Fire at Forbes. FORBES
A destructive fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Petersen, tobacconist, Rankin-street, Forbes, early yesterday morning. The premises were gutted. The fire was prevented from spreading by the…
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A Goods Train on Fire
Some excitement was caused in the vicinity of the Newtown railway station, owing to a quantity of hay having caught fire in a goods train. The train had passed under the Petersham bridge, when a…
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A serious fire occurred at Cooerwull on Friday night. The slab building used by the Cooerwull Tweed Manufacturing Company for storing goods was destroyed, together with the contents…
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Considerable consternation and excitement were occasioned on Saturday afternoon, about 20 minutes to 5 o'clock, by five railway trucks, two loaded with hay and straw, one with sheepskins,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Serious Fire at Cooerwull. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Own Correspondent.) Lithgow, Satubday
A serious fire occurred at Cooerwull last night. The [?]lab building used by the Cooerwull Tweed Manufacturing Company for storing goods was totally destroyed, together with the contents, consisting of rolls of tweed, &c., the value…
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FORBES, Monday.--About 4 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire broke out in Peterson's store, Rankin-street. The building was completely gutted, and all the contents destroyed by fire and…
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The general public will approve of the action taken by Mr. Stuart in the matter of the fire brigades. In appointing Mr. Down to the chairmanship of the newly constructed board,…
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BRISBANE, Tuesday,--A fire occurred to-day in the Eagle-street building of the Queensland Mercantile Agency. The damage is estimated at several thousand pounds. The building was…
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An alarm of fire was given last night, at 20 mingles to 10, for Irwin and Robertson's wholesale provision and wine and spirit store, 5 Macquarie-place. A boy named, James Bobba…
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About 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out in the premises of Messrs. Irwin and Robertson, wholesale wine and spirit merchants, Macquarie-place. The alarm was given by the engine-keeper of the No.2…
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MR. Stuart has received from the Agent-General 25 applications for the position of Superintendent of the Sydney fire brigades. Out of this number six have been selected, and their names wired to the…
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London, April 3.--A great fire has occurred in Paternoster-road, close to St. Paul's Cathedral, which raged for five hours, and, despite the efforts of the firemen, several houses were…
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SOME excitement was caused last Monday at the Newtown railway station, owing to a quantity of hay having caught fire in a goods train. The train had passed under the Petersham bridge, when a…
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LONDON, April 3.—A fire which raged for several hours broke out last night in Paternoster Row, where many large publishing houses are situated, and resulted in a great loss of property…
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'Tis the rattle of war That we hear from afar, 'Tis the dust of the chariots of power we see ; For clouds hover black…
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A great fire has occurred in Paternosterrow, close to St. Paul's Cathedral, which raged for five hours, and, despite the efforts of the firemen, several houses were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Fire at Forbes. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Forbes
A DESTRUCTIVE fire broke out in the shop of Mr. Petersen, tobacconist, Rankin-street Forbes, early yesterday morning. The premises were, gutted. The fire was prevented from spreading by the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Large Fire at Cooerwell. (By Telegraph. From Our Correspondent.) Lithgow
A SERIOUS fire occurred at Cooerwull on Friday night. The slab building used by the Cooerwull Tweed Manufacturing Company for storing gooda was destroyed, together with the contents…
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