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A few minutes after 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the drapery business carried on by Messrs. R. G. Eakie. Limited in Queen-street Woollahra. The building of two floors…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During a heavy strom at Mile the lightning struck a tree near the residence of Mr. H. Beveridge and set it alight. Shortly afterwards a spark from a smouldering tree set…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The fifth fire in a furniture warehouse, in six weeks occurred at midnight in the upper story premises of Mrs. G. R. Will, proprietress of the Oriental Furnishing Company, in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At 1.5 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in the business premises of R, Q. Eakins, Limited, drapers. Queen-street, Woollahra, and resulted in the building, which was of…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A wooden shed at the back of the grocery shop and dwelling of Archibald Hannan, of Hawkin-street, Newtown, caught fire and caused a scare in the locality in the early…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →WELLINGTON, N.Z., Wednesday.--Mr. Catts's training stables at Christcburch have been destroyed by fire. Twenty-five horses were got out of their boxes without their being injured…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →yesterday's fire at the Salvation Army Home, Taringa, found its sequel in the City Police Court to-day, when Jane Nightingale, 26, laundress, appeared before…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BRISBANE, Wednesday.--This morning the young woman arrested in connection with the fire at the Salvation Army Girls' Homo was before the police court. Tho prisoner, whose…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Bush fires are raging all over the district, and many homesteads had narrow escapes from burning. Fires broke out near the town to-day, necessitating the townspeople turning…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WINGHAM, Thursday.--Weather conditions up to to-day have been oppressively' hot. and bush fires have been raging in many parts of the district, and the country generally presents…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →FORSTER, Thursday.--Extensive bush fires are raging throughout the district, and the telegraph line has been interrupted. A house near Bulahdelah has been burnt…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The Goodradigbee Shire Chambers had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire on Saturday afternoon, 10th inst. Through the timely…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Goodradigbee Shire Chambers had a narrow escape from total destruction by fire on Saturday afternoon, 10th inst. Through the timely…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Sir George Reid on one occasion delivered a long speech. In addition to being very long it was very dull. He spoke of his declining years, and said,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →This is the second occasion upon which a fire of some magnitude has occurred at this spot. The last occasion was in 1881, when a large tobacco factory was gutted, and a very…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →WEST MAITLAND, Thursday.--Nothing fresh has transpired In connection with the East Greta No. 1 tunnel-colliory lire. The seals are holding well, and No. 2 tunnel continues to…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Tenterfield appears to be acquiring an unenviable notoriely for the frequency and extent of its fires. On Boxing Day took place what was then…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire originated in a shop and dwelling in Station-street, Weston, occupied by Robert Connell as a fancy goods shop, which consisted of a shop and four rooms, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A startling development has taken place in connection with the destruction by fire of the drapery shop of R. G. Eakins, Ltd., of Queen-street, Woollahra. Early…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire, supposed to be caused by sparks from a railway engine on the North Coast line, occurred on Forest Hill estate, Oakhampton, on Tuesday, 200 acres of grass being…
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