A Fire Scare
There was great alarm in town on Tuesday night when the clang of the fire bell rang out on the still night air. The members of the fire brigade were very prompt in turning up,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
76 stories in Queanbeyan & Braidwood's papers · page 2 of 4
Fire at Captain's Flat
We are informed that the premises of the new newspaper at Captain's Flat—the " Record,"—were on Thursday night destroyed by fire. This is a most unfortunate…
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On Thursday afternoon Mr. Ellis Hall, had the misfortune to suffer s[?] from fire. Two large sheds, with contents, were burnt to the ground…
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A terrible and fatal fire occurred recently in Gloversville, New York, which is the centre of the glove industry in the State of New York. The fire broke out in the…
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An inquiry was held at Araluen on Thursday last, before J. W. Buna, Esq., J.P., Coroner, and a jury of six, into the origin of a fire on the 28th March by which Mr. George Irwin's barn and…
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A TERRIBLE and fatal fire occurred recently in Gloversville, New York, which is the centre of the glove industry in the State of New…
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A TERRIBLE and fatal fire occurred recently in Gloversville, New York, which is the centre of the glove industry in the State of New…
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A Dalziel dispatch from New York says that a terrible fire broke out in the Bowery on March 13 in the early morning, and resulted in a large number of deaths, and…
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AT a meeting of the members of the Queanbeyan Fire brigade, held at the Fire Station on Friday night last it was decided to arrange a couple of competitions on the…
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CONSIDERABLE consternation was occasioned at six o'clock last night by the ringing of the fire-bell. The wind was blowing a hurricane and repeated cries of " The Mill…
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On Monday night two cases of fire in chimneys took place in town and as the night was most boisterous fears were entertained that damage, to surrounding properties would…
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Doctors Hocken and Colquhoun, of Dune--din, during their recent visit to Fiji, had an opportunity of seeing a rather rare sight there, the feat of "fire-walking." As they…
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Amid the bustle and din of the bu[?]it quarter of South London, and in broad daylight, the great Metropolitan Tabernacle, of which the late Mr. Spurgeon was…
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LAST Tuesday afternoon a little daughter of the Rev. D. A. Gilsenan had a fortunate escape from serious if not fatal injury by fire. The little one, Violet, who is only…
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DOCTORS Hocken and Colquhonn, of D[?]edin, during their recent visit to Fiji, had an opportunity of seeing a rather rare sight there, the feat of “fire-walking.” As they…
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Amid the hastle and din of the busiest quarter of South London, and in broad daylight, the great Metropolitan Tabernacle, of which the late Mr. Spurgeon was…
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ON Friday night last the hay and wheat stacks of Mr. W. McCaffrey at Bendoura were consumed by fire. It was about 3 o'clock when the fire in the hay stack was…
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ON Friday night last the hay and wheat stacks of Mr. W. McCaffrey at Bendours were consumed by fire. It was about 8 o’clock when the fire in the hay stack was…
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Your house takes fire. What burns first ? The lightest and most inflammable stuff, of course—Furniture, doors, shelves, floors, panelling, and other woodwork. If it is a stone or…
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Your house takes tire. What burns [?] The lightest and most inflammable [?] course —furniture, doors, shelves. floors, P[?]ling, and other woodwork. If it is a B[?]…
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