Fire at the Glebe
About 5 a.m. on Friday a fire was discovered at the stationery and fancy goods depot owned and occupied by Mrs. A. Purvis at the corner of Mitchell-street and Glebe-road. The Glebe…
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The Melbourne Fire Brigades. the Dispute Re-opened. (By Telegraph.)
MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The proposed amalgamation of the rival fire-brigades' association proved a failure to-night. When a conference was being held at the Town-hall for the purpose…
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The Railway Department has received a telegram stating that bush fires destroyed several miles of fencing on the Mortlake line on Wednesday night. To-day, the anniversary of Black Thursday, proved…
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Early yesterday morning a slight outbreak of fire was discovered in a stationer's shop, corner of Mitchellstreet and Glebe-road, occupied by Mr. A. Purvis. The shop, which contained a quantity of fancy goods…
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LONDON, February 16.—University College, Toronto, has been destroyed by fire. The loss is estimated at £300,000…
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About 9.30 p.m. on Sunday the butcher's shop and dwelling occupied by George Wise in Darling-street, Balmain, was reported to be on fire. The outbreak occurred through some curtains coming…
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Mr. CHARLES HELLMRICH, J.P., the Mayor of Paddington, announces himself as a candidate for a seat on the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board to represent the…
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LONDON, Sunday.--The buildings containing the library of the University of Toronto, Canada, have been destroyed by fire…
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MELBOURNE, Sunday.--St. James' Park Skating Rink, Hawthorn, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The damage is estimated at £6000. The building was insured in the…
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A fire occurred at the University College, of Toronto, Canada, last night, when' the buildings containing the whole of the library of the University were destroyed…
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BROKEN HILL, Monday.—About 11 o'clock on Sunday night a fire broke out at the residence of Mr. Chas. Cantlon, hairdresser. It appears that a man named Geo, Westcott and others were in…
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The inquest on the three little girls who were burned to death in the fire which occurred here on Sunday night in the west portion…
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BROKEN-HILL, Monday,--A fire, in which three little children were burnt to death, occurred here late last night. The alarm was raised between 10 and 11 o'clock, when a…
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A fatal fire occured at Broken Hill late on Sunday night in which three children were burned to death. Just after 10 o'clock the mine-whistle and fire-bell gave an alarm that afire had broken out in a house to the…
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BROKEN HILL, Wednesday.--Mrs. Gantlon, the mother of the children burnt in the fire in the west portion of the town on Sunday night, died yesterday afternoon in…
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BROKEN-HILL, Tuesday.--The unfortunate woman, Mrs. Cantlon, who was severely burned in the fire which occurred on Sunday night, and proved fatal to three little girls…
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LONDON, February 19.—A large fire occurred this morning on the premises of a furrier in an extensive way of business at Westminster. During the…
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THE particulars of the fire which occurred about a week ago at a fancy goods shop at the corner of Mitchell-street and Glebe- road have been forwarded to the city…
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A deputation from the Fire Underwriters' Associaciation waited on the President of the Board of Water Supply and Sewerage a few days ago, and drew attention to certain matters relating to the inadequacy of…
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