Fire at Nowra. Nowra
A dwelling occupied by Mr. Christie Murray, and owned by Mr. W. C. Brown, was partially destroyed, by Are during the high westerly winds this morning. The Nowra Fire Brigade,…
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Fire at Newcastle. £500 Damage Done
NEWCASTLE, Thursday Afternoon.—A fire broke out about noon to-day at the West End Markets, when damage to the extent of over £500 was done. The building was originally built as…
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Between 10 and 11 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in "the Western Markets," a large warehouse of wood and iron. situated between the Honeysuckle Point railway station and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle. Fire at the Western Markets. Estimated Damage, —500. NEWCASTLE
An outbreak of fire ocurred about o'clock today in a large building in I[?]I nter-street known as the Western Markets and occupied by several firms. The buildng is constructed of wood, and runs from…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Saturday.—On Friday night a six-roomed cottage, situated in East Murwillumbah, owned by Mr.W. Kelly, and occupied by Mr. R. G. Couchar, was burnt to the…
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On Saturday night a fire broke out on the premises of Mr W. N. Willis, M.P., at Colyton, which resulted in the destruction of the whole of the main building. Mr and Mrs Willis were in Sydney…
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A MEETING of the above was held at the Fire Station on Monday evening last for the purpose of making arrangements for carrying out a Fire Brigade Competition in Liverpool…
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The manager of the Union Marine Insurance Co. yesterday received the following, cable from Capetown:--"Kensington afire, Nor 2 hold; impossible to save remaining…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--James Bell and Company, of Queen-street, charterers of the steamer Kensington, which left Melbourne on March 15 for South Africa, have received a cable message…
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A cable received by Mr. Buckle, managing the Union Marine Insurance Company (Messrs. W. and A. M'Arthur, Limited), yesterday from Capetown, states that the line steamer Kensington, which…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Tom Wallis: His Adventures in the South Seas. (All Rights Reserved.) Chapter Iii.—how Tom Lit a Fire on Misty Head, and What Came of It
Restraining his desire to put his horse Into a gallop, Tom went steadily along for the first eight or ten miles, riding as near as possible to the water's edge, where the sand…
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MURWILLUMBAH, Saturday.-On Friday night a six-roomed cottage, situated in East Murwillumbah, owned by Mr. W. Kelly, and occupied by Mr. R. G. Couchar, was burnt to the…
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A four-roomed weatherboard cottage, situated in Fletcher-street, Plattsburg, and tenanted by Mr. Thomas Frew, a miner, was, with its contents, totally destroyed by fire yesterday morning…
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At an early hour this morning a four-roomed cottage situated in Fletcher-street, Plattsburg, and occupied by Mr. Thomas Frew, a miner, was destroyed by fire. The building was constructed of…
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A fire broke out on board the Tamba Maru on the 12th of May, when about 50 miles from Penang. Oriental-[?]ke, the engineers' storekeeper, a Japanese, was examining the tap of a kerosene oil tank…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] Great Fire in New York. Eight Lives Lost. Several Vessels Damaged
LONDON, July 1.-A great fire has occurred at Hoboken Dock, New York. Several of the Norddeutscher-Lloyd steamers were partially burned…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Fire in New York. Hoboken Dock in Flames. Several Vessels Damaged. Eighty Lives Lost. London, July 1
A great fire has occurred at the Hoboken Dock, New York. Several of the Norddeutscher-Lloyd steamers were partially burned…
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A great fire has broken out in Hoboken Dock, New York. The full extent of the damage is not yet returned, but it is estimated that no less than…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Chinese War. Seymour's Report. Chinese Treachery. Story of the Retreat. the Enemy Persistent. Position at Tien-tsin. Bombardment Resumed. Ineffective Shell Fire. Rear-admiral Kempff Superseded. Punishing the Rebels. the Ministers at Pekin. Successes of the Allies
LONDON, Saturday: -- The Admiralty has received the following despatch from Vice-Admiral Sir Edward Hobart Seymour, regarding his attempt to reach Pekin with a…
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The Mercantile Mutual Fire Insurance Company's balance-sheet for the year ending June 30 shows the total receipts to amount to £48,029 7s 11d, which, with the balance from last…
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