Fire on the Grassmere Estate
CAMDEN, This Day.—Yesterday afternoon a fire occurred in a large shed on the Grassmere Estate, which has been given to the Government by Mr. Pating for a…
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Fire at Pe[?]rith
PENRITH, This Day.--A fire occurred at Mount Druitt last night. A house and all it contained, the property of John Lambert, was destroyed by fire. It was insured…
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MELBOURNE, Friday.--De,tractive bush fires are raging in the Kilmore district, the township baring been imperilled for a time. Great damage boa been done In crops, stock and…
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The bush fires which broke out at Strathmore Station on Sunday have been burning since, and to-day culminated in a regular black Friday. Between 11 and 12 dense volumes of smoke swept over Kilmore, caused…
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LONDON, Thursday Night.--It has transpired that the Colonial Onion Company's s.s. Selembria, from New Zealand en route to London with a freight of frozen meat, put…
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TUMBERUMBA, This Day.--A five roomed weatherboard cottage, untenanted, belonging to Constable Giltrap, who is now stationed in Wagga was burned down…
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A fire occurred at Reid's Coffee Palace, Ballarat, this morning, Half the premises were destroyed. There were fifty lodgers in the place many of whom escaped in…
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A disastrous fire, fortunately unattended with loss of life, although some very narrow escapes were experienced, broke out at Reed and Son's Coffee Palace, Lydiard-street, Ballarat, about 3 o'clock on Saturday…
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The disastrons bush fires which have been raging in the neighbourhood of Kilmore since Easter Monday show signs of dying out, the rain having checked the fire. On Friday night and Saturday a southerly wind…
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A fire broke out at 2 o'clock this morning on premises occupied by R. Biggs, in Begg-street, Paddington, but was quenched by the S.V.F. Co. with a hand pump. The…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--On Sunday night a fire broke out in the bunkers of J. and A. Brown's tug Stormcock, but it was quenched before much damage was…
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From the report of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board, which was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly yesterday, it appears that the operations of the fire brigades in the…
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The fourth annual report of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly last evening. The report states:—"At the end of the past year the undermentioned offices notified the…
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Grenfell, Thursday.—M'Callum's cordial and aerated water factory was completely destroyed by fire early this morning. The building, which was the property of Mr. Ley,…
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A destructive fire broke out about 1 o'clock this morning, on the premises occupied by James Friend, tobacconist and fruiterer, in lceley-street. The fire was well under way by the time the residents of the immediate neighbourhood were…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Principal Contents of This Day's Paper. Our London Letter. Meeting of the Agricultural Society. the Free Public Library. Fire Brigades Board. Report of the Mining Department. the Land Bill Debate. in the House. Church of England Synod. the Primate's Charge
LEADERS: SUPPRESSION OF DISORDER IN THE ASSEMBLY. THE LOCOMOTIVE TENDERS…
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A telegram from our Melbourne correspondent on the 6th says:—The bush fires which broke out at Strathmore Station on Sunday have been burning since, and to-day culminated in a regular black Friday. Between 11 and…
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GRAFTON, This Day.--A house at the Northern end of the town, the property of Mr. John Giese, was destroyed by fies at 2 a.m. this morning…
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The new Headquarters Fire Station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade may be regarded as a decided acquisition to the city. It has been built on the most modern style, combined with American ideas for…
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IN the annual report of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board laid before the Legislative Assembly last night, it is stated that three insurance offices notified their…
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