Colliery Fire. New Zealand
In Auckland efforts are being made to extinguish the fire in Westport colliery by flooding it. It is feared, however, that the water supply will…
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Coal Mine on Fire. Cause of Outbreak Unknown. Sydney
The Westport coal mine, at Millerton, is on fire. No particulars as to the cause of the outbreak or the extent is as yet known. There are 251…
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A fire, which fortunately did not have serious results, broke out at 2 o'clock this morning at a boiler factory at the Glebe. It is stated that…
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The fire bell rang an alarm last night, and a fire mw noticed in the direction of the showground. Just as we were going to press word was…
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The Shires Conference to-day carried a resolution to the effect that united action be taken by shire councils throughout the State to endeavor to…
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A fire occurred early this morning at Sprod's Asbestos Boiler covering factory, Glebe, but the flames were soon quenched. The damage in estimated…
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A fire which, fortunately, did not have serious results, broke out at 2 o'clock this morning at a boiler factory at the Glebe…
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A meeting of the Malebo section of the Gobbagumbalin and District Bush Fire Brigade was held at the residence of Mr J…
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BETWEEN 3 and 3.30 o'clock yesterday morning Mrs. John Barlow, of Bussel-street, was aroused from sleep by a crackling noise as if produced by fire,…
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The top storey of a George-street restaurant, was destroyed by fire this morning. The night watchman was asleep, and a lady boarder had a…
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The active relation between the use of wax matches in western districts . and bush fires was referred to at the N.S.W. Shires Conference held in Sydney last…
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A meeting of the Malebo section of the Gobbagumbalin and district bush fire brigade was held of the residence of Mr. J. Mulqueeney…
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Further particulars of the fire at Wellington, N.Z., show that the Harbor Board's hemp stores were totally destroyed together with 2,250 bales of…
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Owing to the fusion of a number of wires carrying the current supplying the Sydney tramway service, the whole of the George and Pitt street trams were…
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The South China "Weekly Post" of February 6 contains the following account of the disastrous fire at Tai-Shatau, on the Pearl River, near…
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A meeting of the Gobbagumblin and district Bush Fire Brigade General Committee will be held on Thursday afternoon at 3 p. m. at the Australian…
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On Sunday morning, a little before 3 o'clock, a fire broke out quickly in a shed at the rear of premises adjoining Marshail's bakery, and it threatened the…
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A. house party at Bradfield House, near Tiverton, the residence of the Hon. Lionel Walrond, M.P.. had an exciting experience On Thursday Night,…
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The final meeting for the year of the Wagga District Bush Fire Brigade was held on Thursday afternoon. The president Mr. J. G. Fletcher occupied…
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