The Recent Fire in Newtown. a Man Arrested
A SENSATIONAL development has taken in connection with the fire that took place on Wednesday night in the second-hand furniture, and general store occupied by…
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A Serious Fire. Quantity of Furniture Destroyed. Sydney
A fire at the furniture storage premises of Messrs Sanders and Co's. carriers to-day resulted is the destruction of a large quantity of furniture…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire in Baylis-street. the Coroner's Inquest
THE Coroner's inquest into the recent fire at Mrs. Siviter's shop in Baylis-street, which was opened and formerly adjourned on Saturday last after the jary had…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Fire at Newtown. the Coroner's Inquiry. a Searching Investigation. Some Damaging Evidence. Rags Saturated with Kerosene. an Open Verdict
The District Coroner, Mr. G. H. Tempest, J.'P., continued the inquest, formally opened on Saturday, at the Wagga Courthouse yesterday, on the fire which occurred at the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Broken Hill. Damage £2000. SYDNEY, Wednesday Night
A fire occurred at Broken Hill end destroyed Messrs. Murray and Co.'s TELEGRAPHIC. tailoring establishment. The damage…
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The furniture storage depot of Mr. J. J. Vintner, at Paddington, was destroyed by fire this morning. The building was insured for £900…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wagga Fire Brigade
THE usual monthly meeting of the above was held on Tuesday evening last, Captiia Mamford in the chair. Correspondence was read from Mr. J. Gormly, M.L.A., with…
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At the last monthly meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade Captain Mumford was in the chair, and the others present were Lieut Strusz, Firemen Hely, Ray, Hopkins…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in a Mine. Damage Trivial. Newcastle, Friday Night
A piece of brattice screen took fire in the Burwood mine and caused quite a panic among the miners. The mine was gutted, but an examination…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wagga Hospital Board. Pauper Patients and Government Orders. Unfounded Complaint Against a Nurse. Narrow Escape From Fire
The monthly meeting of the committee of the Wagga Hospital was held in the board room of the institution on Tuesday night. There were present Messrs J.J. M'Grath (in…
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Mr Geo. Martin, P.M., was occupied at the Wagga Police Court all Tuesday, and yesterday morning hearing a charge against Henry Ball of having maliciously set fire to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →South Australia. Fire in Adelaide. a Man Burned to Death. a Man and Woman Arrested. Adelaide
A fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning in Weymouth-street under very mysterious circumstances. The body of a man was found in the ruins…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Cycle of Disaster. Holocaust in South Africa. Trains in Collision. the Carriages Take Fire. Twenty-five Lives Lost. London
A terrible railway disaster is reported from South Africa. Some runaway trucks dashed down an incline, and collided with a mail…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Heat Wave. Deaths in France. a Temperature of 80. Forest Fires. London
So great is the heat on the Continent that in the South of France 300 soldiers were in two days disabled by sunstroke, many deaths occurring…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Emperor William As a Fireman. Superintends the Fire Brigade. London
At a fire which broke out in the Royal Prussian Palace at Wilhelmshire, in Hessenassan, yesterday, the Emperor William, who was on a visit…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Trades Union Congress. Hall Destroyed by Fire. the Organ Ruined. London, Thursday Night
A Trades Union Congress has [?]cently been sitting at Bristol, where [?] solutions were carried in favor of [?] day of 8 hours, fair wages…
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Two New Zealand medical man Drs. Hocken and Colquhoun, recently visited Fiji, where they had an opportunity of witnessing the now rare…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Latest. Horrible Atrocities. British Consul Thrown Into the Fire, London, Sept. 11
Farther particulars of the burning of the British Consulate in Candia state that there were 50 Christian refugees in the building at the time and they were all burnt to death,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Maritime Disaster. a Ship Abandoned at Sea on Fire. Fate of the Crew Unknown. Sydney
News has been received of the abandonment of the ship Hollingwood at sea, after being on fire. No particulars are to hand, and it is not…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →No More Dirty Fire-grates
From a single electric conductor the householder of the happy future will receive his supply of light, heat and power. Transformers at the point of…
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