Remarkable Experiences. Fire and Dynamite
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19 stories in Illawarra's papers
Bush Fires
Disastrous fires have occurred in the Grenfell and the neighbouring districts, entailing serious losses, not only in the shape of grass and fencing, but in some…
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A destructive fire, attended with shocking incidents, took place at Dublin on Monday in a tenement house in Cuf-fo-street. The lower part of the house…
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Our readers will observe in this day's issue of our paper an advertisement calling a public meeting for the important object of organising a fire brigade for Kiama…
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A REQUISITION, signed by about 30 residents of the town, was presented to the Mayor, H. F. Noble, Esq., requesting him to convene a public meeting for the…
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THE public meeting, which had been called by advertisement for the purpose of taking the preliminary steps towards the organisaition of a fire-brigade, was held at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Street Robberies in Melbourne. One Robber Fires at a Constable
MELBOURNE, Monday.—A well-known criminal named Butcher Ryan, in company with another man, was robbing a man early this morning when…
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BUSH fires have been raging in and about Broughton Creek during the present week, Last Tuesday the lower portion of the bush about 150 yards from the west end of the…
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Bush fires have been raging in and stoat Broughton Creek during the present week. Last Tuesday the lower portion of the bush about 15[?] yards from the west end of the town, was on fire…
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On Tuesday several bush fires of considerable magnitude made unpleasant headway indifferent parts of this district. On the Bulli Mountain all day and all night a most terrific fire raged, the…
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ON Tuesday last several bush fires of considerable mignitude made unpleassant headway in different parts of this district. On the Bulli Mountain all day…
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At the Council meeting, on Friday, Alderman Cochrane tendered his resignation as captain of the Wollongong Fire Brigade, owing to the unsatisfactory way in which the brigade was being…
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About 2 o'clock on Sunday morning it was discovered that the I.X.L. Store in Lower Crown-street was on fire, and notwithstanding the early hour, considerable excitement prevailed, and a…
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An inquiry was instituted at, the Cricketers' Arms on Tuesday last in connection with the recent burning of the I.X.L Store, before the District Coroner (Mr. C. F. Smith) and the…
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ABOUT 2 o'clock on Sunday morning it was discovered that the X. L. Store in Lower Crown-street was on fire, and notwithstrnding the early hour,…
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EARLY on Wednesday morning a considerable number of the inhabitants of the town were awakened by the alarm of "fire," which was made to peal out from the tower…
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ON Saturday evening last the Evening News office was completely destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at £60,000. The building and its contents were insured in…
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The city was thrown into a great state of animation and excitement at 10 o'clock on Saturday night when the alarm of fire rang through the streets, and the glow of the atmosphere…
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THE surrounding bush fires continue to be attended with the most disastrous results. In one place over 200 sheep the property of Mr. R. R. Fitzgerald,…
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