When a Gasometer Takes Fire
In noticing the recent disastrous explosion at St. Helen's, the 'Journal of Gaslighting' took the opportunity to confute…
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Fires & bushfires, 1899
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Fire Caused by a Street Lamp
A fire of an unusual character happened on Friday night at the corner of Enmore and Stanmore roads, Newtown. The glass attached to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Saturday. Destructive Fire in Sydney
A destructive fire occurred at a quarter to three o'clock this morning. W.E.Smith's printing office. Bridge Street, which employs 183…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire. MR. W. E. Smith's Printing Office Burnt Out. Sydney
A disastrous fire broke out early this morning, causing the complete destruction of Mr. W. E. Smith's printing and stationary establishment in Bridge…
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At six o'clock on Friday morning 4000 Beers with four guns marched to Utrecht via Dejaager's Drift, and occupied Indumeni Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. Fire in Sydney
A fire occurred at one o'clock this morning at Pollard's fancy goods shop 104 William Street. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard who were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Capsize of a fire engine
The Paddington fire station engine capsized in Oxford street on Saturday. Eight firemen were thrown off and received a shaking…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on board the Patria
A fire occured on board the Hamburg Atlantic liner Patria, of nearly 7000 tons register, in the North Sea. There was no panic,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Proposed Fire Brigade. for Cooma. a Committee Appointed
A public meeting was held at the Council Chambers, Cooma, [?] Wednesday evening for the purpose of considering the question of forming a fire brigade in the town. There…
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The Boers will probably be caught between two fires at Spyfontein, fifteen miles south of Kimberley…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Broken Hill
A number of wooden shops were bu[?] at Broken Hill yesterday. The fire brigade did good work in shocking the spread of the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Queanbeyan. Excellent Work by the Brigade
Last Saturday afternoon (says the Qu[?]beyan "Observer") the fire ball rang out its alarm, and the members of the brigade were at the fire station with commendable…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Intercolonial News. SYDNEY, Friday. Large fire at Warren
Twenty-one premises were destroyed by a fire at Warren, which broke out at five o'clock yesterday afternoon. Hundreds of people…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Proposed Fire Brigade for Cooma. Adjourned Public Meeting
The adjourned public meeting, called to consider the question of a fire brigade for brigade for Cooma, was held at the Council Chambers on Friday night. In the absence of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Warren
WARREN, Thursday—A terrible five is now raging at Warren. About 30 to 40 houses. store, etc., have been hurst to the ground, including four hote's and three large stores…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Wyalong
WYALONG, Thursday.—A disastrous fire brok out at West Wyalong last night, whose a row of wooden shops and residences fronting the main street were completely gutted…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Cricketers "under fire."
The Williamstown battery of artillery were practising at a floating target, when a portion of a ball struck a fence at the cricket…
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The British artillery fire at Magersfontein is described as splendid, doing great execution amongst the ranks of tho enemy…
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The Boers have commandeered a number of "Salvation army" officers compe[?]ing them to fight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Australians Under Fire London, December 18, 6.45 a.m
Two thousand Boers occupy a range running parallel with the railway near Arundel. During a eight march a force, of…
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