New Fire Escape
On Saturday afternoon a public trial took place of a new are escape apparatus designed by Mr. William Stewart. The invention consists of a weighted piston plug working…
Continued on Trove, page 25 →Fires & bushfires, 1902
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Fire at Barham
Mr F. W. Garstang, P.M. (Coroner) received a telegram on Monday from the police at Barham, stating that a 4-roomed weather-board house and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in London. Warehouse Destroyed. London. August 20
The warehouse of Messrs. Dyer and Dyer, Cape merchants, 17 Aldermanbury, London, . has been destroyed by fire. The total loss is estimated at £120,000…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →Corowa Fire Brigade
The usual monthly meeting of the Corowa Volunteer Pre Brigade was held at the fire station on Wednesday evening last, when there were [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Celestial Flashlights. Stars That Blaze Up Suddenly and Then Die Out
The abrupt appearance of a star where none was seen before and its disappearance shortly afterwards have always been the cause of profound amazement both to the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire
On Tuesday night a fire occurred on the west side of the railway line whereby a two-roomed [?] the property of Mr. Walter Johnson,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Through the Fire; Tub Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xlv. How Madge Arranged Her Surprise
Those who had come to the wedding of Cecil Warpley never expected the ceremony to end in a tragedy, though, if the truth were told, they were not sorry to…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Town Destroyed by Fire. London
The town of Allum Kutsah in Asiatic Turkey has been completely destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Through the Fire the Tale of a Factory Girl's Temptations. Chapter Xlix. Nemesis
The frenzy of passion which tempts a man to murder usually robs the deed of much of its terrors, for at that moment when madness prompts one human…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →A 'Buggy on Fire
Our Chiltern contemporary writes:--"Mr. E. N. Moore. P.M., who is attending to the [?] requirements of the district during…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires at Woolsheds
An attempt was made on Monday night to burn down the woolshed on Wantabadgery Station, in the Junes district. The outbreak was discovered by two station employes. A…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →Destructive Bush Fires. Brisbane
It is feared that thousands of cattle have perished in the bush fires which raged between Caboolture and Gympie, as…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Bush Fires in Queensland
It is feared that thousands of cattle have perished m the bush fires which raged between Caboolture and Gympie (Q), as they would be too weak to travel…
Continued on Trove, page 29 →Corowa Fire Brigade
The monthly meeting of the members of the above was held at the fire station on Monday evening, when there were present Captain Ritchie (in the chair) and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Children's Column the Day of the Fire
The trainmen on the main line called the L. and B. Branch "the family cinch." It was a 20-mile spur, running north from the State Central, and connected with Lovell Junction…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Hay Fire Brigade Demonstration Committee
A meeting of the Trustees of the funds of the above committee was held at the Caledonian Hotel on Friday night for the purpose of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Colliery on Fire. Sydney
The fire at the Corrimal colliery is still burning, it being more serious than was at first supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Colliery on Fire
A fire broke out on Saturday morning in Corrimal colliery, four miles north of Wollongong. Owing to the early hour of the outbreak very few…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hay Fire Brigade Demonstration Committee
A meeting of the trustees of the funds of the above Committee was held on Tuesday night at the Caledonian Hotel. There wore present—…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Insurance
The town of Forbes would seem to be an unhealthy sort of place for fire insurance business, judging by a report Last compiled by the manager of one of the…
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