Wagga Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting
THE annual meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening, when there were present:—Capt. Strusz. 1st Lieut Spies, 2nd Lieut. Hely, Treasurer…
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Wagga Fire Brigade. the Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Wagga Fire Brigade was held on Tuesday evening. Captain Struse presided, and there were also present 1st Lieut. Spies, 2nd Lieut. Hely, Treas…
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Fifty square miles of country have been devastated by a bush fire in Edea Valley, South Australia…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at The Racecourse. The New Cottage Destroyed. Nothing Saved
News was brought into June at 1 30 p.m to-day that the new cottage which was recently erected on the racecourse by the P.A and I. Association and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Late Cables. Old World Doings. London, Wednesday. Fire in New York
A cable states that during a fire in the residence of Mr. Joseph Pulitzor, editor of the "New York World," his housekeepers and governess were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Troopship Maori King. a Fire on Board. Incendiarism Suspected. Brisbane
A small fire was discovered on Friday night in the coal bunker of the steamer Maori King, in which vessel the second Queensland contingent left for South…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in the Police Paddock
By some mysterious means the gass in the police paddock below the Hampden bridge caught fire between 9 and 10 o'clock on Tuesday night. The blaze was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Destructive Fires. Outbreak at Lake Albert. House and Contents Destroyed
THE inhabitants of Lake Albert (writes our correspondent) were alarmed at 11.15 on Tuesday night by the cry of "Fire" and by the violent ringing of the school…
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A fire having very serious results, and in connection with which loss of life was narrowly averted, occurred at the residence, of [?]r. Thomas Seckold,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →How Ladysmith is Sur rounded. a Circle of Fire
MR.W. P. Mitchell, a telegraphist, who spent November in Ladysmith, succeeded in making his way through the Boer lines. He has supplied the Natal papers with…
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At about 6 o'clock on Thursday evening last the resident were alarmed by the ringing of the fire-bell, and it was soon discovered that the…
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We had been shelling the Boer position overnight without drawing the enemy's fire, and at daybreak we started out to try and take the trenches by storm. The Boers…
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The circumstances surrounding the fire which totally destroyed the house and contents of Mr. Thomas Seckold, at Lake Albert on Tuesday night, were investigated by the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Short Story. the Ordeal by Fire
The road which led to the old manor house was on the very edge of tho moor and skirted the sea. A veritable house of the winds it seemed, and wild voices…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Fire in Sydney
A fire broke out shortly before midnight in a large drapery establishment, known as Denison House, in George-street, between the Post Office and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →General Warren's Tactics. Shelling the Boer Trenches. Enemy's Fire Silenced. Substantial Progress of the British. an Advance of Three Miles. London, Monday, Later
The latest cables from South Africa state that General Sir Charles Warren attacked the Boers occupying the northern ridge at Spionkop on Saturday with…
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A fire broke out in a bedroom at Mr. J. W. Jones King's Own Hotel. The Rock, at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday. Fortunately the outbreak was discovered in its early stages, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Brigade Demonstration
FOR some time past the member of the Jaueo Fire Brigade have been working assiduously in order to bring their annual demonstration to a…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Great Bush Fires. Melbourne
The recent bush fires were the worst experienced for half a century, burning the Warnambool district on Sunday. The damage is estimated at £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Big Blaze. a Chinese Store Burnt Down, Damages Estimated at £1,300
A fire involving considerable loss broke out in the general store occupied by Kong Fat, in the Chinese Camp, Fitzmaurice street about 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon. A…
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