Bush Fires
At the races on Tuesday of last week cloud of smoke could be seen rising in a south-eastern direction and later on advices came to hand that a large fire was raging on…
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The Fire at Lord Brassey's Sussex Seat. Aristocratic Amateur As Fire-fighter
Lord Bras[?]y's beautiful [?] seat, [?] a noble [?] near Battle was the some recently of fire, involving da[?] in the…
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The monthly meeting of the above was held on Monday evening at the Fire Station, but the business was mostly of a formal nature. It was…
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The Grand Hotel, at Emu Park, near Rockhampton, was destroyed by fire last night. Mr T. Rosswell, a school inspector, was burned to death…
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A meeting called for the purpose of re-organising the Volunteer Bush Fire Brigade, was held at Spence[?] Henty Hotel on Thursday evening, and was…
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The new manual pumping engine, built expressly for the Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade, has arrived in Albury, and a Row at the fire station…
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A [?] destructive life broke out [?] 1.30 this afternoon at Balmain at Bond. The line was discovered by a…
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Owing to other considerations, the annual meeting of the above did not eventuate on Saturday last, but the secretary mustered a God gathering…
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"Three removes are as had as a fire" says common experience. But a fire is very had indeed. And the vagaries of the persons who attempt to…
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One of the large bond stores at the Balmain works of Elliott Bros. Limited, wholesale druggists and chemical manufacturers, was destroyed by fire on Tuesday afternoon,…
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The members of the Wangaratte Fire Brigade are now making arrangements to commence practice for the N.S.W. demonstration to be held at Corowa…
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A disastrous fire broke in one of the center business blocks of Hobart, Tasmaula, to-day. The place affected was the workshop attached to the…
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A rather alarming incident occurred at the Albury railway station during the thunderstorm in Albury yesterday afternoon. At 2 o'clock there was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Ship on Fire at Sea a Terrible Disaster. Off the Coast of Malta. 123 Lives Lost. Beroism of Crew and Bitis[?] Naval Parties. Brave Captain Perrishes at His Post. London. Wednesday Night
A shipping [?] by [?] loss of life has occurred in the Mediterrgoean. The steam Sardinia on a voyage from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →CHILTERN. Friday. Fire Brigade Brass Band
A meeting of the committee of the Fire Brigade Brass Band was hold on Thursday evening. Present. President Sexton (in the chair), Messrs. G…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Sardinia Disaster. Cause of Fire a Mystery London
The steamer Sardinia, 2474 tons, of the Ellerman-Pagayanni line, bound from Liverpool to Alexandra, which was burned to the water's edge outside the Grand…
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Last Thursday's thunderstorm--or at least the lightning, which proceeded it was responsible for one or two fires amongst crops which had been cut for…
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A meeting of the committee of the above was held at the Fire Station on Tuesday evening. There were were present--The Mayor (chair), Captain P…
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The monthly meeting of the Albury Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the fire station last night, when Captain Ryan presided. There were also present: Lieut…
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