Fire at Singleton
SINGLETON, Wednesday.--A fire broke out in one of the bedrooms of the Caledonia Hotel to-night. Fortunately the flames were immediately seen from the street and willing hands…
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Fire Escape
The fire escape illustrated on page 343 embodies a combination of valuable features, including an extensible mast, a cage with bridge and ladder connections, and means for adapting the truck…
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About 4 a.m. last Saturday a fire occurred in some unoccupied houses in Cove-street. It was first discovered by John Delargy who saw flames coming out of…
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THE AMERICAN ENGINEERING AND MINING JOURNAL says that the boom in the prieo of Lake copper, which is now selling here at 10 cents. a pound, and of Chili bars in…
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MELBOURNE, This Day.--A large bush Fire is reported to be raging at Buckley Swamp, near Hamilton. The weather has been hot there, and the grass is dry…
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THE AMERICAN ENGINEERING AND MIMING JOURNAL says that the boom in the price of Lake copper, which is now selling here at 16 cents, a pound, and of Chili bars in…
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GUNDIGAI, This Day.--During the past week there have been heavy bush area between Wagga Wagga and Junco. Messrs. J. Quilter, Mulholland, Paterson,…
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MELBOURNE. This Day.--Yesterday morning Michael Gleeson. a farmer at Jumbuck, left homo for the purpose of recovering some strayed cattle. On…
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The boat to-day was intense, probably owing to the wind wafting from up the river, where a vast bush fire has been raging during the whole of last week from Junee towards Wagga. It is estimated that fully twenty miles of country…
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Sir,—The occasion of the important Centennial meeting of the New South Wales Rifle Association suggests some reflections on the modern aspect of infantry fire in battle, and some doubts as to whether the present nature of the…
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ALBURY, This Day.--The bush fires are continuing and appear to be destroying everything which they come across. In the Walbundire district the ground seems…
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ALBURY, Tuesday.--Reports just received show that further serious damage has been caused by bush fires in the name locality as that in which fires occurred in the middle of…
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The bush fires which started in the country north ef here continue, and since the occurrence of the fire on Walbundrie and Walla Walla, some weeks ago, no portion of the surrounding country has been free from fires…
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EARLY on Sunday morning last a dwelling composed of a wooden frame, the interstices of which were filled up with canvas and corn bags, and which was occupied by Thomas Corbett, a…
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YOUNG, This Day.--The weather is still dry. Fires are raging in the district…
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THE premises used as stables by Messrs. David Jones and Co., and situate in Kent-street, caught fire last night about 10 minutes past 10 o'clock. The blase was…
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NEWCASTLE, This Day.--The inquiry into the recent fire at Stockton was commenced this morning, and is likely to last some time. Mr. Jones, the owner of the stores…
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THE night-watchman connected with Messrs, Fritter and Co.'s warehouse in York-Street observed the glare of fire Hashing from the windows of an upper…
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Messrs. Frazer and Co.'s warehouses, at the corner of York and Barrack street, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire lust night. The first indication of the outbreak was a glare…
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REPRESENTATIVES of the various Metropolitan and Suburban Fire Brigades assembled at the Town Hall at noon to-day to make arrangements for the election of…
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