A Suspicious Fire. Sydney, Sunday Night
An open verdict was returned at the inquest in connection with the Molong fire, although the Coroner said the circumstances were suspicious. Domeny…
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Fires & bushfires, 1906
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Grafton Fire Brigade
The monthly meeting was held on Thursday, Capt. Kimpton in the chair. A letter was read from the Corowa Brigade soliciting co-operation in urging upon…
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About 2 a.m. on Tuesday a hut on the lagoon near the racecourse was discovered by the police to be on fire. They hurried to the spot, but by the time they reached…
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Capt. Kimpton presided at the regular monthly meeting of the brigade which was held on Thursday night. A letter was read from the Corowa…
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Berlin is following the example of several other towns, notably Hanover, in adopting the motor fire engine municipally, or at any rate making experiments with a…
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A meeting of the Board was held on Wednesday. Present—Messrs. T. T. Bawden (chairman), T. Page, R. D. Bawden, and D. M'Farlane. A letter was read from…
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The Molyneaux mine in South Otago (N.Z.) is on fire. Four men are entombed in the mine but have signalled that they are all well. They will…
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A great fire has occurred at Dundee, Scotland. Watson's bonded warehouse and Robertson's distillery have been destroyed. There was an…
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Troops are pouring inter St. Petersburg in great numbers. The Stock Exchange is depressed. The whole of the town of Syzran,…
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LONDON, SATURDAY.—The whole of the town of Syzran, which is Dear Simbirsk, and on the highway to Saratoff, is in flame's. Several hundreds of people have perished. Thirty-six…
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LONDON, Sunday.—A great fire is raging at Dundee, Scotland, as the result of which Watson's bonded warehouses and Robertson's distillery were burnt out…
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The utility of the water supply in case of fire was thoroughly tested on Thursday night, when a number of the members of the Grafton Volunteer…
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The most recent feature for enhancing the fighting utility of the battle ships takes the form of the development of fire control…
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The usual monthly meeting of the above was held at the Fire Station on Friday evening. Captain F. Kimpton presided and there were eleven…
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A fire has broken out in the Milan Exhibition and is still raging. The damage is estimated at half a million sterling…
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The usual monthly meeting of the brigade was held at the station on Friday evening, 1l firemen and 3 hon., members being present…
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LONDON, Wednesday,—On learning of the Sveaborg and Kronstadt mutinies, the Czar is reported to have stamped his feet, exclaiming:—"Now I shall rule as…
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The chief clauses of the bill relating to fire insurance, introduced into the House of Representatives on July 26 by Mr. Fraser, M.P., are as follow:—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. the "Copper Fire" Again. Sydney, Saturday Night
A married Woman named Ellen Mor[?]ey was pouring some kerosene under a copper in order to start the fire when her clothes [?]nited. The…
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The naval observatory at Valparaiso predicted the earthquake and the announcement was published in the daily papers a day previous to the…
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