Sun Fire Office
Sir W. P.Manning and Mr. Benjamin Short (a director of the A. M. P. Society) have accepted the position of local directors of the Son Insurance Office of London…
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Fires & bushfires, 1895
18 stories in Southern Highlands's papers
Bowral Fire Brigade
THE Bowral Fire Brigade held its annual meeting at the Fire Station on Tuesday night, and notwithstanding that the weather was inclement there was a good…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →'Hell-fire Dick.'
General Sir William Olpherts, V.C., is the possessor of a unique sobriquet. The manner in which he obtained it shows the kind of metal of which the fine old here is made…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On the Wallaby Track. Chapter Vi. No Fire.—wet Clothes and Blankets. —Ridicules Womans' Rights.— Dubious About Marrying. —Yass Is a Failure. Bovvning and Binalong Resemble Berrima.—no Work at Cunningham's Plains.—presses on for Harden
MY new companions were in rather an uncomfortable condition for camping in the barn without a fire, as it was bitterly cold, and both their clothes and blankets…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Burradoo. a Kitchen Burnt Down.—the Residence Saved. Smart "Turn-out" of the Bowral Fire Brigade
AFTER a spell of 12 months to the very day the devastating flames of fire have again visited us. Early on Monday morning the ringing…
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Mr. John Molfitt's dwelling house at Gerringong, with the whole of its contents was totally destroyed by fire early on Monday morning. The building was occupied…
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A meeting of the Free Brigade was held on Thursday evening last at the Council Chambers under the presidency of Mr. A. Salmon Captain of…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Destructive Fire at Harden
The new locomotive shed at Harden was entirely destroyed on Thursday night last. The building was one of the largest in the colony apart from Eveleigh, and was well…
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During the late frost, after attending a fire at the London Docks, involving the loss of some £60,000 or £80,000, those of the fireman who proceeded homeward at nine…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at the Government Crushers. Extinguished by the Bowral Fire Brigade. About £25 Damages
A GOODS train left [?] about 5 a.m yesterday (Tuesday) and on reaching the Government crushers' near the Gib tunnel shortly after, the driver noticed fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Serious Fires. Wollongong and Walgett in Flames
At Wollongong on Sunday last a fire broke out in Crown-street and, fanned by a north-west gale then blowing rapidly, spread until a whole block of buildings was in flames…
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The following incident occurred at an entertainment last winter. On the programme a certain gentleman was down to sing "The Miner's Dream of Home," and to add…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Bush Fires at The Rurrajong
The most fierce and disastrous bush fire that his ever been experienced in the Kurrajong district occurred on Monday. By about 3 o'clock the fire had advanced near to…
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A weatherboard cottage on the Brighton-road, at Eleternwick, (Vic.) was destroyed by fire early on Friday morning. The cupants—Joseph Lane, aged 82, and his…
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Mr. E. Barber, of Manchester Square had a serious lose by fire last week on his farm at Milton, destroying over £250 worth of property…
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A telegram from Spokane, Washington, dated the 26th August, says:—Passengers on the westbound Great Northern train had a narrow escape from death last night. The…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Bowral Fire Brigade. Meeting of Insurance Agents
On Monday evening a meeting of local insurance agents was held at the fire station for the purpose of electing one of thek members to represent the insurance…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Wednesday, October 9, 1895. Fire Brigade Board
Under the presidency of the Mayor (L. Samuel) a meeting was held at the Council Chambers on Saturday last for…
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