Standard Brewery Fire Brigade
The second anniversary of the Standard Brewers Fire Brigade was celebrated by a banquet, which took place in the Standard Brewery on Saturday night. About thirty were present. Mr. James…
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A Barque on Fire. [By Telegraph.]
MELBOURNE, Sunday.--The American barque Obed Baxter, 877 tons, which left a few days ago for Newcastle, has had a narrow escape of being destroyed by fire. While at the Heads fire was…
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The Commissioner of Police has received a] Telegram from Inspector Armstrong, of Roma, to the effect that a fire occurred on Thursday morning in the dwelling of Martin. Campbell, of…
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The American barque Obed Baxter, 877 tons, Captain Colby, which cleared out for Newcastle a few days ago in charge of Pilot Dennis, became windbound in the western channel. On…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.--Two serious fires are reported from the country. At Mount Gambier the shakespeare Hotel was burned down. The cause is unknown. The building and stock were…
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A fire broke out in a printing office in Sixth-street, Cincinnati. Many of the the workpeople were in the upper stories, and eight girls jumped from the windows, five being killed. In all, 17 persons were burnt to death or killed by…
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Last evening a fire, resulting in the destruction of a large three story weatherboard house, occurred at Balmain, The building, which was situated in Gow-street, and unoccupied, consisted…
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Fortunately it is not often that residents of Balmain hear the clanging of the fire bell, but on Tuesday night last it spoke its peals of alarm in earnest, and guided by the glare in…
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On Tuesday evening a rather serious fire occurred at Gower-street, Balmain, at the newly-erected and unoccupied premises recently purchased by Mr. R. Doyle, of Collins-street, Surry Hills, The property consisted…
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A destructive fire took pines at about noon on Friday at Southgate, eight miles from Grafton, when a barn, the property of Mr. Benjamin Morris, was burned with all its contents. The…
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The American barque Obed Baxter, 877 tons, Captain Colby, which cleared out for Newcastle a few days ago in charge of Pilot Dennis, became windbound in the, western, channel. On…
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A destructive fire took place at about noon on Friday at Southgate, eight miles from Grafton, when a bam, the property of Mr. Benjamin Morris, was burned with all its contents. The…
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The new fire escape was put under trial last evening, and it proved successful. The contrivance consists of a broad belt, which is securely fastened under the arms of the fireman. At back…
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Shortly before 12 o'clock last night a fire was discovered in a corrugated iron building, on the Parramatta-road, Petersham, occupied by Patrick Murphy and Co., as a hay and corn store. The members of…
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About 12 o'clock on Thursday night a fire was discovered in a store of two floors on the Parramatta-road, Petereham, occupied by Patrick Murphy and Company as a hay and corn store,…
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We have been favored with the following extract from a letter, dated May 31, received by a resident in ; Sydney from his brother (a gentleman of position in 'England)—Everything politically socially, and…
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It will be remembered that on the outward voyage of the Star of Denmark, when off the Cape she fell in with a burning vessel, and was unable to discover any proofs of her identity. It…
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A fire broke out at about 3 o'clock this morning upon the premises of the new Australian Joint Stock Bank, which were used by Mr. Alexander Hutchinson, contractor fur the bank building, as…
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Bell's Halfway Hotel, Ballina-road, was burned to the ground on Sunday night. It is believed to be insured. The origin of the fire at present is unknown. The police proceeded to the premises…
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