Fire Brigades Board
The question of retrenchment was again before the Fire Brigades Board at a lengthy sitting on Wednesday last. It was decided to give the members of the…
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Destructive Fire at Alexandria
At about 4 o'clock on Sunday morning a fire occurred at the works of the Sydney Soap and Candle Company, Alexandria, and resulted in their total destruction. The premises comprised what was…
Continued on Trove, page 1121 →Fires on Board Ships. to the Editor of the Herald
Sir,—Your correspondent, D. Jeffrey, in his letter on the above subject appearing in your issue of the 30th instant, suggesting that "firemen might be arrayed in a suit similar in principle to a diver's…
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Shortly before 6 p.m. on Monday a bright glare in the northern sky announced that a fire was in progress, and as the flames shot up above the hills at North Shore, the location was at once pronounced to…
Continued on Trove, page 1121 →The Fire on Board the Port Jackson
Last week we published full particulars regarding the fire which was burning on the fine four-masted ship Port Jackson on Thursday morning, May 26. The fire although it did not make its…
Continued on Trove, page 1123 →Disastrous Fire. Tallow and Bone-dust Destroyed in Large Quantities
A fire took place at the Sydney Soap and Candle Company's Works at Alexandria, near Sydney, on Sunday morning last by which 600 tons of bonedust, large quantities of tallow, and valuable…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Ship on Fire. the Port Jackson. in Sydney Harbor. Considerable Damage Done. (See illustration on this page.)
At 11 p.m. on May 24 the ship Port Jackson lying at the Central Wharf, Sydney, caught fire, and considerable damage was done. The fi[?]e brigades were early on the scene, and when in full…
Continued on Trove, page 27 →Destructive Fires. London, June 4
Several fires in succession have occurred in the south of London, and immense damage has resulted. Several workshops, two timber yards and 40 workmen's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires in London. Workshops and Timber Yards Destroyed. Estimated Damage, £150,000
LONDON, Sunday. -- A succession of fires in South London have done immense damage in that part of the city. Several workshops, two timber yards,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From China and Japan. Arrival of the Steamship Tsinan. Terrible Fire at Tientsin. One Hundred and Thirty-seven Large Warehouses Destroyed. Revolt in a Gaol—eleven Prisoners Shot. Tragedy at Nanking. Business Failures at Foochow. Spurious Tea Manufacture
The China Navigation Company's steamship Tsinan early on Saturday arrived from China and Japan in command of Captain G. Ramsay. Since the arrival her[?] of the preceding steamer from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Sutherland
The headquarters station of the M.F.B. on Monday received word of a fire at Sutherland. It appears that a four-roomed cottage owned and occupied by William Hillier, builder, was burnt…
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LONDON, June 5.—A large fire took place last night at Cardiff (Wales). It broke out in the offices of the Western Mail, which were completely destroyed. The…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire in a Colliery. Sixty Miners Entombed. London, June 5
Word comes from America that a terrible mining disaster has occurred at Eagle Pass, Texas. A colliery in that place was somehow set on fire. The fire spread…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Large Fire at Cardiff. a Newspaper Office Destroyed. London, June 5
A large fire has taken place at Cardiff, in Wales. It broke out in the offices of the Cardiff Mail, which were completely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Colliery. the Disaster in Texas. Thirty-six Corpses Recovered. Several Survivors Horribly Burned. LONDON, June 5
The rescue parties formed in connection with the fire which occurred in a colliery at Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S.A., have succeeded in recovering 36 corpses from the pit. Some…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Law Report. Supreme Court.—monday, June 5. (In Banco.—Before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice WINDEYER, and Mr. Justice FOSTER.) [?] V. the Pacific Fire and Marine Insurance Company
Sir Julian Salomons, Q.C., and Mr. G.[?] Campbell, instructed by Messrs. Creagh and Williams, appeared for the defendant company in support of a motion to make absolute a rule nisi to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Wagga
WAGGA, Tuesday.—Early this morning a fire broke out in the Sportsman's Arms, near the racecourse. Mr. J. Clarke was the licensee. Flames wets discovered by a lodger who attributed the same to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Smithtown. Exciting Scene
SMITHTOWN, Tuesday.—Plummer's store ana the Australian Joint Stock Bank were burned to the ground this morning about 3 o'clock. The fire originated in the store, which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Smithtown. a Destructive Outbreak. KEMPSEY
A fire resulting in the total destruction of Plummer's general store and the A.J.S, Bank occurred at Smithtown early yesterday morning. The occupants of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Country News. (From Our Correspondents.) Fire at Smithtown. Smithtown
A large fire occurred in Smithtown between 2 and 3 o'clock this morning. Two of the principal buildings in the town were totally destroyed. The total damage is about £3000. The fire originated in the…
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