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Northern Rivers · Fires & bushfires
124 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 2 of 7
Early this morning Constables Brennan and White arrested a young man named Donaldson on an alleged charge of receiving money by means of false pretences…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →MR.F. TROLLOPE, chairman of the Hay Land Board and well known in the northern districts, was requested by the Government to investigate certain…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AT the Coraki Courthouse on Monday last, before Mr. L. E. Cope, District Coroner, an inquiry was held touching the origin of the fire on Mr. F. W. Scharer's trading…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →AN exhibition of a hand fire - extinguisher. known as the "Minimax," was given in Sydney last week. Mr. Ford, the agent in N. S. W. for the invention, was in…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A VERY serious fire occurred at the residence of Mr. Montgomery, the manager of the Aborigines' Home here, whereby the whole of the kitchen and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A DISASTROUS fire broke out in Prince-street about 3 o'clock this morning in premises occupied by Mr. T. James, grocer and fruiterer, and Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A DISASTROUS five broke out in Prince-street about 3 o'clock this morning in premises occupied by Mr. T. James, grocer and fruiterer, and Mr. T…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Commeroial Hotel, situated in Warne-street, Wellington, was completely gutted by fire on 12th inst. When the alarm rang out the fire had a big hold of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Jindera Farmers' Association has unanimously resolved — (a) "That no phosphorus should be sold in tho raw state for the poisoning of rabbits, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →THE New Zealand Government has embarked in the business of State-Fire Insurance. This is a movement which can in no wise add to the productiveness of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Minimax fire extinguisher demonstration in Casino on Saturday attracted a gathering of several hundred people, and the apparatus quickly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Most of the towns in New Jersey, U.S.A., even including so Large a place as Long Branch, have steel wheel fire alarms, which arouse communities around them in a very…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"There is always room at the top," remarked the person with the curonic quotation habit. "Yes," rejoined the easy-going optimist,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The quiet of the bright Easter morning in Lismore was disturbed br the clanging of the fire-bell, and hundreds of residents at once inquired as to the where[?]bouts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A FIRE broke out in Zarcal's jewellery shop at Thursday Island on Sunday evening. The soldiers and citizens tamed out to assist, the former with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A FIRE broke out in Zarcal's jewellery shop at Thursday Island on Sunday evening. The soldiers and citizens turned out to assist, the former with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →THE recent great yawning chasm rent in the sun-commonly, called a sunspot-so extensive that a considerable number of globes the size of our earth could be rolled…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →"May I come in?" said a vigorous old civilian the other morning, as he stood humbly on the pavement outside the Southwark station of the London…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A CORRESPONDENT informs us that on the night of the 9th instant, two miners named F. llolkener and Cecil Stephen suffered a heavy loss by the burning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Burns and scalds should be treated with glycerine and flour, the latter well heaped over the affected part. Then tie round a linen bandage to exclude the air;…
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