A Mysterious Fire
Our Sutherland correspondent writes: On Saturday an officer from an insurance company came up to investigate a fire which took place on Thursday morning, by which a house on the banks of…
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The Brisbane-street Fire
The city coroner and a jury of twelve were engaged yesterday in the investigation of the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred on Saturday morning at 74 risbane-street, off…
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The City Coroner held an inquest yesterday afternoon, touching the fire that occurred at 74 Brisbane-street, early on Saturday morning. As stated in yesterday's issue, there were two…
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LONDON, May 22.-A destructive fire has occurred at Dawson City, the centre of the : Klondike gold fields. The flames spread with great rapidity…
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LONDON, Monday.--A great fire has occurred at Dawson City, the principal city of the Klondyke goldfields, which has practically destroyed the town…
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A fire broke out at Dawson City, the centre of the Klondyko goldfields. The flames spread with great rapidity, and the whole city was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Klondyke Fire. Caused by a Lamp Upsetting LONDON, May 22, 5.5 p.m
The fire at Dawson City, on the K[?]ndyke goldfields, which caused almost complete destruction of the city, is attributed to the up[?]tting, of a kerosene lamp…
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Shortly after 8 o'clock last night the Manly Fire Brigade was summoned to a fire in an oil and color store next door to the fire "station Fortunately, the outbreak had just started in a…
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A boy named Edward Totworth, residing with his parents in Henderson-street, Alexandria, was admitted to Prince Alfred Hospital by Dr. Pain this morning, suffering from…
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LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--It was the upsetting of a kerosene lamp that started the fire which destroyed Dawson City…
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LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--Incendiaries have burned the town of Porosow, in Lithuania (Russian Poland). Some 3000 persons wore rendered homeless,…
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The fire which, destroyed Dawson City, the centre of the Klondyke goldfields, was caused by the upsetting of a lamp…
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NEWCASTLE, Wednesday. - What might have proved a serious conflagration at the races this afternoon true nipped in the bud. Between the Pace Walter and Birthday Handicap it was…
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A weather board shed, in the yard of the residence of Mr. Thos; O. M'Cready, Barry-street, Neutral Bay, was discovered to be on fire last night at a few, minutes before 10…
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Seventeen fires in two days is a thing that has very rarely to be recorded, but that is the number that had occurred during yesterday and the preceding day, consequent upon the usual anxiety of the Queen's subjects to…
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A small fire was discovered in the dwelling house of Mr. William Powell, at Concord, this morning. The alarm was immediately giver., and the Ashfield and Burwood brigades were quickly…
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Shortly before 8 o'clock last night a fire was discovered in as unoccupied house situated at 40 Victoria-street, Darlinghurst. an alarm was shortly afterwards…
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LONDON, May 26.-A large portion of the town of St. John, New Brunswick, a province of Canada, has been destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at…
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On Thursday a fire broke out at 40 Victoria-street in an unoccupied dwelling-house owned by Emanuel Mandelson; of Glebe Point. The M.F. Brigade extinguished it…
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Owing to a number of suspicious circumstances having come to light in connection with the fire that took place on Thursday night at No. 40 Victoria-street, Darlinghurst, it has been decided, on the recommendation of…
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