For Kindling Fires
If potato peels are placed overnight in the oven so as to be baked quite hard, dry, and crisp by morning, they will be found excellent for lighting flies, and…
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The Captain Arrested. Fires on the Crew. Sydney, Later
The Water Police, on going on board the Republic, ascertained that Captain Moore bad drawn a revolver and fired on the crew when they refused to proceed to sea with the…
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On Sunday last a fierce bush fire burned In a paddock belonging to Mr A. Boyton, at Nangus. Over 50 acres of grass were destroyed, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Telegraphic. New South Wales. Fire at Grenfell. Heavy Damages to Property. Sydney
A report tram Grenfell stated that a fire occurred there to-day with disastrous results. Ingley's flour and saw milla and two dwelling houses vent destroyed. The damage is…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Henty. (From Our Correspondent.) Another Grass Fire
Last Wednesday another fire broke out on Doodle Cooma station, close to the boundary of Kirndeen, and threatened a place belonging to a share farmer named…
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SEVERAL, Small fires occurred on the Reserve last week, being caused, it is snpposed, by the carelessnees of travellers who left burning logs at their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trade Palace Fire. Another Victory for Our Fire Brigade
ON Sunday afternoon the townspeople were drawn from their homes many from their afternoon's siesta, half-dressed, by the alarm bell of the fire station, and it was found that…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Annual Meeting Fire Brigade
The sixth annual meeting of the above was held on 13th instant at the fire station, when there was a good attendance of members. The report and balance sheet…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Fire at Coota
AT about 4 O'clock on Sunday afternoon, a sensation was caused in Coota-mundra by the news that Cohen's st re was on fire. On investigation…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Wagga Fire Brigade
THE adjourned meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade was hold at the station on Tuesday night to receive the Secretary's statement and balance sheet and also to elect officers…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Wagga Fire Brigade
The adjourned annual meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday night. The secretary's (Mr. Greenfield) report and balance sheet showed that the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fire Narrowly Averted
A fire, which would undoubtedly have had strious consequences, was narrowly averted on Monday evening last About eight o'clock a smoker…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Kalgoorlie. Heavy Damages. Sydney
A telegram from Kalgoorlie states that a large fire occurred at that place last night. Damage to the the amount of several thousands of pounds was caused before the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Destructive Fire at Albury
Shortly before 2 o'clock on Thursday morning an outbreak of fire was discovered in Kreuger's tannery, about a mile from town. The flames had obtained an almost…
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