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LONDON, Monday.--A destructive fire has occurred at Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A., whereby 100 residences, four churches, and two schools were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire broke out shortly before 9 o'clock last night in the house owned and occupied by Captain Rose, and situated in Annandale-street. Annandale[?] The house consisted of five rooms and the fire severely…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday. -- A strong north wind, which prevailed on Saturday night, carried a fire which was alight on a property near Korrumburra for burning-off purposes into close…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →The circumstances connected with a fire which broke out on Tuesday night in the dwelling of Captain Rose, Annandale-street, Annandale, and did considerable damage, are peculiar. Captain…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →William Stuart, 45, a cook, was charged at the Water Police Court yesterday before Mr. Love, S.M., that he did, on March 23 last maliciously set fire to a shop situated at 48 Oxford [?]street then in his…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At the Water Police Court yesterday William Stuart, 45, a cook, was charged with having, on March 23, maliciously set Are to a shop at 48 Oxford-street, with intent…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Some curtains in a front bedroom of the residence of Mrs. O'Connor in Cumberland-street, city, caught fire by coming in contact with a kerosene stove at about 7 o'clock last night. The fire brigade turned out, but…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The terrible theatre fire it Acapulco, Mexico, in which 300 people are said to have been burned to death, is one of the most destructive on record; indeed, there have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At about 10 o'clock this morning a girl named Mary Lynch, residing at Mr. George Anderson's, was seriously burnt owing to her clothes igniting whilst lighting a fire with kerosene…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →AUCKLAND, Thursday.—A fire was discovered about half-past 11 o'clock last night bursting from a room above the tailoring department of the premises belonging to the Canterbury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Parramatta District Coroner held an inquiry at the St. George Hotel, Belmore, as to the circumstances attending a fire by which an unoccupied four-roomed cottage in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →LONDON, Thursday Evening.—A serious fire occurred in Millwall Docks (London) to-day, the damages being estimated at £70,000. The fire was started by a boy jokingly placing a lighted…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Canterbury Farmers' Co-operative Stores at Timaru have been destroyed by fire. The insurances amount to £40,000. The death has occurred of Mr. George…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Through the stupidity of a boy in "jokingly"'putting a lighted cigarette into a package of jute, a fire was started this morning at Millwall Dock, East London, and was not…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A big blaze took place last night on the premises of Mauri Brothers and Thompson, cork merchants, and importers of aerated water machinery, etc., Bourke-street, Redfern…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire broke out in Wellington on Saturday night last mong the flax rejected from what was in the Harbour Board's shed at the tme of the recent fire. The flax was lying over about an acre of…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →At about midnight last night the brigade received a call to a fire amongst somo outhouses in Bourke-street, Redfern. The outhouses were at one time used in connection…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- A serious fire occurred in Millwall Docks (London) to-day, the damages being estimated at £70.000…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A building of 160ft. by 60ft. at the rear of Mauri Bros. and Thompson's Limited, premises, in Bourke street, Waterloo, was totally destroyed by fire late last night. It was used as…
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