A False Alarm of Fire
THE normal quietude of the city was greatly disturbed on Tuesday evening, at about 7 o'clock, by the vigorous clanging of the fire-bell. Numbers of people rushed off to the fire-station, and a good…
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Fires & bushfires, 1884
124 stories in Goulburn & the Tablelands (Yass, Young)'s papers · page 5 of 7
Fire at Braidwood
FIRE broke out at Braidwood on Friday morning at 3 o'clock in two stores in Wallace-street; the one, a fancy shop occupied by Miss Canvin, dressmaker, Braidwood; the…
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A fire broke out at Braidwood on Friday morning at 3 o'clock in two stores in Wallace-street; the one, a fancy shop occupied by Miss Canvin, dressmaker, Braid wood; the other a news-printing…
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The Deniliquin correspondent of the Argus telegraphs that a disastrous fire occurred on Wednesday night on Messrs, Dalgety, Blackwood, and Co.'s Booabula station, near Deniliquin. At about 8…
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LAST Saturday night as the post office clock had tolled the last stroke of ten the warning peal of the fire-bell was heard, and soon large numbers of persons were to be seen hurrying from all directions…
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On Tuesday night about 12 o'clock a fire occurred on premises belonging to Mr. W. Taylor, situated in Auburn-street North, causing the destruction of a shed and part of a store-room. On its being…
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AT twelve o'clock of Monday night another alarm of fire was given; this time, certainly, with sufficient cause, and on going into the street several persons were guided to the scene by the flames, which arose…
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THE following regulations made by the Fire Brigades' Board, "for compensation in case of accident and of death therefrom," have been confirmed by the Governor in council:…
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At about half-post one on Tuesday morning, Constables Bell and Hopkins, while on duty in Church-street, noticed a glare in the Cumberland Independent office. Hopkins, with great presence…
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LAST Saturday night a fire occurred at the above place, the residence of Mr. Hogan. The fire was not observed until one of the rooms had become filled with flames and smoke, and the window…
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The following is a condensation of certain regulations, dated 18 October, 1884, made by the Fire Brigade Board, under clause 6 of the Fire Brigades Act. 1884…
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A tremendous fire occurred early on Tuesday morning at the workshop of Hudson Bros., Wickham. About £3000 worth of carriages were utterly destroyed, and £1200 worth of trucks, besides a…
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A tremendous fire took place on Tuesday morning, about 1 o'clock, at the workship of Hudson Brothers, carriage builders, at Wickham. There is not the slightest possible clue to the fire as yet. The night…
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DESTRUCTIVE FIRE NEAR NEWCASTLE.—An extensive fire took place early on Tuesday morning at the workshop of Hudson Brothers at Wickham, near Newcastle. The fire-bell rang out, and the blaze was…
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A TELEGRAM from Newcastle to one of the Sydney dailies, bearing Tuesday's date, says:-- Shortly before one o'clock this morning the premises used by Messrs. Hudson Brothers as…
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A terrible fire, involving a loss of about £20,000, occurred on Monday night in Mr. Theodore Hack's timber yard, Port Adelaide. The fire broke out at about a quarter to 10 p.m. in a small stack of deals…
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PERHAPS there is no company in fire or other insurance doing business in New South Wales that exhibits such steady and great development at the Australian…
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Messrs, Watson Brothers' Hour mill at. Youg had a narrow escape from destruction on Monday afternoon. At half-past 4 o'clock the miller, Charles Curtis, was engaged in tho top story of the mill and…
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MESSRS. Watson Brothers' mill, at Young, narrowly escaped destruction on Monday afternoon. The miller entered the smut-room with a naked candle, when the floating particles ignited, setting…
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A disastrous fire, involving the total destruction of the paper mills owned by Mr. John Sands, occurred at Holdsworthy on Wednesday afternoon. The mills are situated about five miles…
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