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A disastrous fire broke out shortly, after 12 o'clock to-day at Brooks M'Glashan, and M'Harg's softgoods warehouse in Flinderslane. The Are when first observed had a good…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Information has been received of further developments at Modder River, where a Boer force under General Cronje is surrounded by the British…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The "Daily News" states that General Cronje marched 33 miles without outspanning. His force, numbering 8000 men, lined the banks of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Additional, news has been received of the negotiations between Major-General Lord Kitchener and Commandant Cronje, at Koodoosrand…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News has just reached London from the seat of war that General Cronje, the Boer Commander in the Free State, has been surrounded by the British forces…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →AFTER a two days' hearing at Darlinghurst, before Mr. Justice Stephen, the jury, in the case of Alfred Ware, who is charged with arson in Macquarie-street, after having been…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →MELBOURNE, Sunday --The Toongabbi[?] bush fire, mention of which outbreak was made on Friday night, has been devastating the surrounding country, and also placed the township…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At 4 o'clock yesterday morning a fire, the cause of which is unknown, broke out in a weatherboard cottage, occupied by Mr. Charles Bland and family, caretaker, at the corner of Phillip-street and Henderson-road,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The jury having been locked up all night in the case of Alfred Ware, and not having agreed, were discharged on Saturday. Accused was remanded to his formed custody, an application for [?]ail by Mr. H. Levien being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Commercial Hotel, Ashhurst, was destroyed by fire yesterday. Miss O'Callaghan, the landlord's siotor-in-law, was burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Saturday.--On Tuesday three batteries of Royal Field Artillery and the Naval Brigade, with two 12-pounders, operating from the south bank of the Modder,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The subjoined interesting particulars about the war are taken from Cape files which reached Sydney on Saturday by the steamer Persie:—Telegraphing on Thursday, January 25, the day following the capture…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Receiving a second message which suggested surrender, Major-General Lord Kitchener (Lord Roberts's Chief of Staff) invited General Cronje to the British camp…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WEST MAITLAND, Monday.—For the past two or three days great bush fires have been raging to the south and west of Maitland, doing much injury to grass and fencing, and interfering…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALBURY, Monday.--Three hush fires were burning within sight almost of Albury on Friday. A fire broke out on the west of the Beechworth-road, at the back of the Kookaburra Ranges, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bush fires continue to work great devastation in various parts of the country here and in Victoria. A large area of country has been swept in the Albury district on both sides of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BATHURST, Monday.--Late on Friday night a fire occurred at Milltown by which a house, occupied by Mrs. T. Morris, a widow, was, with its contents, completely destroyed. The younger…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →MELBOURNE, Monday Afternoon.—A large fire occurred to-day at Victoria-street, , North Melbourne, which lasted for four hours. An enormous crowd gathered. The premises of Mr. W. T…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →WYALONG, Monday.--A fire occurred here on Saturday night last, when a hut owned by Joseph Hodge, a carter by occupation, was burnt to the ground. Hodge was absent at the time. His son,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A destructive fire broke out in Victoria street North yesterday morning, doing damage estimated at about £6000. The outbreak is reported to have occurred in the yard of…
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