Cause of Colliery Fire. SYDNEY
Mr. Atkinson, the Chief Inspector of Mines, finds that the recent fire in the Pelaw Main Colliery, Newcastle, was due to explosive arkite and…
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The Bush Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Bush Fire Brigade was also held, when Mr Irish had another satisfactory balance-sheet to present, the credit…
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Mr. Jno Graham, Divisional Officer, N.S.W. Fire Brigades, inspected the Tumut Station and appliances on Tuesday and put the men through a…
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Chief Officer Griffith, of the Wagga Fire Brigade, reports two fires during the September quarter, viz., Messrs. D. Copland and Co.'s and J. Gelme's…
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A sensation was caused at Muswellbrook by a fire which occurred in Messrs. Payne and Clayton's bakery and which for some time threatened…
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Further particulars of the fire which destroyed a timber, yard in Adelaide last night show that the damage is estimated at £100,000 which is hardly…
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A fire broke out this morning in the old church yard of the Anglican Cathedral in the heart of Newcastle. All the grass, trees and railings around…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What Skyscrapers Mean to Labor. the Awful Story of a New York Fire. Huge Heaps of Helpless Human Beings Burned to Death. What Capitalists Would Have in Sydney
So far Sydney Municipal Council has resisted the efforts of local capitalists to inflict the skyscraper upon Sydney. But there is great danger that the small…
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We are requested to publish the following, by law regulating the lighting of fires, as a warning to every body:—…
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The premises of D. Hardy and Son, wheelwrights and timber merchants, Pyrmont, were destroyed by fire early thin morning. The…
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At 2.30 a.m. on Tuesday last a fire broke out in Mrs. Kelly’s boarding house corner of Merrool and M[?] streets. The inmates were sound asleep, and were…
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Nardy's timber yard, Pyrmont, was partially destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The whole of the buildings, which…
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We are requested to publish the following by-law regulating to the lighting of fires, as a warning to everybody:-…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Mount Lyell Mine on Fire. Ninety-three Men Entombed Sydney
A disastrous fire has broken out at the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania. Ninety-three men are entombed, their fate being unknown. One…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Disastrous Fire. in Mount Lyell Mine. 100 Men Entombed. One Dead Body Recovered. Sydney
A disastrous fire has broken out in the Mount Lyell mine, Tasmania. One hundred men are entombed, and their fate is unknown. One dead…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Tragedy. Aged Lady Burned to Death. Plucky Attempt at Rescue. Traralong (Vic.)
Shortly after midnight on Sunday a fire occurred here, when an aged lady Mrs. Gillies, received fatal injuries. Three shops situated in Kaye-street…
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Fifteen fires occurred in the metropolis between Sunday morning and last night. The brigades received 78 calls during the last 15 days…
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A sensational fire broke out in the King's printers and government, London. A hundred girls became panic stricken…
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A large bottle store belonging to the Brewers Bottle Association at Ultimo was practically destroyed by fire yesterday, the damage being…
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During a fire at an asylum for old men in Paris five inmates were incinerated. The building was totally destroyed…
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