Fire at a Workhouse. Inmates Rescued. London, Friday Afternoon
A fire broke out at the Plymouth workhouse yesterday. The main block of the building was gutted, but the 250 inmates, many of…
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Fires
A fire broke out on Sunday morning on the premises of James Thompson and Sons, slaughtermen, of Smith-street, Botany, a bedroom at the rear being burnt out…
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The careless use of a lighted candle is supposed to have been the cause of a fire which broke out in a weatherboard shed in Smith-street, Botany, on Sunday morning,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at a Workhouse. London, July 5
An outbreak of fire which occurred in Plymouth Workhouse gutted the main block of buildings, containing 250 inmates, who were rescued, many being old and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fire on the Colonial. Supposed Cause of the Outbreak
FREMANTLE, Sunday.--Owing to the steady rain on Saturday, the discharging of the cargo of the steamer Colonial was discontinued till Monday. The fire is quite out, and there is no…
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Balmain during the pest six years has been singularly free from any serious fires. Within the municipality there over 7000 houses, mostly built close together on small areas of land, in…
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The Royal Commission appointed in New Zealand to enquire into the causes of fires in wool ships has made the following recommendations:—…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →New Zealand. Fire at Eltham. Wellington
A big fire occurred at Eltham, a prosperous town at Taranaki. Too Insurances total £3000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Mysterious Fire. on a French Battleship. Attempt to Destroy a Submarine
LONDON, Monday Evening.—A mysterious fire occurred close to the magazine of the French battleship Hoche at Toulon. This is the third "accident" of the kind at…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Fire. Three Lives Lost. Heroic Attempt at Rescue. Wellington (N.z.)
A sad fire fatality happened at Port Chalmers. The outbreak occurred in a twostory wooden building occupied by William Haberfield, his wife, four-year-old child, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Traitor or Foe? French Naval Sensation Mysterious Fires on Ships Plot to Wreck a Submarine London, Monday. 3.15 p.m
The French naval authorities are not a little the concerned at some mysterious occurrences that have lately occurred at the dockyards if Toulon…
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A fire broke out in a three-roomed cottage near Cabramatta, on Friday last, during the temporary absence of the occupier, Mr. Wrench. The house and…
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Fire Insurance is everywhere based upon the principle of pure indemnity. No one is knowingly permitted to make a profit out of a fire. Were this possible it requires no…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Financial. Householders and Fire Insurance
A correspondent sends us the following statement, which he says describes a griev[?] that is very general:- Every year enormous amounts are paid by the public…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Fire on the Colonial. Successful Extinction. the Vessel Slightly Damaged. Perth (W.a.), Wednesday. Mr. Ramage[?]
Mr. Ramage,Lloyd's surveyor, made an examination yesterday of the steamer Colonial, which came to Fremantie last week with her carge on fire, in order to ascertain what…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in the City. Early Morning Discovery. Blaze in Wynyard Square
A fire Which, but for its timely [?]very, might have caused a considerable amount of damage, broke out about half-past 8 o'clock this morning in a two-storey building at the corner…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in the City Early Morning Blaze Six Offices Damages Good Work by the Brigades
A fire of a somewhat extensive character broke out in Margaret-street at an easily hour tills morning, but owing to the promptitude with which the alarm was answered…
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A small fire broke out early this morning on the collier Palmerston, belonging to the Mount Pleasant Colliery Co., which was lying at Parbury's Wharf, Dawes Point. It was…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call last night to a fire in a store shed at this Central Railway Station. In the shed were various kinds of goods, including bedding, tonts, and…
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About 8.30 last night a fire broke out in a small storeroom off the produce shed at the Central Railway Station, and severely damaged the contents, which comprised chl[?]y…
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