Fire at Bathurst
BATHURST, Saturday. -- A are broke out early this morning at the residence of Mr. Percival, Finer-street,through some sparks igniting the old shingles on the kitchen roof. The fire brigade…
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Fire in Ultimo
A SHED building used fur storing machinery on the premises of R. Harwood ironmonger, situated off Jones-street Ultimo, caught fire last evening. The…
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A FIRE kroke out about 3 o'clock this afternoon on the premises of Jeremiah Wall,produce merchant, of Mount-street, North Shore. A quantity of hay and…
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PEAT'S FERRY, Monday.--A fire occurred in Mr. William Dick's store adjoining the Brooklyn Hotel, Peat's Ferry, last night about 9 o'clock. The store, which…
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PEAT'S FERRY, Monday.--A fire occurred in Mr. William Dick's store, adjoining the Brooklyn Hotel, Peat's Ferry, last night about 9 o'clock, the building, which contained a…
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WELLINGTON, This Day.--Two men, Odlum and Finlayson, a tailor and a laborer by trade, were burned to death through a fire having occurred in a shop…
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A fire occurred in Mr. Wm. Dick's store, adjoining the Brooklyn Hotel, Peat's Ferry, last night, about 9 o'clock. The store, which contained a valuable stock of general goods, was totally destroyed, and also a hall belonging to…
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AUCKLAND, Monday.--A serious fire, by which two men lost their lives, occurred at Waipawa last night in a shop occupied by a man named Sheehan. Two boarders, Odlum, a…
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ALBURY, Wednesday.--At a meeting of the Pastures and Stock Board to-day an imports communication was received from the Government with reference to the great prevalence of…
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WEST, MAITLAND, Tuesday.--Mr. A Vindin, the coroner, yesterday held an inquiry into the cause of the late fire in Nicholson's furniture warehouse and F. George's private residence in…
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FORBES, Tuesday.--At a public meeting held here last night the following resolution was carried unanimously :--That this meeting respectfully asks the Minister for Public…
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A serious fire broke out about 1 o'clock this morning on the premises occupied by Allan Smith, grocer, situated at No. 4 Elizabeth-street, Redfern. Before the flames could be…
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About 6 p.m. on the 26th ultimo, a fire broke out in the large furniture warehouse of W. H. Rocke and Co., Collins-street, between Swanston and Elizabeth streets. The building is four stories high,…
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A fire occurred in Mr. Wm. Dick's store, adjoining the Brooklyn Hotel, Peat's Ferry, on Sunday night, about 9 o'clock. The store, which containeda valuable stock of general goods, was totally destroyed, and also a hall belonging to…
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LONDON, Thursday Night.--Mr. Webb, one of the members of Captain Shaw's Metropolitan Fire Brigade, has been appointed bead-fireman of the Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →European Cablegrams. (From Our Correspondent.) New Officer for the Sydney Fire Brigade. London, May 3
Mr. Wehb, a member of Captain Shaw's London Fire Brigade, has been appointed to the post of second in command of the Sydney Fire Brigade. He sails in the R.M.S…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The new reel of the Hamilton [?]se and [?] Brigade was christened by Mrs. F. W. Reay on Saturday…
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GRENFELL, Monday.--Last night a woolshed, the property of Messrs. Woods, Brundah Station, was destroyed by fire. The contents--a new woolpress, six tons salt, sheepskins and other…
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AUCKLAND, This Day.--A large fire has destroyed the Post Office Hotel, a large hardware store, Malfray and Cray's timber yard, and the Red Lion Hotel at…
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AUCKLAND, Monday. -- a large lire has occurred at Hokitika. Before the flames could be got under the Post-office Hotel, a large hardware company's store, Malfray and Craig's…
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