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ADELAIDE, Friday.--The premises of J. W. Grasby, tea dealers and general grocers, in Grenfell-street, were gutted by fire this evening. The clerks were in the office, and yet the fire gained a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →The R.M S Austral, arriving from Sydney this morning for her apple cargo, reports that on Thursday forenoon when 90 miles soutn of Gabo Island smoke, followed by flames, issued from the linen locker on…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A series of unexpected and unexplained bush fires have alarmed and surprised the residents of the district between Sunbury and Gisborne during the last three months. On Saturday a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WAGGA, Monday.-During the tbnnderstorm on Thursday afternoon, a stack of hay, the property of James M'Farlane, on Eunonyhareenyha Station, was set on fire by lightning. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Annie Lawson (29), living at 2 New-street, Pyrmont, was endeavoring to light a fire with the aid of kerosene on Saturday night, when her clothes caught fire, and she received severe bodily…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire occurred at midnight on Saturday, which was attended with fatal consequences. The outbreak took place in Auslin-street, near Chalmers' Church, in one of three small wooden t[?]ments. John…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At an early hour this morning a four-roomed weatherboard cottage situated near the mining township of Young Walisend was totally destroyed by fire. The premises were owned by Mrs. Eliza Cook, of Wallsend, and were occupied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire broke out on the premises of Messrs. J. W. Grasby and Co., tea, merchants and wholesale gr[?]rs, in Gr[?]nf[?]ll-street, on Friday night. The firem[?]n were occupied about an hour and a half before it…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON, Wednesday.--The British India Steam Navigation Company's steamer Jumna arrived at Plymouth yesterday with a general cargo from Queensland ports, after an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, March 20.-An alarming fire occurred in the main hole of the British India Company's steamer Jumna on Monday, and burnt for ten hours before being extinguished. The cargo…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An alarming fire occurred in the main h[?]ld of tho British India Company's steamer Jumna on Monday, and it was 10 hours before the outbreak was extinguished. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Reports from Rutherglen, Victoria, state that a fire broke out in one of the main business centres to-day, and destroyed nearly half a block of buildings, amongst which was the Hit and Miss store owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An alarming fire occurred in the main hold of the British India Co.'s steamer Jumna on Monday, and it was 10 hours before the outbreak was extinguished. The cargo suffered…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Early this morning a fire broke out in the piano and sowing machine manufactory of Messrs. Beale and Co.. Limited, in Nelson-street, Annandale. Although the damage is estimated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A visit to the barque Waterloo this morning revealed the admirable work that the fire brigades accomplished last night in connection with the outbreak of fire on board that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before 9 o'clock last night a fire broke out on the four-masted barque Walerloo, lying at Smith's Wharf, Miller's Point. When the fire was first observed the flames had secured a good hold in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About 1 o'clock this morning, a watchman at Beale and Company's piano and sewing machine factory, Nelson-street, Annandale, sound that the premises were alight. He immediately tried to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The four-masted barque Waterloo. which is lying at Smith's Wharf, Miller's Point, was the scene of a big blaze on Thursday night about 9 o'clock The outbreak was discovered by an…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. Beale and Co 's piano and sewing machine factory, situated at Nelson-street, Annandale, was the scene of a destructive fire at an early hour this morning. The outbreak, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to an outbreak of fire on board the four masted barque Waterloo, lying at Smith's wharf, shortly before 9 last evening. A…
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