Kempsey Fire Brigade
On Thursday last the ?fire engine was removed from its temporary quarters in Smith Street, and taken to the blacksmith's for the purpose of…
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Fires & bushfires, 1896
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Fire at Gladstone
ABOUT 2 o'clock last Tuesday morning a fire occurred in the storeroom at the rear of Mrs. Hibbard's store, Gladstone. It appears that about the time…
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Some little excitement was caused in Central Kempsey on Monday night at half-past 10 by a chimney catching on fire at Mr. Lawson's Royal Hotel…
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A SERIOUS outbreak of fire occurred on Monday evening last, about 6 o'clock, at the store of Mr. Eugene Doust, corner of Albert and Downing-streets, Taree…
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AT 5 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire was discovered in the old Commercial Hotel, Armidale. The alarm was immediately given and the fire brigade…
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The Kempsey Fire Brigade held a most successful practice on Tuesday last. The manual fire engine was submitted to a thorough test, and…
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Clarke's sugar mill, Woongarra Scrub, Queensland, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The premises were uninsured…
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A disastrous fire occurred at Ennis early yesterday morning. At daylight a barn owned by Messrs. Dawes was found to be well alight. Plenty of…
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The Federal Timber Co's. premises at Rozelle Bay, Balmain, were totally destroyed by fire last night. The damage is estimated at several…
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WHAT was probably one of the very oldest buildings in the district -- and there are pretty ancient ones -- was destroyed by fire last week. No one seems to know how the…
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A FIRE of a disastrous character occurred in Melbourne on Saturday evening last, when a whole block of buildings between Collins-street and Little Flinders-lane, on…
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A TELEGRAM from Hobart states: -- Mount Lyell was the scene of a disastrous fire at 6 o'clock on Saturday morning. The flames, which were first noted near the…
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A stack of wheat, containing 400 bushels, belonging to Mr. Harry Johnstone, of Molong, was completely destroyed by fire yesterday…
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