Fire at Newtown
A FIRE broke out in a shop occupied by a Mrs. Fitzgerald at Newtown last night, end the flames, fanned by the fresh breeze, looked like getting the mastery, but the…
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A Profligate Fire Brigade
The following letter has been received by the four municipal councils of North Shore from tho secretary of the Fire Brigades Board:--I have the honor, by direction of the chairman of…
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BROKEN HILL, Monday.—A two-roomed cottage in Crystal-street, occupied by Mrs. Whitehorn, was destroyed by fire at 9 o'clock on Saturday night. It originated through upsetting a…
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Sir,—With reference to your sub-leader in to-day's issue, on the subject of the fire at Messrs. Gibbs, Shallard, and Co.'s premises, will you kindly allow me to state that I do not wish it to be understood that…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Modern Rifle Fire. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—In your issue of the 16th instant a correspondent, sinning himself "A Reserve Rifleman," advocates the "irregular" mode of rifle firing for the "reserves," and states that "a man should be allowed to adopt the…
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At twenty minutes past 9 p.m. on Tuesday a fire was discovered at 283, King-street, Newtown, in premises occupied by a Mr. Fitzgerald, stationer and fancy goods dealer, as a shop and private…
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The Waverley Council have been informed by the Fire Brigades Board with reference to their letter asking that a fire escape might be placed in the borough, that for a considerable…
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The four municipal councils of North Shore have received the following letter from the secretary of the Fire Brigades Board: "I have the honor, by direction of the chairman of the board,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Bush Fires in the Albury District. (By Telegraph.)
ALBURY, Thursday.--Extensive bush fires, canning great destruction of grass aud fencing, are reported to be burning in the Upper Murray and Mitta Mitta districts. During the past…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Bush Fires in the Upper Murray District. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Albury
Reports from the Upper Murray and Mitta state that bush fires of considerable extent have been raging for dava past, destroying thousands of acres of grass. So great has been the extent of the conflagration that…
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In reference to the letter addressed by the Fire Brigades Board to the North Shore fire brigade, casting certain, reflections on their method of accounting for the subscriptions received, the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Melbourne
Shortly after 4 a.m. on Sunday a fire was discovered in a large four-storey building in Queen-street, owned by Fraser and Co., Limited, and partly occupied by them. When first Been, the fire was…
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MELBOURNE, Monday.—Early on Sunday morning a fire broke out in Fraser's Buildings, Queenstreet. The building is occupied by a number of importers, who are the principal losers. The…
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Early on the morning of Saturday last a fire did a large amount of destruction to the premises of Messrs. Gibbs, Shallard, and Co., printers and publishers, Castlereagh and Pitt streets. The premises were left…
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BBOKEN Hill, Monday.—A two-roomed cottage in Crystal-street, occupied by Mrs. Whitehorn, was destroyed by fire at 9 o'clock on Saturday, night. It originated from the upsetting of a…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Fire at Young
YOUNG, March 14.—A destructive fire occurred here early this morning, whereby Mr. A. Papworth's spacious eight-roomed private residence was demolished. About 2 o'clock Mrs. Papworth…
Continued on Trove, page 30 →Man-Killing Machines. Maxim's Automatic Gun That Almost Loads and Fires Itself
An automatic three-pounder gun, which seems destined to play a great part in the warlike operations of the future, was tested at Erith a few days ago in the presence of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Destructive Fire in Adelaide. a Coffee Palace Demolished. a Clergyman Burned to Death. Several Persons Injured
ADELAIDE, Friday.—The coffee-palace, situated in Hindley-street, was burned early this morning, and a number of inmates had a narrow escape of losing their lives. As it was,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at the Adelaide Coffee Palace. a Clergyman Burnt to Death. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Adelaide
At ten minutes past 3 this morning the occupants of the Coffee Palace in Hindley-street were alarmed by the cry of fire. It proved to be such a sudden outbreak that the inmates had hardly time…
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Early yesterday morning the premises occupied by Mr. A. B. Black, of 71 Boundary-street, Redfern, were discovered to be on fire. The building, which is used as a dwelling, is…
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