St. Leonards Fire Brigade
The yearly meeting of the St. Leonards Volunteer Fire Brigade was held in the head station, Mount-street, on Tuesday night. Last year's balance-sheet was read. It showed the brigade to be in a…
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Fire at liverpool Paper Mills
At half-past 10 on Sunday night, flames were observed issuing from the large store of the Liverpool paper mills, and an alarm having been given, a crowd quickly collected. The small engine from Haigh and…
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Shortly after 2 o'clock this morning a disastrous fire occurred in the most central part of the city (Hunter-street), by which six places of business were gutted and destroyed. Senior-constable M'Vane saw…
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It has been the custom of the business men of the Glebe of late years to entertain the members of the Glebe Fire Brigade at a banquet, in recognition of their services; and in order to make a day's sport, they arranged a match at…
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The residence of Mrs. Buckley, near the bridge, was burned to the ground last night between 10 and 11 o'clock. A child five years old, who was alone in bed at the time the fire took place, perished in the flames some of the remains…
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TEMORA, Friday.--A destructive happened yesterday at Mr. Porter's selector, Trigalong Creck, about three miles from Temora, destroying 10 tons of hay, 150…
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An Inquiry as to the origin of the recent fire in Hunter-street was insisted on Thursday, in the Newcastle courthouse, before Mr. Chapman, district coroner, and concluded in the afternoon. The…
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An alarm of fire was given this morning at 2 o'clock. The fire was discovered on the premises of Mr. T. P. Lynch, grocer. Hunter-street, Newcastle, between the Hunt Club ana Criterion Hotels. A light wind was…
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Most disastrous accounts have been received of terrible bush fires in Heytesbury Forest. From Princetown to Scott's Creek all is burnt, ten families being…
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It is proposed to start a national subscription on behalf of the burned-out selectors in the Laang and Heytesbury forests. The distress is widespread, and in many cases there has been intense suffering, as…
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The bush fires at Heytesbury forest have caused much distress among selectors. Ten have been burned out at Scott a Creek, and others at Curdie's Creek. One woman, with six children, had barely…
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At a few minutes before 9 o'clock on Saturday a fire occurred through the upsetting of a kerosene lamp in 34, Denham-street, Surry Hills, occupied as a private residence by Henry List. The furniture in…
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The first annual meeting of the Parramatta No. 2 Fire Brigade was held at the station, Market-street, Parramatta, on Friday night. There was a large attendance of members, and their unanimity in…
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With reference to the recent fire in Hunter-street, Newcastle, Mr. T. P. Lynch wrote asfollows with regard to Ms stock list:—"The list was prepared after the fire by Mr. Fisher, a Sydney insurance agent, from…
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In yesterday's Globe we called attention to the terrible danger the important part of the city is placed in by the storage of the enormous quantity of thirty thousand…
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The Melbourne Age of Saturday has received the following further telegraphic particulars of the disastrous bush fires in the Otway forest, which resulted in the devastation of hundreds of miles of country and many…
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Shortly before 1 to-day a fire broke out in a room on the second storey of No. 472, George-street. The room was occupied by an artist named T. Peerless, who was not present, as the room was found looked, and…
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An inquest was held this morning before Mr. H. Shiell, City Coroner, on the body of a young girl named Ellen Wilson, 17 years of age, at the Prince Alfred Hospital. It…
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William Wiggins, 16, the son of a publican, was brought before the Kingston (Eng.) magistrates, charged with having unlawfully and maliciously caused grievous badily harm to Bertie Milles. 8 years…
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The Tooumwal correspondent of the Pastoral Times states that the largest bush fire known to local residents broke out at Tongaboo on Monday, January 4. It is reported that a hut was accidentally burnt, and set fire to…
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