The Fire Brigade
THE adjourned quarterly meeting of the Brigade took place last night at the old council chambers, Vice-captain Dewar in the chair. The quarterly balance-sheet,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1891
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Fire in West Broken Hill
A FIRE broke out this afternoon in the house of Joseph Collette, at the corner of Morgan and Chloride streets, near the hospital, which resulted in the total…
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A big fire occurred in East Melbourne, ab an early hour this morning, at Messrs. Murray and Corow's timber yards, in Victoria Parade. A great qunntity of…
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A fire broke ont thia morning at the premises of A. M. Moore, furniture broker, in Pitt-street. Volumes of smoke were first seen issuing, from the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fatal Fire. a Publican Burnt to a Cinder. His Wife and Children Escape. [By Telegraph.] Melbourne
On Saturday night the Commercial Hotel, Lancefield, was burnt down, and Cornelius Lettane, the proprietor, was burnt to death. Lettane went to bed at…
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A MEETING of the members of the Fire Brigade was held last night in the old council chamber; Captain Dewar in the chair. Mr. C. Dyson was admitted as a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Mildura. £6000 Damage Done. [By Telegraph.] Wentworth
A destructive fire occurred yesterday at Mildura, the irrigation settlement on the Victorian bank of the Murray. The extensive premises of Messrs. M'Kay Bros.,…
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A destructive fire has occurred at the country residence of the Prince of Wales, known as Sandringham. A number of apartments were destroyed and the roof…
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Yesterday was kept as a general holiday in the city, and the various pleasure resorts were well patronised. The Rosehill Races drew a large crowd…
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OUR Wentworth correspondent briefly telegraphed the other day some particulars of the biggest fire which has yet occurred at the irrigation settlement of Mildura,…
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The ship Carpathian, has been destroyed by fire off the coast of Peru. Fifteen of the crew were drowned while attempting to escape in boats…
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ABOUT 11.30 this morning the fire [?]ll tolled, and was quickly succeeded by the mine whistle indicating a fire in the north division Smoke was seen proceeding…
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SHORTLY after midnight on Saturday last the town was startled by the cry of "Fire," and the whole town was soon illuminated. On examination it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Brazil-street. A Seven-roomed House Destroyed
A FIRE by which a building, consisting of seven rooms and a shop, was totally destroyed, took place in Brazil-street North Broken Hill, last night. Shortly…
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At about 3 o'clock this morning the dining-room at the Wilcannia Hotel was discovered to be on fire. The fire appears to have originated in the cellar below the[?]…
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THE season of fires in Broken Hill usually [?]ets in with the hot weather; and this year the danger is increased by the scarcity of water. Within the past week…
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A WOOD-AND-IRON house, situated opposite the Central mine, South Broken Hill, and owned by a miner named Carter, was destroyed by fire yesterday evening. The…
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An inquiry was opened to-day at Newton's Pig and Whistle Hotel before the coroner, Mr. R. B. Pell, with a view to ascertain the origin of the fire in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Mica-street Fire Inquest. (Continued from First Edition.)
ROSE WREN stated that she was in the house on the night of the fire; she was in Mrs. Sampson's bedroom when the 8.20 whistle went, and she left the house…
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A FIRE occurred this morning about 8.45, in a four-roomed iron and wooden dwelling occupied by a miner named Hocking. No alarm was giren, as the…
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