Fire at South Grafton
GRAFTON, Saturday.--The Club House Hotel, at South Grafton, the property of Mr. T. Recs and occupied by Thomas Martin, was totally destroyed by fire between 1 and 2 o'clock this…
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The Fire at Grafton
Grafton, Saturday.-The fire at the Club House Hotel this morning was caused by the up setting of a kerosene hanging lamp. The Sooth Grafton portion of the fire brigade was early on the…
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A CABMAN, driving along Rose Valley, Waterloo, about 4 o'clock this morning, noticed the reflection of a blaze from the wool scouring works of Mr. George…
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Newcastle, Monday.-During the parents absence on Saturday night a little girl, daughter of Mr. John Syme, at Adamstown Post-office, went into a bedroom with a lighted candle and set fire…
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Mr. Martin's Club Hotel, at South Grafton, with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire at half-past 12 this morning. The fire occurred through the groom, while extinguishing a kerosene lamp in the har parlour, lettiner it…
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INVERELL, Tuesday.-A great trash fire took place at Byron Station. Two thousand acres of grass were destroyed, 200 sheep burnt dead, and about 800 more are expected to die. All their…
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A small fire occurred on the premises of Six. G. Btiseoe, ran proprietor and shopkeeper, situated at Bettinger-street, Moore's-road this morning, at 3 a.m. A. van was badly charred, and a case…
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At the meeting of the Five Dock Council last night the overseer of works presented a report on some fence encroachments, from winch it would appear that the residents of that borough have a…
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A SMALL fire occurred last night in a house occupied by Mr. George Briscoe, a van proprietor and shopkeeper, living in Bellington-street, Miller's Point. The…
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INVERELL, This Day.--At G. A. Cruickshank's Byron run, 2500 acres of grass, were burnt yesterday, about 1000 sheep wore injured and 200 killed…
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INVERELL, Tuesday.--News was received today of a disastrous fire which took place on the Byron Station, the property of Mr. G.A. Cruickshank, on Sunday night, when 2000a. of…
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Shortly before 9 o'clock last night a small fire broke oat at No. 43, Parramatta-road, Glebe, owned and occupied by Robert Anderson, who is a manufacturer of perambulators. But little…
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Mr. Willinm D. Bear, Superintendent of Fire Brigadesf has recently prepared a report dealing with the question o water supply and the making of certain rules and regulations governing a system whereby a plentiful supply and a…
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SINGLETON, Tuesday.--Early this morning a fire broke out in a barn belonging to Mr. Thomas Thrift, of Dunoily, near Singleton, by which the building was burned to the ground…
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BATHURST, Wednesday.--This morning the stables at Mr. W, B. Ranken's residence at Mount Pleasant were burned to the ground. Fortunately, the groom had the presence of…
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Shortly before noon yesterday information reached the Burwood fire station that a fire was raging in the vicinity of the public park. The firemen, with their engine, quickly proceeded to…
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BRISBANE, This Day.--The Fire Brigades Board have decided that no more fires in South Brisbane shall be attended, as the local municipal council declines to contri…
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LONDON, July 1.—Widespread and destructive forest fires have occurred in Sweeden, rendering 12,000 people homeless…
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COOMA, Thursday.--A fire broke out this afternoon in Mr. Nathan's office, which is in the principal block of buildings in the town. The flames caught a wooden partition and…
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At half-past 8 o'clock last night a fire was discovered on the premises of Robert Anderson, a perambulator manufacturer, at 43, Parramatta street, Glebe. The…
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