Destructive Fire. Sydney
A big fire occurred at Waratah (Tas.) on Sunday. The estimated loss is £5000…
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Fires & bushfires, 1909
354 stories in Northern Rivers's papers · page 6 of 18
Donation to Fire Brigade
Captain Witherspoon of the Lismore Fire Brigade has received a lotter from the Richmond River Timber Co., enclosing a cheque for twenty guineas (£2l) and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Defeat Naval Brigade. Sydney
The race between the Fire Brigade and the Naval Brigade boat teams resulted in in victory for the former by 20 secs., after a great struggle. The time for the four…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at a Restaurant. Sydney
The top storey of a George-street restaurant was destroyed by fire to-day. The night watchman who was asleep and a lady boarder had a narrow escpe…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Steamer on Fire. London
The steamer Inverkip, which left Geelong on January 10 for the United Kingdom or Continent, has put into the port of Viga, on the northern const of Spain. with her…
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A fire broke out in the Harbour Board's stores, Waterloo Quay, Wellington (N.Z.), which caused considerable damage. About 1500 bales…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Big Fire at Wellington. Sydney
The Harbour Board's hemn store at Wellington, N.Z., was totally destroyed by fire, together with 2250 bales of flax and tow. The barque Hippemals, which was…
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ON Wednesday morning last about 2.45 o'clock, the night-watchman, Mr. A. D. Campbell, while doing his rounds, noticed a blaze near the Royal Hotel. He immediately…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Obstructive Tornado and Fire. Thirty Lives Lost. London
The town of Brinkley, in Arkansas, has been destroyed by a tornado and a subsequent fire, and 30 people lost their lives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Alarm of Fire. Murwillumbah
'An alarm of fire last night caused a sensation. The outbreak occurred in aqservant's room in Skinner's Hotel by the surtains blowing near a candle fiame and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Under Fire. Christie Murray and Archibald Forbes
David Christie Murray, in his "Recollections," newly published by Mr. John Long, confesses to having experienced considerable nervousness in the course of his duttes as…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Playing with Fire
On Sunday evening a little girl nearly years old, named Lucy, daughter of Mr. Andrew Hile, was burned to death at Johnson's Creck, Stroud. She with several…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Dangerous Convict. Sets Fire to Prison Furniture. Melbourn
The hotorious hegro convict King, has been causing forther trouble at Pentridge prison. On Friday night he set fire to the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Big Fire in New Zealand. Sydney
A big fire at Bulls, N.Z., swept away the Post Office, Town Hall, and many business premises were totally destroyed. The Banks of New Zealand and New…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Our Fire Brigade
The local fire brigade are remaining in their present little pigeon house of a station on sufferance, but this state of things will soon be altered, as Mr. C. A. Lee has…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Barque. Sydney
The barque Cambuss Doon, which was Bying in harbor, wheat laden and ready to proceed to sea, was the scene of a fire this morning, when the chart room was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Grafton Fire Brigade
Provision was made in the municipal estimates for taking over the Grafton Fire Brigade and working it on improved, lines. In conversation with the Mayor yesterday…
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A destructive fire occurred at White Cliffs, in which a whole block of buildings were destroyed. The insurance is only about £4000…
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Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at a Boarding House. Sydney
"Holbrook,' a large and fashionable boarding house at Kirribilli Point, was severely damaged by fire this morning. The contente of thriteen rooms suffered…
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