Christchurch Fire. Insurances, £250,000. Wellington (N.z.)
The total insurances of the Christchurch fire amount to £250.000 The damage is probably a little short of half a million. The Bank of Australasia was uninjured…
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Fires
BYRON BAY, Monday.--The residence of Mr. Bruce Marr. with all its, contents, was totally destroyed by fire about 9 o'clock on Saturday night, Mrs. Marr and two young children were…
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Two fires broke out early yesterday morning in the suburbs. A weatherboard cottage in Broughton-street, Mortdale, occupied by Mr. jA. Plcq, was burnt out, the walls falling…
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A serious fire occurred at the grocery shop occupied by Mr. Arthur Hamilton, in Great North-road, Drummoyne, between 5 and 6 o'clock yesterday morning, and before it was…
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A barn containing a wheat crop estimated at 100 bags, belonging to Mr. Samuel Moore, North Guyra, was destroyed by fire…
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Before Judge Docker and a Jury of four, inf the Sydney District Court, this morning, John Brindsley Sheridan, of Vine-street, Darlington, sued the Yorkshire Fire and Life Insurance…
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GOULBURN, Tuesday.—On Saturday, the residence of Mr. Netterfield, school teacher, at Baw Baw, was almost completely destroyed by fire. The building,which contained six rooms,…
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In the District Court to-day, Judge Docken and a jury heard evidence in an action against the Yorkshire Fire and Life Insurance Company of Sydney for the recovery of…
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A weatherboard house at Horsham was destroyed by fire this morning under remarkable circumstances. On two occasions the place was found to be ablaze, and each time…
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A weatherboard house was destroyed at Horsham this morning under remarkable circumstances. On two occasions the place was found to be ablaze, and each time the flames were…
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Our Auckland (N.Z.) correspondent cabled on February 7: -- A fire which broke out in the furnishing department of Strange and Company's big retail premises on the night of February 6,…
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LONDON, Tuesday Evening.—A fire occurred to-day at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Newcastle-on-Tyne. The nuns knotted sheets together, lowered…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →"Suspicious Fire." State Girl's Evidence. Looking for 6d with Matches. Goulburn
Evidence was given at the inquiry before the coroner, Mr. Harold O'Brien, to-day, respecting a fire on Saturday at Baw Baw, which destroyed the official residence of Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A Convent Fire. How Fifty Children Were Rescued. Brave and Resourceful Nuns. London, Tuesday, 3 p.m
Some thrilling escapes were witnessed in connection with a fire that occurred last night at the Convent of the Sacred Heart in Newcastle…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Law Report. District Court. (Before Judge Docker and a jury of four.) Claim on an Insurance Policy. Sheridan v Yorkshire Fire and Life Insurance Company
Mr. P. K. White, instructed by Mr. P. J. Clines, appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Broomfield, instructed by Mr. H. Peden Steel, for the defendants. This was an action brought…
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COOLAMON, Wednesday.--The residence at Mr. J. Thompson, farmer, of Mimosa, was totally destroyed by Are at 1 o'clock this morning, only two tin trunks and sundries being…
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The Government will invite applications in New South Wales and Victoria, for the position of fire inspector under the Fire Brigades Act. The salary is £500 a year…
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LONDON, Tuesday Afternoon.--A fire occurred to-day at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Newcastlo-on-Tyue. The nuns knotted sheets together, lowered 50 children in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →New Zealand. Another Big Fire. Sensational Insurance Loss. Wellington
Another fire has occurred at Christchurch, the Colonial and Foreign Agency Company's promises having been destroyed. The insurance totals nearly £4000 in the Alliance and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at a Convent Nuns' Presence of Mind; Saves the Pupils
A fire occurred on Tuesday last at the Convent of the Sacred Heart, Newcastle-on-Tyne (England). The nuns knotted sheets together, lowered…
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