Suffragette Fires. Estimated Losses £250,000. LONDON
At a meeting of the London insurance companies the chairman said that the losses in the United Kingdom last year, caused through fires attributed…
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More Fires
Yesterday morning (Thursday) at 1.25 a.m. Night-Watchman Harrold, while at the bottom of Cowabbie-street, noticed a suspicious glare in Mann-street, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Wyalong. Husband Rescues Wife and Child. West Wyalong
A four-roomed weatherboard dwelling was totally destroyed by fire, together with its contents, this morning. The occupier, J. Nichols, was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News. Fire at Coolamon
A cottage in Mann-street, Coolamon, owned by Mr. G. S. Friend, and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Payne, who were from home at the time, was found…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire in Sydney. Sailors Lend a Hand. Sydney
A fire broke out in the top storey of the building occupied by the Oriental Tea Co. last night, and completely gutted the two top floors before the…
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A cottage in Mann-street, owned by Mr. G. S. Friend, and occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Payne, who were from home at the time, was found to be well…
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Details of a destructive fire at Groongal Station, in the Hay district, on Saturday morning, show that the damage was over £2000. The store…
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Several letters and papers posted in the pillar box near the Union Club Hotel, at the corner of Baylis and Forsyth-streets, were destroyed, and…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Pilgrims Storm Ship. Light Fires on Steamer's Deck
Remarkable scenes on a British vessel were described at Bristol when, at the instance or the Board of Trade, Captain George Arthur. master of the steamship Nith, was charged…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Midnight Blaze Fire in Motor Garage Building Badly Buried. Adjoining Wine Shop Damaged. Four Motor Cars Destroyed
At about five minutes past midnight last night, the firebell and gasworks' whistle summoned the brigade, and a large crowd of people, to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disastrous Fires. Timber Yards Burnt. Sydney
Francis Limber yards were completely destroyed by fire last night. The fire brigade prevented the flames from spreading to the adjacent…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire. Newtown Motor Garage Destroyed. Damage Approximately £2000
The most destructive fire that Wagga has seen for some time occurred at midnight, just before our going to press with this issue…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Steamer on Fire Valuable Cargo Damaged. Wellington (N.z.)
The steamer Tokomaru caught fire while she was loading meat at Gismorne. The steamer was nearly full of cargo, when a dense column of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Motor Garage Fire
Particulars of the insurances on the property affected by the fire in Baylis-street, at midnight on Friday, are as follows:—Newtown Motor Garage…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Double Fire. Warehouse Damaged. Fireman Badly Burnt. Sydney
A fire broke out at Malouff's warehouse, Elizabeth-street, Redfern, at about one o'clock this morning, but the flenses were subdued without very…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Recent Fire
In connection with the fire at the Newtown Motor Garage on Friday Night, Captain Tuck, of the Fire Brigade, has supplied us with particulars of the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Another City Fire. SYDNEY
A large building in Sussex-street. in which three firms carried on business, was partly destroyed by fire. The damage is estimated at over…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Serious Fire. San Francisco
It is reported that a disastrous fire with a loss of over fifty lives, occurred in the business section of ValParniso…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Items of News. the Motor Garage Fire
The Coroner Mr. C. J. B. Helm, P.M., has arranged to conduct an inquiry at the court house on Friday morning, to commence at 11 o'clock,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Sea. Escape From Burning Vessel. One Boat Missing. New York
The British steamer Columbia, caught fire during the voyage from Antwerp to New York. The crew were unable to subdue the flames and…
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