Fire
A fire occurred early, on Tuesday morning last, when Mrs Doyle's boarding house in Short street—a weatherboard building, comprising twelve…
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Fires & bushfires, 1903
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Big Fire at Temora
A fire broke out at Temora on Monday night. Seven shops were destroyed and several families rendered homeless…
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A fire occurred about 10 o’clock last night in Foley’s produce store, which was a wooden building, and very old. The flames ignited the adjoining shops, and…
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Serious bush fires are raging at Hawkes' Bay, New Zealand, where a sawmill and many settlers homes have been destroyed…
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On Saturday morning last Mr. E. Dunn, local butcher, reported to the Police that his slaughtering house and yards, situated on his selection some…
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The usual monthly meeting of the local Fire Brigade was held at the Fire Station on Wednesday night last. Present: Captain Owen in the chair,…
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Two trucks of wool, containing about 86 bales, which were attached to a train, caught fire at Comping station between Brewarrina and Byrock,…
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On Wednesday our local correspondent wired us as follows:—"At the inquiry on the fire at Dunne's slaughter-yard the jury recorded a…
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Up to the middle of last month, for the past 10 or 12 months Parkes has enjoyed a singular immunity from the fire fiend, considering the exceptionally…
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At about hall-past one yeste day morning a four-roomed brick cottage and its contents, belonging to William Oxley, situated at Currajong, was…
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This was held at the Court House on Friday afternoon before Mr Gr. W. Seaborn, J. P., coroner, and the following jury:—Messrs W. Tait (foreman)…
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A destructive fire occurred at Wyalong (Municipal town) at two o'clock this morning when Cusack's big general store, Robinson's fancy goods store…
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Early on Thursday morning the town was aroused by the cry of fire, and it was very soon found out that Rodger's Occidental Hotel, close to…
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Following is the evidence adduced at the inquiry re the destruction by fire, Mrs W. Oxley's house at Currajong, held on the 4th inst., before Mr…
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We are pleased to learn that the following prompt settlements of insurances in connection with the above were made last week:—W. H. Finch,…
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Necessarily the deck of a vessel at sea offers a much less satisfactory platform from which to shoot than the solid foundation provided in a land fort, since even…
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We take the following from the "Government Gazette":—"Whereas on the morning of the 25th ultimo, a building situate in Clarinda-street,…
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An inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the fire at the Medina Hotel, Cargo road, which took place early on Saturday morning, 17th ult., was held…
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A six-roomed weatherboard house at Tichbourne, owned and occupied by Mr. John Bentley, was completely destroyed by fire early on Tuesday…
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A MEETING of the above was held at the Fire Station on Friday night, 2nd May, Mr. T. E. Fisher presiding. There were also present Mesrrs. H. Fisher, F. Fraser, C. J. Clear, V…
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