A Useful Fire Extinguisher
The art of fire-extinguishing has afforded a wide field for inventive minds to operate in, and it is not to be wondered at that new plans for reducing danger from fire to an absolute…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fires & bushfires, 1885
697 stories in Sydney's papers · page 23 of 35
Fire in Grenfell. G[?]NFELL
[?] about 8 o'clock on Friday evening the kitchen of Thos. Fisher, painter, with all contents, [?]bly [?]to the ground. For[?] it was a very calm night to which fact…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires
At twenty-five minutes past 9 on Saturday night an explosion of gas occurred at the Blue Anchor Hotel, 176, Lover George-street. It is supposed to have been caused by a defect in the gaspipe. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Extinguishers
A number of gentlemen assembled on Friday at the establishment of Messrs. E. C. Guest and Co., Bligh-street, to witness the performances of two fire extinguishers which have been manufactured by that…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Grenfell. GRENFELL
At about 8 o'clock on Friday evening the kitchen of Thos. Fisher, painter, with all contents, were unaccountably burnt to the ground. Fortunately it was a very calm night; to which fact…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A Steam Tug on Fire
At about half-past nine o'clock on Saturday night the steam tug Leveret, belonging to Messrs. Moore Bros., of Clontarf, lying at the foot of Phillip-street, Circular Quay, was discovered to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Steamer on Fire MELBOURNE
Late on Saturday night a serious fire occurred on board the steamer Dargo, belonging to the Gipps Lakes Navigation Company, lying at Latrobe Wharf. After running the usual trip…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Paddington
At a quarter-past 6 last night a fire was discovered in a stable attached to the premises owned and occupied by Michael Rogers, butcher, 364, Oxford-street, Paddington. The fire is supposed to have been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Sea
MELBOURNE, Sunday. -- Intelligence has been received that the Hertfordshire, barque, 855 tons, which left Port Pirie for the Channel on February 15, has put into St…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Destructive Fire in Wellington. WELLINGTON
On Sunday afternoon, during the temporary absence of the occupants, a fire broke out in the cottage occupied by Mr. T. Shaughnessey, in Gisborne-street, which speedily resulted in the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Setting Fire to a Ship. [By Telegraph.]
MELBOURNE, Monday. -- A diabolical attempt was made on Saturday night to bum the steamer Dargo, lying at the wharf at Bairnsdale, Gippsland. Some thief broke…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Recent Fire in William-street. Coroner's Inquiry
At the Fitzroy Hotel, Palmer and William streets, yesterday, the City Coroner (Mr. H. Shiell, J.P.) commenced an inquiry into the origin of the fire which occurred on Saturday, 15th instant, at No. 104, William-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Late Fire at Waverley. To the Editor
Sir,—As the circumstances connected herewith reflect great credit upon a deserving young man, you will, I hope, allow me as a matter of justice, to correct an error in your report. The police are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire
A fire occurred in Potts's buildings, off Sussex-street, yesterday evening, at about 8 o'clock. It appears that Elijah Maddox, a fireman, had placed some wood in his chimney to dry, and this caught…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An Explosion of Fire-damp
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—An explosion of firedamp occurred, on Monday night, at Try Again Gold Mine, El Dorado, near Wengaratta. The foreman (Mr. Mayden) and a man named Nolan were knocked…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire
At 11 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered at 38, Washington-street, owned by Mr. Nicholls and occupied by Mrs. Mullen. It is supposed to hare been caused by a spark from the fire. About 8ft of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Screen
Very elegant frames for screens are now constructed of brass or cuivre poli, such as our illustration shows. The centre panel is made of tapestry or ordinary canvas, on which a suitable subject is either painted or embroidered in cross-stitch with silk or wool. The metal scrollwork of the two narrow side panels might likewise be reproduced in embroidery…
Continued on Trove, page 460 →Fire on Board a Steam Tug
ABOUT half-past 9 o'clock on Saturday night, the steamtug Leveret, the property of Messrs. Moore Brothers, of Clontarf, was discovered to be on fire while lying alongside the floating jetty at the foot of…
Continued on Trove, page 465 →Fire
At 11 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered at 38, Washington-street, owned by Mr. Nicholls and occupied by Mrs. Mullen. It is supposed to have been caused by a spark from the fire. About 8ft of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in St. Leonards
On Saturday, at about half-past 4 p.m., a fire broke out in a cottage at Neutral Bay, occupied by a boatman named Peter Stranston. It is supposed to have been canoed by the careless use of fire by children…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →