Fire at Palmerston North
A fire at Palmerston North destroyed two shops and partly destroyed the Royal Hotel. The insurances total £12,000. '…
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Fire in New Zealand. Many Business Premises Destroyed
AUCKLAND, Friday.—A fire causing, serious damage, occurred at Bulls last evening, and swept away the Post Office, Town Hall, and many business premises. The Banks of New…
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LONDON, Thursday.--The Duke of Sutherland yesterday presided over the inauguration of a scheme in connection with the Firth of Forth and Clyde Canal,…
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A fire broke out this morning in a bedroom at the residence of Edward Burden, Cnarlton Court, city. It was extinguished by the firemen from Circular Quay with a chemical engine…
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Two fires occurred in Argent-street this afternoon. The first was in a fruit and cool drink shop next the Freemasons' Hotel. The building was owned by the Silver City Club…
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A large shed at the rear of Miss E. G. Walter's private hospital in Ridge-street, North Sydney, used as a bedroom and storeroom, was partly burnt out and destroyed…
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A fire broke out on Thursday night in Mrs. Cornell's house, at Emu Plains, but willing hands prevented it spreading right through the building. The ceiling of one room was burnt…
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Time, 7 a.m. The electrical awakening alarm over Katie's bed goes…
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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Friday.--A disastrous fire has occurred at Bulls. Seven shops and the post-office were destroyed. It is notified that, commencing from Monday next,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in a Ballroom. Defective Gasfittings. Moree
A sensational, incident occurred at the School of Arts Hall last night a few minutes prior to the opening of a juvenile ball. There are two upstair galleries in the…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire at Moree. Outbreak at a Social. Moree
An outbreak of fire occurred last night in the School of Arts during the progress of a Roman Catholic social. A cock dropped out of a gas bracket in the northern gallery, and…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →An Irish Fire-eater. the Original of "Barry Lyndon."
The best of, all Thackeray's minor novels is "Barry 'Lyndon." The fidelity to nature "with which a rascal is made to describe himself is an almost unrivalled example of introspective…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Desperate Leaps From Fire Nine Killed in Terrible Blaze at a Lodging House Heroic Caretaker. London, February 14
Nine men lost their lives in a fire on Sunday at a common lodging-house in Grosvenor-street, Manchester. One of those who died was Charles Bird, the…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Auburn
Early yesterday afternoon a wooden shed at the rear of the produce store of Mesrs. Pritchard Brothers, in Queen-street, Auburn, was, together with the contents, damaged by fire. The Auburn,…
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A big field day is being arranged for Saturday. April 3, in the open country alongside Cook's River. On arrival at the ground the scouts will form up in column of patrols (leader in front), and…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received several calls on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday evening an outbreak was discovered at the rear of the premises of Alexander Kirkwood…
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A large number of small fires occurred during Saturday and Sunday in the city and suburbs. About 8 o'clock on Saturday night a shed at the rear of Mr. Alexander Kirkwood's grocer's shop in Forest-road,…
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Shortly after noon on Saturday an outbreak of fire occurred in a wooden shed at the back of Messrs. Pritchard Bros.' produce store, near the railway station, Auburn. The…
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There were no less than eight fires on Saturday and Sunday, and at two of these men received more or less severe burns in extinguishing the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Lonely Bride. Chapter Xxxiii.—coals of Fire
"Well, I thought she was ill, of course," Grace said. "Not that I am in the least concerned for myself—I am no coward where illness is concerned. Pray tell me what it…
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