A New Fire Killer
Last Saturday afternoon a number of the residents of Coramba were given an exhibition of a new fire extinguisher, now about to be placed on the market by Mr. Joseph…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
47 stories in Clarence Valley & Coffs Harbour's papers · page 1 of 3
Superstition in Russia. Casting-out Devils by Fire
Superstition is very rife throughout Russia and the East, writes the St. Petersburg correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Not only does…
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During the voyage of the steamer Tyrian from Melbourne to Sydney, a fire broke out on board, and for some time the steamer's safety was imperilled. The…
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The full Board met on Tuesday, Mr. G. H. Varley (chairman) representing the Government, Mr. F. M'Guren the Council, and Mr. T. Page (secretary) the Insurance Societies…
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ONE of the most serious fires that has ever occurred in Newcastle broke out on Saturday night in the offices and main warehouse of Messrs. R. Hall and Son, o[?]…
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The warehouse of R. Hall and Son was destroyed by fire at Newcastle on Saturday evening. The alarm was given just after 8 p.m., and on the door being forced open,…
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A LENGTHY letter from Mr. Thos. Page, secretary of the Fire Brigades' Board, lias been received by the Council in reply to an enquiry with regard to the position of the Fire Brigades in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire. At South Grafton. City Stores Gutted. Estimated Damage, £15,000
THE fire fiend on Saturday morning completely destroyed one of the finest emporiums in the Northern districts--the City Stores at South Grafton, owned and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at South Grafton. M'kittrick's City Stores Burned to the Ground
The most destructive fire that has yet taken place in the Clarence district occurred at South Grafton at an early hour on Saturday morning, when the handsome pile of…
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MR. J. T. McKITTRICK'S retail and bulk stores at South Grafton were burned to the ground this morning. The con flagration was seen at 3.15 a.m., and…
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A MAGISTERIAL enquiry into the cause of the Me at the City Stores was held in the School of [?]ts, South Grafton, on Tuesday forenoon, by Mr A. J. Creagh. P.M…
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An inquiry into the circumstances connected with the late fire was held on Tuesday before Mr. J. A. Creagh, coroner, and the following jury:—Messrs. E. Hockey (foreman), D. M'Kenzie, E. Howard, H…
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The recent fire at South Grafton once more revives the question of the necessity for better arrangements for coping with outbreaks of fire than those at present provided. For…
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A YOUTH has been arrested on a charge of setting fire to the bonded store of Henty and Co., which was destroyed on the 16th of last month. The youth, who is 19 years…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Great Fire in New York. A Large Hotel Burnt Down. 14 Persons Killed, 50 Injured and 60 Missing. London
DURING the St. Patrick's Day procession in New York the Windsor hotel was burnt down with appalling loss of life, The hotel was thronged with spectators many of…
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DURING the St. Patrick's day procession in New York the Hotel Windsor, one of the leading hotels of the city, was destroyed by fire. The fire was caused by a guest…
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LISMORE. FRIDAY.—A fire was discovered carlyon Thursday morning on Mr. John I. Smith's confectionery premises and the adjacent buildiug, a two-storey wooden…
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Shortly siter 10 p.m. on Tuesday an alarm was raised, that a fire had occurred in one of the bedrooms of Hatton's Family Hotel, Prince-street, Kumbera were soon on the spot, bnt the fire was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shooting Affray in Sydney. Man Fires at his Divorced wife. SYDNEY
A SHOOTING sensation occurred at Athlone place off George-street west on Saturday night when an Austrian named John Benis attempted to shoot his divorced wife a revolver…
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LONDON, April 17.--A fire which occurred at Hyde Park Corner, where the buildings towered 11 stories high, demonstrated the inadequacy of the fire fighting appliances…
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