Victoria. the Fire Brigades
A conference between the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Association and the Melbourne Suburban Association was held on Tuesday night, when a successful attempt was made to…
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Fires & bushfires, 1889
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Victoria. the Mill Fire
A fire was discovered on the premises of Garry and Co., millwrights and engineers, Yarra Bank, South Melbourne, early on Thursday morning. The brigades were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Honeysuckle Point. A Sad Case
YESTERDAY afternoon at twenty minutes past 12, a fire broke out in a house occupied by Mrs. Humphreys, in Collier's yard off Hunter-street West. Mrs. Humphreys had…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire in Melbourne. Three Men Killed. Eight Injured. £200,000 Damage. MELBOURNE, Sunday Night
THE fire on Friday night, by which the premises of George and George, Limited, was destroyed and other places of business damaged, was the largest ever known in…
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MAIL advices received from Hong Kong, via Yokohama and San Francisco, state that on June 27 a terrible fire occurred at Loochow, China. It lasted for three says, during…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →[Reuter's Telegrams.] Large Fire in America. Six Lives Lost
NEW YORK, Monday.—In a fire at a dry goods warehouse in Louisville to-day six firemen were burnt to death. The property loss is estimated at a million dollars…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Waratah. a Sawmill on Fire
About half-past nine o'clock on Tuesday night, while Constable Daly was standing near the railway station, he noticed flames issuing from a side window of Mr. Tobin's…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Our Melbourne Letter. MELBOURNE, September 17. The Late Fire
THE large fire in Collins-street has forcibly demonstrated the fact that the paraphernalia of the Melbourne fire brigades, insurance as well as volunteer, are wholly unable to cope…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →District News. Stockton. Christening the New Fire Engine.—a Pleasing Ceremony
Stockton was on fete on Saturday afternoon, the occasion being the christening of the new fire engine. The "village" looked quite gay with the crowds of firemen in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Victoria. the Government and the Late Fire
In the Legislative Assembly on Tuesday in reply to a question, the Chief Secretary said the public were subscribing liberally for the relief of the widows and orphans of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Rotterdam Wharf Labourers' Strike. the Military Fire on the Rioters
LONDON, Sunday.—The Rotterdam strikers tore up the pavement, and stoned the police. The Civil guard fired and charged the rioters, wounding several. A meeting of strikers was…
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ABOUT 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire occurred in Darby-street at the Galatea Hotel, which fortunately resulted in only a trivial amount of damage. It appears that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Salvationist M.P. A Soldier Who Can Stand Fire. SYDNEY, Monday Night
CONSIDERABLE surprise was manifested this afternoon in the Assembly, when Mr. Turner, the member for Gunnedah, entered the Chamber attired in a flaming scarlet jersey…
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A large fire broke out in Messrs. Burnell and Co.'s wool scouring premises at Hind, marsh late on Monday night The building, which was comparatively new, was completely…
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AN extraordinary accident occurred on the Great Northern Railway between Finsburypark and Holloway Stations. A goods train was being shunted out of the east sidings of…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Attempt to Fire a Ship. Tragic End of the Incendiary
AN island trading vessel, the Saucy Jack, of Sydney, returned from her cruise on Thursday. During the voyage one of the crew, a young fellow of 23 or 24 years of age, named…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire in Corlette-street. Very Slight Damage
ABOUT 10 o'clock last night a window curtain in the house of Mr. Westcott, Landeryou's Terrace, Corlette-street, caught fire and flared up, threatening to set the house in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Brigade Dog. to the Editor
SIR,—I have read the paragraph in connection with the fire brigade dog in Saturday's issue of the Herald, and thank you for the kind and flittering report of myself; but…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Hunter-street. Only a Curtain
ABOUT a quarter to 10 o'clock last night an alarm of fire was rung out. It, however turned out to be of little consequence, as only a curtain had ignited in the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wallsend Fire Brigade. Presentation to Mr. C. Dagwell
ON Monday evening the members of the Wallsend and Plattsburg Volunteer Fire Brigade, together with a number of the leading citizens of the boroughs, including the…
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