Fire Brigades' Board
The fortnightly session of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board was held on the lst instant. Present: Messrs. Charles Rown, J.P. (chairman), Aldermen T. C. Beare, J.P., Charles Hellmrich…
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Fire at Broken Hill
BROKEN HILL, Tuesday.-A small fire occurred here this morning, a four-roomed Cottage and a one-roomed iron humpy being totally destroyed, The fire broke put in the cottage…
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A fire, caused by the capsizing of a kerosene lamp, was discovered at 9 o'clock last night in the forecastle of the Adelaide Company's steamer Ouraka, lying alongside Circular Quay…
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A small fire was discovered at about 9 o'clock last night on board the s.s. Ouraka, lying at Circular Quay. The M.F.B. turned out with two steamers, but the…
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Bush fires are raging in this district…
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A great fire has been raging on Mr. A. E. F[?]rench's Oakhurst station, Bland. The whole of the feed has been burnt, and there has been heavy loss of other property. The attempts to arrest the…
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NYMAGEE, Wednesday.--A terrible bush fire is raging on Coan Downs station, near Mount Hope. It has already devastated a considerable tract of country…
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ALBURY, Wednesday.--The inquest on the mysterious fire which occurred on the premises of Joseph Moses, tea dealer and merchant, Olive-street, on the 31st ult., was…
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CONDOBOLIN, Thursday.--Bush fires continue to break out in various directions, and efforts to burn scrub on the lands result in disastrous fires…
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Telegrams from different parts of the country report devastating fires. In the Gippsland district miles upon miles of country are in flames, and several homesteads have been destroyed…
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ALBURY, Thursday.-The iaquest on the mysterious fire which occurred on the premises of Joseph Moses, tea dealer and merchant, Olive-street, on the 31st ultimo was continued…
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On Wednesday night late a fire broke out in Hastings, a town some few miles from Napier, and before any effectual steps could be taken to stay the progress of the fire…
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This morning a fire broke out in Rooch's drapery shop at Hastings, near Napier, and resulted in an extensive conflagration Twenty-two buildings were destroyed,…
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AUCKLAND, Thursday.--Last night a fire occurred at Hastings, a considerable town, about 12 miles from Napier, by which half the business portion of the town, including AUCKLAND, Thursday.--In connection, with the arrest of the man Alldridge, in Melbourne, for the larceny of goods belonging to his mate, Jacobsen, later information…
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A great fire has been raging on Mr. A, E. Ffrench's Oakhurst station, Bland. The whole of the feed has been burnt, and there has been heavy loss of other property. The attempts to arrest the…
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A large number of disastrous bush fires are reported…
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Bush fires of a very disastrous kind have occurred in different parts of the colony, the damage in many instances being immense. A very destructive fire raged at Longwarry,…
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GUNDAGAT, Friday.--Most destructive bush fires are now raging in various parts of the district. This morning a serious outbreak occurred at Crain's Mount Horeb station,…
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Disastrous bush fires are raging in various parts of the district to-day. A serious outbreak occurred on Mount Horeb, Crain's station, doing considerable damage. A slight fire also broke out at J Nicholls,…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Victoria. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) the Bush Fires. Great Destruction of Farming Property and Orchards. Rapid Spread of the Flames. Melbourne
The bush fire in the Diamond Creek district yesterday extended over an area of about 10 square miles. The saddest feature of the catastrophe is that the greatest sufferers have…
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