LATEST. Reid on the Federation Party Bourke against Barton. Appalling Fire. Latest War News. SYDNEY
AT Homebush yesterday bullocks sold from £3 10s to £9 4s, and wethers from 7s to 12s 1d. The Premier, Mr. Reid,…
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Fires & bushfires, 1898
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Fearful Fire
Sydney, Friday.—A terrible [?] at Gormanston, Tasmania, yesterday the Criterion Hotel being [?] ground. Six male inmates were [?]…
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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 of…
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[?]ney, [?]—A great fire [?] a in New Zea[?] p[?]ces we destroye[?] al a esti[?]ed to exceed…
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Sydney, Tuesday—A disastrous fire broke out in Melbourne last night, and several buildings were completely gutted, and the outbreak had not been got under at an early…
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A notable person has passed away from this troubled sphere in Mrs. Catherine O'Leary, late of Chicago. One memorable night in October, 1871, a…
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About 1 o'clock on Sunday last Mr. M. Goggin, who was in his yard, noticed smoke issuing from the end of Mr. Stain's hairdressing and billiard saloon. He…
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The residence of Mr Gus Hildred of Tallagandra, was levelled to the ground on Sunday last, by fire, every stick and stitch being burnt. Both Mr and Mrs Hildred…
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An inquest into the origin of the the late fire at Burketown, by which the residence of Mr. Beadman was burnt to the ground, along with nearly the whole of the furniture and some money, was…
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THE members of tho Queanbeyau Volunteer Fire Brigade hold thoir annual demonstration next Wednesday week and judging by tho preparations being mado tho 1808 procession should oolipso that of any of its…
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The Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade have, luckily, very little work to do, but at the same time they same keeping themselves in good firm in case the occasion should [?]ise…
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LAST Friday night the annual meeting of the above brigade was held, and the following officers unanimously re-elected:--President, Mr. W. Pike (mayor);…
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ONE of the largest and most disastrous fires that have ever laid waste portions of Sydney occurred on Saturday afternoon in Regent-street,…
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The total amount of the insurances on property destroyed by Die late fire at Redfern is twenty thousand seven hundred and…
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One of the most devastating fires experienced in Sydney broke out on Saturday afternoon about 2.40 o'clock at Hudson's timber and joinery works, Regent-street, Redfern. The flames originated on…
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On Saturday afternoon, during that strong wind, Acting Superintendent Webb was employing the full forces of all the branches of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the…
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The annual meeting of the Queanbeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Saturday afternoon at the fire brigade station near the bridge. The most important business…
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THE annual demonstration of the Queaubeyan Volunteer Fire Brigade came off on Wednesday afternoon last. About three o'clock, the members of the Brigade,…
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Sydney, Friday—A disastrous fire occurred at Longreach, Queensland, yesterday. Bryden's Hotel was razed to the ground, Savage's Hotel and 23 other buildings…
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A large amount of interest was manifested in the local Volunteer Fire Brigade proceeding on Wednesday afternoon last. Shortly after dinner about fifteen of the…
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