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Messrs. Wright and M'Laren's sawmills at Tuncurry were burned down this morning. The fire is supposed to have originated in the centre of the building. Before assistance…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An outbreak of fire on the Pacific Coast Company's steamer Queen, while the vessel was on a voyage from San Francisco to Puget Sound recently resulted in the loss of 14 lives…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A remarkable story told to the police tonight resulted in the arrest of a boy named Reginald Pratt, 15 years, on a charge of attempting to burn the ship Annesley at West…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. Alexander Macpherson's Hotel at Grongrong was destroyed by fire on Friday night. His assembly hall, next to the hotel, was saved after strenuous efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Mr. H. Albert Gran, with Miss Gertrude Lyndon, will give the balcony scene from "Borneo and Juliet" at a concert and social to-morrow night at the Oddfellows' Temple,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →NARRANDERA, Monday.--M' Pherson 's Royal Hotel, at Grong Grong, 13 miles from Narrandera, was burnt down on Saturday morning. The building was insured…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire has occurred in the People's Cash Store, Mary-street, Gympie, owned by Mr. Knight and Mrs, Maynard. The store was gutted and the contents were destroyed, but…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A youth named Reginald E. Pratt was presented at the City Court to-day on a charge of setting fire to goods in the hold of the ship Annesley on Friday night. Captain A…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The position of general manager of the State Fire Insuranco Department has been offered by the Government to Mr. Pilcher, agent of the South British Insurance Company…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Royal Hotel at Augathella. owned by Mrs. Jane Creevoy, was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was not insured. The loss is estimated at £900…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →NARRANDERA, Tuesday.-- Another fire occurred at Grong Grong yesterday morning, when Flood's general store was burned down. CARCOAR, Tuesday…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Shortly before 8 o'clock last night, a fire was discovered in a jeweller's shop at 26 Park-street, occupied by Joseph Davis. In response to the alarm, detachments of firemen from headquarters, William-street, and Circular…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →It was a few minutes before 8 o'clock last night when Mrs. Joughin, residing at No. 22 Park-street, city, smelt smoke of unusual density, and at once set out to ascertain the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Old White Horse Hotel, near Geelong, was totally destroyed by tire this morning, the conflagration only lasting for ten minutes. The occupier, Mr. Charles Bound, had great…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →It is over at last. For months the children of one section of the community have been looking forward to it with eager expectancy. The indulgences of parents were…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Kobe correspondent of the "Daily Mail" has received a copy of the report of Vice-Admiral Togo concerning the attempt to bottle up the Russian fleet in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →It is curiously significant that in respect to fully one-half the conflagrations annually reported, the…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →COROWA, Saturday.-A four roomed weatherboard cottage, together with the contents [?]ated at Lowesdale, the property of Miss A. Kennedy, has been destrbyed by fire. The fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Saturday night there was a pretty big thunderstorm. An old negro named Henry Wishum lives at 551 Jefferson street. There was no one in the house…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Firemen using the tops of telegraph poles to fight the flames. Full details of the great damage done have already been published. The illustration is from "Collier's Weekly."…
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