Great Fires in London. Exciting Scenes. (Daily Graphic.)
The Sydney Morning Herald · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 6
The vast block of premises facing the Thames on the Albert Embinkment, close to Vauxhall Bridge, known as Mumford's Flour Mills, caught fire shortly before 8 o'clock on the night of the 28th January,…
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The Australian Star · Friday 11 March 1892 · page 7
AN adjourned quarterly meeting of the City Council was held yesterday afternoon to deal with the motions left over from Wednesday's meeting. There wore present:--…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 6
Mr. J. T. B. Gibes was examined in the Bankruptcy 'Court this morning in connection with his bankruptcy, as were also several persons interested in the…
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The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 7
ON Friday morning a deputation from the Parramatta No.1 Fire Brigade, introduced by Mr. Hugh Taylor, M.L.A., waited on the Colonial…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 6
A report from across the border states that a serious accident happened to two miners named Daniel Sutherland and Thos. Ward at the M'Evoy mine, Eldorado. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →London Fire Brigade. The New Chief. Captain Shaw's Successor. His Proved Merit and Practical Experience
The Australian Star · Saturday 12 March 1892 · page 7
THERE are 5ft. 10½in. of Mr. J. Sexton Simonds, the new chief fireman of London, and he is big and strong and broad shouldered in proportion to his height…
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The Australian Star · Monday 14 March 1892 · page 6
THE nominations for seats on the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board close to-day. Alderman Beare was elected unopposed on Thursday to represent the City Council, while the…
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Evening News · Tuesday 15 March 1892 · page 4
LONDON, March 14.—It has now been ascertained that 150 miners perished by the terrible collier explosion at Charleroi, in Belgium…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Public Opinion. the Fire Brigade. (To the Editor of the " Australian Star.')
The Australian Star · Thursday 17 March 1892 · page 8
Sir,--Re Alderman John Harris' remarks at the late election of members for the Fire Brigades Board by the Municipal Council of Sydney, I would say that whatever…
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The Australian Star · Friday 18 March 1892 · page 6
THE election of representatives to serve as members of the Fire Brigades Board on behalf of the insurance and volunteer fire companies took place to-day at the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 13
The house of a selector named H. Howard, situated on the Broadsound-road, Mackay, was recently burnt to the ground. Howard and his wife were absent at the time, and three little…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 6
Also in Evening News
THE election of representatives to serve as members of the Fire Brigades Board on behalf of the insurance and volunteer fire companies took place to-day at the…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 31
We hear few proverbial sayings more frequent than that in which we sum up anyone's lack of genius or success in the phrase, "O, he'll never set the Thames on…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 14
A correspondent writing on matters connected with station property on the Castlereagh River incidentally gives a stirring account of a bush fire which occurred about 20 miles from Walgett a…
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The Australian Star · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 6
At about 12 o'clock last night a fire occurred over a hairdresser's shop in Hunter-street West, in the portion occupied by a Mrs. Denny as a dwelling. The fire…
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Australian Town and Country Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 31
The above company was inaugurated in the year 1873, and branches were simultaneously started in each of the Australian colonies. The company has met with such success in…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →An Australia Story-teller. Mr. P.e. Quinn's Camp-fire Tales
Freeman's Journal · Saturday 19 March 1892 · page 17
OUR Melbourne Catholic CONTEMPORARY THE ADVOCATE in an editorial note drawing attention to a short story Ned Desmond's Luck," by Mr. P. E. Quinn, late of Sydney, says:—…
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Evening News · Monday 21 March 1892 · page 2
Also in The Australian Star
At about 12.30 a.m. on Sunday a small fire was discovered at the Willow Tree Inn, 143 Liverpool-street, kept by Mr. G. A. Meadham. The damage was confined to the burning of the…
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