Wollongong Fire Brigade
WOLLONGONG, This Day. -- Under the newly-appointed board the Wollongong Fire Brigade will soon be in proper working order again. Through years of disuse…
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Fire at Grafton
GRAFTON Monday.--About 1 o'clock on Sunday morning a small cottage situated in Clarence-street, owned by G. Schonbein, but at the time unoccupied, was discovered by a lad…
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HOBART, Sunday.--A fire broke out at Longford on Saturday, Noakes' brewery and dwelling-house being burned. The damage is estimated at £2000…
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After the destructive fire which occurred at Mackay on Saturday morning had been extinguished the fire brigade, under the command of Superintendent Klingner…
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LITHGOW, Tuesday.—Bush fires have been raging to the west and north of Lithgow during the last two days. On Sunday night the area was about two miles long and one mile across. The…
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ORANGE. This Day. -- A fire broke out on Monday night in a cottage occupied by August Ranchle, on the Ophir-road, and damage to the extent of £50 was done…
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ORANGE, Tuesday.—A fire took place on the Ophir-road at half-past 10 o'clock on Monday night at the residence of August Ranchle. A lighted candle came in contact with the curtains…
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Superintendent Bear, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, submitted for the examination of the Water and Sewerage Board yesterday a " screw-down full-way hydrant." The principle,…
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A desperate fire, one which, had it occurred at sea, would probably have destroyed one of the finest steamers afloat, was that which broke out on board the New Zealand Shipping Company's steamer Kalkoura at Lyttelton. The…
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CAMPBELLTOWN, This Day.--A large bush fire is burning at Moreton Park. Fifty men are working day and night to extinguish it…
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About half-past 9 o'clock last night a fire was discovered in a general store at 57, Murray-street, Pyrmont. Shortly after the outbreak the metropolitan station received the alarm, and a…
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ABOUT 9.30 p.m. yesterday a fire occurred on the premises of Peter Fehan, a general storekeeper, residing at 57 Murray-street, Pyrmont. A shop and kitchen, with the…
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MURRUMBURRAH, Saturday.—News has just reached town that the public school at Cunningar, about five miles from here, was burned down on Friday night…
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The report of Messrs. Richardson (assistant secretary), Kircaldy (assistant traffic manager), and Middleton (locomotive engineer), was on Saturday handed to the Commissioners, and is to the…
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BREWARRINA, Wednesday.--The wool shed and wool room at Charlton station, on the Bogan, the property of Messrs. Lindsay Bros., has been completely destroyed by fire. The…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—An extensive fire occurred at Port Melbourne on Wednesday evening, when Messrs. E. Harper and Company's oat sad rice mills were destroyed. The total damage is…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A disastrous fire broke out at Fort Melbourne to-night, resulting in the destruction of Harper's oatmeal and rice factory. The damage is estimated at £10,000…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.—During the performance of the Hicks-Sawyer Minstrel Troupe at the Opera House on Wednesday evening, a piece of lighted material fell from above on to the stage…
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A fire broke out last night in a circus at Manchester. It spread so rapidly that eleven horses could not be rescued, and were roasted alive…
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About half-past 7 to-night a fire was discovered in R. Harper and Co.'s oat and rice mills at Port Melbourne. The mill is a large four-storey brick building. The fire broke out in the second storey…
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