The Victorian Bush Fires
The first week of this month will long be remembered in Victoria, by reason of the terrible hush fires which swept over large areas, doing enormous damage to improvements and stock, and…
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Bush Fires in Victoria
THE heat register on February 7 in Melbourne was the highest recorded (writes our Melbourne correspondent) for 30 years. In the metropolis at 3 p.m. the shade reading was a fraction below 110…
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A fire occurred last week in the premises of Da[?]el Slade, produce merchant, No. 401 Parramatta-road, Leichhardt, which created considerable sensation by causing the death of Assistant-Officer Edward John…
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Messrs. Langley Brothers' large sawmill at Rockville, on the Lansdowne River, has been destroyed by fire yesterday. The building is slated to be insured for £1000…
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This week during the process of demolition of the old Fire Brigade Station in Church-st., Parramatta, to make room for the three shops which Mr. C. G. Hatte proposes to erect on its…
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What is sydney now? A drear Golgotha, made by the sun all white With the w1 recks of joys that have perished, the skeletons of delight…
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A four-roomed weatherboard cottage situated at Minmi, owned by Messrs. J and A. Brown, and occupied by John Grimmond, was completely destroyed by fire at about 7 o'clock this evening. It…
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At a few minutes before midnight last night, an outbreak of fire was discovered at the grocery establishment of George Thomas Ho[?]ker, situated in Hunter-street West. The proprietor, it appears,…
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A four-roomed cottage at Minmi was destroyed by fire last night. The light from a candle set the lied curtains ablaze, the building and furniture being destroyed. The…
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A few minutes Before midnight on Saturday a fire was discovered in George T. Hooker's grocery shop in Hunter-street West. All the fittings in one of the back rooms, together…
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Two young farmers were proceeded against this morning at the police court for the careless use of fire at Moorwatha. Evidence was given by the police that one of the defendants…
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WEST MAITLAND. Monday.-On Saturday night a four-roomed wooden cottage at Sawyer's Gully, near Maitland. together with the contents, the property of Mr. R. G. Randall, was burnt to…
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LONDON, February 25, 2.22 p.m.-During a fire in house at Birmingham last night, five persons were killed and four injured…
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ALBURY, Monday.-At the police court to-day two young farmers, Sydney Laris and silas via were charged with careless use of fire at Moorwatha on February 7. The case were in…
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A fatal fire occurred at a house in Birmingham last night, five persons being killed, while four others were injured…
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LONDON, Monthly Afternoon.--Five persons were killed, and font others burned, by the burning of a house in Birmingham…
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Lord Hampden's residence. The Hoo. Welwyn, narrowly escaped destruction by fire recently. Fortunately the outbreak was discovered in time, and the fire hose and appliances being Used the…
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LONDON, February 26, 2.48 p.m.-A terrible disaster has occurred at Diamondville, in the State of Wyoming (U.S.). A fire broke out in a colliery, entombing fifty…
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At 4.20 this morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call from a watchman named Wilson, through, the G.P.O., that a fire had broken out in premises situated in Merchants' Court…
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The possibilities attending the outbreak of a fire yesterday morning In premises situated at tho rear of-Vickery's Chambers, Pitt-street, wore great, but with tho prompt attendance of the…
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