Fire at Redfern
Sydney, Friday—About 80 gallons of tar were destroyed by a fi[?] railway goods department, Redfern, early this morning…
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Fires & bushfires, 1897
61 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4
Local News. The Proposed Braidwood Fire Brigade
A meeting of all person interested in the formation of a Fire Brigade in Braidwood, convened by Mr. W. J. Chapman, the Mayor, was held at the Council Chambers on Monday night last to receive…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Braidwood Police Court. Wednesday, April 14, (Before Messrs. E. L. Maitland, P.M., and John Kenny.) Careless Use of Fire
Thomas Clarke, Thomas Spooner, and Holman Harrison were charge I on the information of Senior-constable Caldwell with having at Farringdon, on the 29th ultimo, left a fire burning by the side of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Local News. The Late Fire in Braidwood. Coroner's Inquest
The inquest on the fire by which the shed in Duncan-street used coach house by Messrs. Malone Bros., coach proprietors, was totally destroyed together with some of the stock, was held…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire at Coolgardie
A DISASTROUS fire occurred at Coolgardie early on Wednesday morning. Kennedy's hotel and adjoining buildings were completely razed to the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fire in Paris. London, May 4
A FIRE occurred in a bazaar in Paris which was held there in aid of charities. 1800 of the elite of the city were present…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Brigade
The local Fire Brigade intend taking team of eight men to compete in the Newcastle Fire Brigade Demonstration at Jubilee time. They will enter for three events —Eight-men…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fire. Hope Lawn House Totally Destroyed
AMIDST the blaze of bonfires, the discharge of fireworks, and the illuminations here and there which betokoned the loyality of Queanbeyan on Tuesday night, the glare…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Terrible Fire at Sea
A New York telegram dated 9th May says:— The Mallory line steamer Leona, which left her pier on Saturday, bound for Galveston, took fire at sea, put buck and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Gininderra
On Friday night Mr W. Gribble, of the Glebe, Gininderra (brother of Farrier-Sergeant Gribble now in England with the Mounted Rifles) had a serious loss by fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Paris Fire
The Paris correspondent of the Daily News writes :—" Perhaps the most interesting part of the inquiry on the fire of the Bazar de la Charite is that which deals with human…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigade and their Superintendent
THE Rev. R. A. Steel entertained the members of the Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade at a farewell evening party at the Manse on Thursday last, when a pleasant…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Cablegrams. Buckingham Palace Ball. a Fire Breaks Out. London, July 9
DURING the progress of the State ball given by the Queen at Buckingham Palace great excitement was caused by a fire which broke…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Gunning
A fire broke out at Gunning shortly after two o'clock on Tuesday morning, when Our Curtin's Frankfield Hotel was consumed. The building was half weatherboard and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Captain's Flat
MRS. GOGGIN'S well-known hostelrie at Captain's Flat had a fortunate escape from total destruction by fire lost Saturday. In the afternoon of that day, shortly after 4…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Awful Fire at Sea
THE Mallory line steamer "Leona," which left New York on Saturday afternoon, May 8, for Galveston, Texas, took fire at sea, at one a.m. on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Captain's Flat
While the football match was in progress at Captain's Flat on Saturday large volumes of smoke were seen to come from the roof of Goggins' Hotel. In no time the football…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. The "Star" Burnt Out
Sydney, Friday—The "Australian Star" office was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. Later…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Latest Telegrams. Fatal Fire
Sydney, Tuesday—During the destruction by fire of the Moturoa Hot. New Plymouth (New Zeaalnd) two [?]rders, William Diader and William Turner, were burnt to death…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fatal Fire at Newtown
A FIRE occurred at the residence of Mr. Henry Howard, in Sussex-street, Newtown, on Tuesday night. Shortly after 10 o'clock Miss Bignell, who was staying at the house,…
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