The Late Fire at M'kinnis's
A CORONIAN inquiry was held touching the cause of the late fire at M'Kinnis's by Captain Brownrigg, coroner for the district, at the Traveller's Point Hotel, on…
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17 stories in Murray's papers
Disastrous Bush Fires
During the past few days there have been large bush fires raging throughout the country, and in some instances a considerable amount of damage has been occasioned. The recent hot…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →When to Fire Torpedoes
Writing on the subject of torpedoes, a correspondent of the "Sydney Morning Herald" directs attention to the method of placing these engines of destruction…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Fire at Cuddell Creek
A FIRE occurred at Mr. George H. Risby's store, Cuddle Creek, on Friday night last, which, resulted in the total destruction of the store and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Household. Siftings From the Kitchen Fire
"WE women grow old before our time," said a neighbour lately whose husband thinks a largs dairy and no help a necessity in farm life. I thought of the cold and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Volunteer Fire Brigade
A public meeting was held at the Town Hall on Monday evening at eight o’clock, for the purpose of taking necessary steps for the [?] of a Volunteer Fire [?]. The meeting was attended…
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Now that the town has been supplied with an abundant flow of water, not only at the door of each house but also within the rooms of each house if required, the next thing to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Lovels of Arden. Chapter Viii. Smouldering Fires
With the beginning of August there came change in the weather. High winds, gloom, and rain, succeeded that brilliant cloudless summer-time, which had become as it were,…
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ON Tuesday afternoon between one and two o’clock, a dense volume of smoke was seen to be issuing from the offices of Wm. M‘Culloch and Co., limited, in Napier-street. A number of persons were…
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[?] into the circumstances connected with the [?] at Davies’ Railway Hotel on Friday [?] the following evidence was taken:— [?] Graves manager for M‘Culloch and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →humour. Playing with Fire
BROWN and Jones are partners in the dry-goods business. One morning early, when Brown was wending his way from his residence to uis place of business, he found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Sketcher. the History of Fire
WHO first made fire, how, when and where it was made, are past finding out, but this we do know, that fire was in common use at the earliest dates of which we have any…
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THE late disastrous visitation has, for the first time, indicated the necessity of forming a Fire Brigade in this district. Several times during the past…
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Shortly after going to press on last Tuesday morning, the appalling cry of "Fire" rang out upon the midnight air. Traced to its…
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A large fire occurred at Corowa at an early hour on the morning of Tuesday last. The following account of the affair is given in a special edition of the local paper :—…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire at the Deniliquin Town Hall
Last night a destructive fire occurred at the Townhall while it was being lighted up for [?] Panorama entertainment, caused by the bursting of a kerosene lamp, which in use as a footlight…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at the Deniliquin Town Hall. the Inquest
On Monday afternoon an inquest was held in the Council Chambers on the recent fire at the Deniliquin Town-hall, before the [?] Noyes), and a fury composed of the following:—…
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