Fighting Fire
Speculations as to how man first became acquainted with fire and its use are numerous, and some are amusing; but doubtless, as in the Promethean myth, it came from…
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Fire at Cundletown. Taree
A destructive fire occurred at Cundletown last night. The Royal Hotel, a two-storied building, was burned to the ground. The hotel was owned by Joseph Saxby Davis, of Sydney, formerly licens[?]…
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LONDON, November 15.—A great fire occurred last night in the Old Bailey. Many warehouses were burnt out, including one floor of the establishment of Cassell…
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There has just appeared a little book containing the strange story of a strange man, ' The author is Mr. Thomas Patrick Faultier, B.A LL.B,, B.L., of the Connaught Circuit. The book is…
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The slaughtering premises of Mr. E. Griffiths, at Camden, were destroyed early on Saturday morning by fire, the damages being estimated at about £350. About 1½ ton of tallow and a…
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The demonstration arranged by the Ashfield Volunteer Fire Brigade in aid of the Western Suburbs Cottage Hospital took place yesterday afternoon, and was attended…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires. Big Blaze in the Haymarket. City Produce Company Burnt Out. Heavy Loss of Stock. the Origin Unknown
One of the most destructive fires that has occurred in Sydney for some time past, broke out in the premises occupied by the City Produce Company, 22 and 24 Campbell-street, Haymarket…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A City Fire. in the Haymarket. The City Produce Store. Seventy Brigade Men at Work -- Prompt Turn-out of the Brigades -- A Large Conflagration Prevented
The miscellaneous gathering of vegetable hawkers, &c., in Belmore Markets were this morning thrown into a state of excitement by cries of " Fire" and the furious jingling…
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Yesterday morning at 7.55 a fire was reported to the M.F.B. from the premises of the City Produce Company, 22 and 24 Campbell-street. Superintendent Bearand…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in Campbell-street. a Hay and Corn Store Damaged. the Premises of the Boys' Brigade Affected
A fire which was very fierce while it lasted, but which was, fortunately, confined to the building in which it broke out, occurred at Nos. 22 and 24 Campbell-street, Haymarket, yesterday morning…
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Last night the M.F.B. received a call shortly before 12 o'clock to a fire at 97 Castlereagh-street. Deputy-superintendent Webb turned out the men with an engine, ladders, and salvage sheets, and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Railway Collision in Italy. the Trains on Fire. Many Killed and Injured
LONDON, November 29.—A disastrous railway collision, has occurred near Milan, in Lombardy, resulting in the wrecking of two trains filled with passengers…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Disaster in Italy. Terrible Railway Collision. Thirty-five Persons Killed. An Express and a Goods Train Collide -- The Debris on Fire -- The Killed and Injured. LONDON, November 29
Telegrams from Milan give particulars of a disastrous railway accident which has occurred near that city at a place called Limito. An express train conveying a large…
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The business sheet laid before a full meeting of the Fire Brigades' Board on Wednesday was unusually lengthy. An application from St. Peters Municipal Council for a fire…
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The business sheet laid before a full meeting of the Fire Brigades' Board on Wednesday was unusually lengthy. An application from St. Peterss Municipal Council for a fire alarm at the corner of…
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The business sheet laid before a full meeting of the Fire Brigades' Board on November 29 was unusually lengthy. Applications from St. Peters Council for a fire alarm at the corner of Railway…
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At Gisborne, on the evening of November 21, a number of business premises were destroyed by fire. The insurances amount to £3000, divided among a number of offices…
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Cootamundra Monday. — A wooden kitchen, the property of Mrs. Bambers, situated in Parker-street, was destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. About 3 o'clock the fire was discovered,…
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The business-sheet laid before a full meeting of the Fire Brigades Board on Wednesday was unusually lengthy. An application from St. Peters Municipal Council…
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No. 2 division of the M.F.B. received a call to a fire at 110 Buckingham-street, city, at 2.42 p.m. yesterday. The house was occupied by Mr. A. Brown; a draper. At the time of the outbreak all…
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