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NARRABRI, Friday. -- The biggest fire experienced, here for nine years broke out this morning at 1.30 a.m. An entire block of buildings, numbering 14, were burned to the ground. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →An outbreak of fire, which might have resulted in a serious destruction of valuable property, occurred shortly after midnight in the rear premises of the National Buildings,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The general manager of the Pacific Cable Board, who is now here, has received the following cablegram:— The last bulletin from San Francisco…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The Merchants' Exchange, Mrs. Leland- Stanford's line residence, and Mark Hopkins' Institute of Art were all burnt. Some pictures in the last-named place were…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →NARRABRI, Friday.—An immense fire occurred here this morning, the origin of which is unknown. An entire block in the main street was burned to the ground, nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →AUCKLAND, Friday Afternoon.—The latest bulletin from the Pacific Cable Board (received here from Vancouver) says:…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →CITY-HALL. -- Roof and small towers fallen in. POST-OFFICE. -- Building shattered. DOCKS AND FREIGHT SHEDS. -- Fallen bodily into the sea. VALENCIA HOTEL. -- Collapsed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Vienna has made a clean sweep of all her horse-drawn fire-engines and appliances in favor of electrically-propelled vehicles, says the "Magazine of Commerce." A first…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Evening News" last night contained the following message from its Goulburn correspondent :— At about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Except between Nob Hill and the north-eastern strip of water-front, the fire has been checked. The skilful use of fresh supplies of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The people of San Francisco are without a water supply. Not only is there no water to quell the fire, but there is none for domestic purposes. When the water and gas mains and electric-lighting wires were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The flooding of the Junction and Northern mines Is now steadily proceeding. Up to yesterday the water had risen in the Junction to about tho 720ft level, and in the North…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Early this morning a fire was discovered in the clothing factory owned by Messrs. Kurtz and Harper, and situated near Rundle-street Despite the efforts of the brigade, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →ADELAIDE, Sunday. -- About 5 o'clock on Saturday morning a fire broke out in the premises occupied by Kurtz and Harper, clothing manufacturers in James-place, between Rundle…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Despite the fact that residences on the east side of Vanness-avenue for a distance of a mile were blown up with dynamite, the flames spread to the west, the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Sunday, 2.5 p.m.—BrigadierGeneral Funston reports :—"The fire is not progressing west of Van Ness Avenue, but a west wind has arisen, and it is likely…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The progress of the fires in San Francisco was stopped after artillery had been brought to the aid of dynamate to destroy buildings in the path of the flames. According to latest reports 250,000 people are homeless. They…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Friday Afternoon. -- Despite the dynamiting of a mile of residences on the east side of Van Ness-avenue, the fires have spread westward through Sun Francisco, involving the whole of the millionaires' suburbs…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Brigadier-General Funston, who is in command of the military forces in San Francisco reports that the fire is not making any progress west of Van Ness-avenue…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →After the most strenuous and heroic efforts the authorities are able to announce that the fire has been extinguished…
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