Death of Fire Fighter
Owing to strenuous exertion while helping to combat a fire at Kooringal, a few miles from Wagga, Thomas Harvey, a well-known Wagga resident,…
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147 stories in Murray's papers · page 3 of 8
Mysterious Mittagong Fires. Fourteen-Year Old Boy Confesses
Recently there has occurred a series of mysterious fires at Mittagong State farms, damage to thee xtent of £700 having been caused. Inquiries by…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Wagga. A VOLUNTEER's DEATH
An outbreak of fire occurred on Sunday afternoon near tin homestead of W.B. Sehiller, at Lake Albert, about four miles. from Wagga Telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Sydney Fire. Rawson Chambers. SYDNEY
The top floor of Rawson Chambers, one of the biggest buildings in Sydney, was burnt out early this morning. The caretaker had a narrow…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Pitt Street Fire. Nearly a Serious Matter. SYDNEY
Prompt work by brigades, this morning, averted what might have been one of the most serious fires on record in Sydney. The outbreak occurred a…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Windsor. Electric Power House Wrecked
A fire, early this morning, following a terrific explosion, totally destroyed the wooden electric power house with its valuable contents at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Sensation at Jingellic. a Man with a Rifle. Fires On Picnic Party
On Sunday while a party of Jingellic residents were having a picnic on the banks of a creek three miles from Jingellic, 74 miles from Albury, on the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Bugs in Sydney
Chief Fire Officer Jackson had an important conference with the Inspector-General of Police, and the result of the conference will be that closer liason…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Shooting Near Goulburn. the District Alarmed. Reported Incendiary Fires. SYDNEY
The police at Goulburn received a message to-night from Mrs. Smith, postmistress at Woodhouselee, that a man had ridden in to inform her that…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Goulburn District Scare. a Series of Fires and Robberies. SYDNEY
New land holders around Woodhouse and Kingsdale, between Goulburn and Crookwell, have been terrorised during the past week by the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Disastrous Fire at Swan Hill. Six Shops Destroyed
The most disastrous fire known at Swan Hill destroyed six shops…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Lismore. Commercial Hotel Destroyed
A fire this morning destroyed the Commercial Hotel, Lismore. The occupants were trapped on a balcony and their peril was imminent, when…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Latest Telegrams. an Oxford Street Fire. Occupants' Narrow Escape. SYDNEY
A fire practically destroyed a confectionery shop in Oxford Street, at three this morning. Leonard O'Neill and his wife, to escape, had to jump…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Surry Hills Fire. Furniture Factory Destroyed
A fire, early this morning, gutted the two top floors of a three-storied factory, occupied by Wycombe's, furnishers and upholsterers, at Surry…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Wee Waa. How a Church Was Saved
A fire at Wee Waa, yesterday, destroyed a butcher's shop, baker's shop, general store, and a fruit shop. The Roman Catholic church was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Another Furniture Factory Fire. Outbreak at Newtown
Another furniture factory fire occurred at Newtown, after midnight, when the two-storied premises of Winter and Fuller, chair…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fire at Surry Hills. Wholesale Grocers Manufacturer
A fire, commencing at two o'clock, this morning, gutted the two-storied factory, in Surry Hills, occupied by Manners & Coy., wholesale grocers'…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Mann Street. Shed Destroyed
At about three o’clock on Sunday morning a shed in Mann-street, the property of Mr. W. C. Wentworth, was, with its contents, totally…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Safe Breakers At, Molong. Set Fire to Store. MONDAY Evening
Sate blowers visited Huxley's stores, Molong, early on Sunday morning and blew the safe open, but got very little. A large sum had to…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Disastrous Fire
Shortly after one o'clock on Saturday morning a fire occurred in premises situate at the corner of George and Russell streets, resulting in the loss of a four-roomed…
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