Bush Fires near Adelaide
ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—The weather is extremely hot, and bush fires are raging on the hills…
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Fire Brigade—Dinner and Cricket Match
On Monday, the members of the Sydney Volunteer Fire Company No. 2 played the Woollahra Volunteer Fire Brigade a return cricket match, at Frank Smith's, Botany. The game resulted in favour of No. 2…
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Messrs. Goodlet and Smith's large timber stores and workshop at Pyrmont, narrowly escaped destruction by fire this morning. At ten minutes past 3 o'clock this morning a dram of lubricating oil, and a…
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"To make assurance doubly sure "--Shakspear. " I love the bells, the wedding bells. The ball room belles as well, But oh ! with what rage my bosom swells…
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A DESTRUCTIVE fire, happily not attended by any loss of life, occurred at the store of Mr. Peter Burke and the adjoining public-house of Mr. M'lnteer's, Smithtown, early on Thursday…
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On Sunday evening, about a quarter to 8 o'clock, Mr. Beaver, at Messrs. F[?]avell Brothers', George-street, observed a light [?]urning in the back premises of Messrs. Nicholson and Ascherberg. Thinking it…
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The Newtown Volunteer Fire Brigade, wishing to improve their plant, conceived the idea of purchasing a new fire engine, with all the most modern improvements, and to attain this object set on foot an active…
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Christmas Day, 1878, will ever be sadly memorable in the annals of Hongkong. At about 11 o'clock p.m. the fire bell clashed out a wild alarum on the chill night air, rousing the merrymakers from their enjoyment of the…
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ADELONG, Thursday.—A large bush fire is raging at Ellerelie Station, held by Messrs. Sargood and Peterson, Mr. A. G. Webb, manager., Every exertion has been made to save the buildings…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—Terrible bush fires are raging in Gippsland and the Otway districts. Melbourne is enveloped in a dense smoke and the heat is intense. Last night it looked like a…
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The CRESWICK ADVERTISER gives an account of a disastrous fire that occurred on Thursday last at Eastern hill, and which not only destroyed many miles of fencing and hundreds of acres of grass, but…
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MRLBOURNE, Friday.—Terrible bush fires are raping between Colac and the coast. A family named Turnbull was suddenly overtaken by the devastating element, and Mrs. Turubull and…
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A terrific bush fire broke out eight miles south of Colac, and swept down with great rapidity on the township. A large number of small selectors, inhabiting the borders of the forest, were burnt out. A family…
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Christmas Day, 1878, will ever be sadly memorable in the annals of Hongkong. At about 11 o'clock p.m. the fire bell clashed out a wild alarum on the chill night air, rousing the merrymakers from their enjoyment of the…
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A terrible bush fire broke out on Thursday, 6th instant (says the ARGUS), about eight miles south of Colac, and swept down with great rapidity upon the township. A large number of small selectors…
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CONDOBOLIN, Monday.—Mr. Kinkade's store and contents, val[?] at [?]3000, and Gillett's hotel, at Cobar, we[?] by fire yesterday morning. The only [?] the hotel saved was the [?]…
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The Colac correspondent of the Daily Telegraph forwarded the following messages to Melbourne on Friday:— A terrible bush fire broke out yesterday, about eight miles south of Colac, and swept down with great rapidity upon…
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At about 1.30 this morning, an alarm of fire was raised at the Government Printing office, and but for the strenuous exertions of members of the office, both men and boys, must have resulted in the total…
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The New Zealand journals of the 30th ultimo report that a great fire occurred at Greytown, in the province of Wellington, in the course of the previous night. A Press agency message states that it broke out suddenly through…
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ADELAIDE, Wednesday.—A disastrous fire occured at Gladstone this morning. Two shops and other property were destroyed. It is only partially insured. An inquiry has been held into the…
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