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Sir,—We have read the report in your paper of this date relative to the fire that occurred on premises belonging to our firm, and as the same is likely, if uncontradicted, to do us serious injury, we ask the favour of an insertion of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →About 1.30. a.m. on Tuesday morning an alarm of fire was raised in the vicinity of the Town Hall, and the clanging of the firebells awakened residents from their…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →BRISBANE, Friday.--A fire broke out early this morning in Grove's grocery store, George-street. The flames caught the adjoining shop of Woods, fruiterer, and Cole's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An interesting experiment with the "Concussion" fire-engine, of which Messrs. Lassetter and Co. are the agents in this colony, was made at North Waratah on the 10th instant. The occasion was the formal opening of…
Continued on Trove, page 380 →At five minutes past 3 Wednesday morning a fire was discovered in the wholesale store of Messrs. Holdsworth, Macpherson, and Co., No. 87, George street north. The fire was first discovered by Mrs…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →About a quarter past 3 o'clock on Wednesday morning an extensive and disastrous fire broke out in Lower George-street, upon the large four-storied stone warehouse belonging to Messrs. Holdsworth and Macpherson, wholesale…
Continued on Trove, page 381 →The work of bricking up the various tunnels is being rapidly proceeded with. There is a fear that the fire will be fed by air from the Eskbank pit, the workings of which are connected with those of the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →On Sunday evening it was reported that the Lithgow Company's Coal Mine was full of smoke and Mr. John Doig, the manager, with Charles Younger a banksman went to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--A most destructive fire broke out about midnight on Thursday in the timber-yard of John Bligh, situated at the rear of the gasworks, near…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A large fire broke out at midnight on Thursday, in the timberyard of Messrs. C. R. Ross and Co., near the Spencer-street Railway. The fire raged with great force, and spread rapidly…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →Fierce bush fires raged in the scrub adjoining the town on Saturday. The flames were only prevented from extending to the town by the united efforts of numerous residents of both sexes, who need…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,—I notice in to-day's issue of your journal that the subduing of the fire which occurred yesterday at Berryfield was due mainly to the exertions of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade. I beg to state, however, that this assertion…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A disastrous fire occurred at Dandelow, Bogan River, early on Sunday morning, by which the store of. Mr. John Burrell was burned to the ground. The fire took place between 12 and 1 o'clock a.m., and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRAIDWOOD, Tuesday.--During Saturday night the homestead at Reedsdale, formerly occupied by James Quinn, was burnt to the ground. The inmates, a family named Law,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At about 8 o'clock on Sunday night a fire was discovered in a small dwelling-house in Victoria-avenue, North Willoughby, occupied by a man named Cussack. It appears that he left the house at about 6 p.m., and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred at Reidsdale on Sunday night, is the homestead occupied by Mr. John Law. Law, it appears, was absent from home that night, and his wife and family retired at the usual hoar, but were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →On Wednesday afternoon the temporary fire brigade-held a competition for prizes given by the local merchants. The practice was what is termed a, one-man one. Twelve men competed, with the following…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large number of people were attracted on Thursday afternoon, in York-street, by a test of Miller's patent "Concussion" fire engine on a vacant allotment adjoining the warehouse of Messrs. Lassetter…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A very interesting experiment with Miller's Patent Concussion Fire Engine was made yesterday afternoon, by Messrs F. Lassetter and Co., the agents for the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A trial of Miller's new patent "Concussion" fire engine took place on a vacant allotment of land situate in York-street yesterday afternoon, in the presence of a large number of spectators, amongst whom were several insurance…
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