in a shop and dwelling-house in Botany-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.-At a meeting of the Fire Inquiry Board-to-day into the great fire. Police-inspector Curran said that the water pressure was inadequate. This wife usually the case. Thought…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A peculiar incident happened at Abbotsford this afternoon, when a corpse was nearly cremated, through carelessness. W. Tarrant, father of Mrs. Bloom,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The Board of inquiry appointed to investigate the circumstances of the recent big fire met again to-day. Evidence was given by police officers that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A weatherboard cottage at the corner of Wickham-street and West Botany-road, Arncliffe, was destroyed by fire this morning. The Rockdale and Kogorah Fire Brigades received the call at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The special board appointed to inquire into the recent great fire resumed its sittings to-day. Inspector Curran, in charge of the city police, examined, said he had been 30 years in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At a few minutes after 3 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in the centre of three shops in the course of erection in Queen -street, Woollahra. The local volunteer…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A letter was read at last night's meeting of the Redfern Council from Alderman Taylor (municipal representative on the Fire Brigades' Board) in reply to the council's communication…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The board appointed to inquire into the disastrous fire in Flinders-street and Flinders-lane last November continued its work to-day, and took evidence with reference to the time of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Evidence Was given today before the special board appointed to inquire into the cause of the great fire to fix the time of the outbreak. Two firemen swore positively that…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MELBOURNE, Saturday.—Telegrams are being constantly received from the Gippsland district stating that to bush fires are raging with una[?]ated fury. Many hundreds of se[?]tlers have…
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