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Southern Highlands · Fires & bushfires
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THE above brigade held its annual meeting at the Fire Station on Monday, 7th January, at 8 p.m. The minutes of the previous meeting having been read and adopted correspondence from Moss Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →On Sunday morning last Mr. W. Redman, baker, [?] was deci[?] fumigating his fowl [?] for that purpose set fire to a few,[?]…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →On Sunday morning last Mr. W. Redman, baker, Burrawang, was desirous of fumigating his fowl house, and for that purpose set fire to a few damp…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →IF everything upon this earth, animate and inanimate, every tree, flower, bird, animal; ourselves, our hair, eyes—everything—were a dull, lade[?] grey, absolutely without any…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →THE ringing of the fire-bell shortly after 8 o'clock on Tuesday evening last by Mr. Jack Price caused considerable alarm. The bright reflection in the sky was sufficient indication as to the whereabouts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Two Americans an London Inspected a certain fire engine station. One of them remarked to the chief engineer, “Do you know, in New York we use a [?]…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →IT will be remembered that at the United Friendly Societies' Hospital Demonstration held at Bowral some months back it was found impossible to get through all…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A MEETING of the above Board was held on Monday, April 15th. The Mayor (Alderman J. M. Christie) presided. Correspondence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →IN the great fire at Jacksouville, Florida, 148 blocks of buildings were destroyed. The length of the burned area was 2 miles, and its width was 13 blocks. Seven lives…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The dancing season was ushered in under favorable circumstance at Bowral on Tuesday night, when the annual social of the Bowral Fire Brigade was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →THE Annual Social in connection with the above was brought to a successful issue on Tuesday night last in the Bowral School of Arts. The weather was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →It is [?] of president M‘Kinley that during one of his political campaigns he wast followed about from place to place by a reporter tor a paper of opposition politics—…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Wellington, Friday.—Before one o’clock this morning the Grand Hotel, one of the finest hotels in Auckland, was discovered to be on fire The…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Kiama, Sunday.-A fire occurred at Jemberce at half-past 1 this morning, resulting in the total destruction of a dwelling-house and store combined…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred at Jamberoo at half past 1 on Sunday morning, resulting in the total destruction of a dwelling house and store combined, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fire occurred at Jamberoo at half put I on Sunday morning, resulting in the and store combined, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →TRIPARTITE TEECE tells us that when be was taking cattle overland for J. and A. Badgery many years ago, one of the men at night at the camp fire told the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The buildings in which the business of Anthony Hordern was carried on were almost totally demolished by fire on Wednesday morning. Immense…
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