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The atmosphere is thick with smoke from bush fires and burnings off in all directions. A good deal of damage has been done to fencing and other improvements. Several unoccupied buildings in various…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The central station of the M.F.B. received a call a little before 3 p.m. yesterday to a fire at the General Post Office. The steamers, ladders, and salvage appliances were ordered out, but…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out at the racing stables of Mr. C. Bryce, at the Canterbury Park racecourse, and resulted in one of the stables…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Indeed there was something bewitching and almost demoniacal in the manner in which the fox looked and thrust his tongue out at the lad,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The annual report of the Superintendent of Fire Brigades, Mr. W. D. Bear, shows that during 1893 the total number of alarms received by the M.F.B. was 401, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The yearly report of Mr. W. D. Lear, the Superintendent of Fire Brigades, which was completed on Sunday, contains some interesting information. It shows that during 1893…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Shortly after 2 on Monday morning a fire broke out on premises No. 149 Pyrmont Bridgeroad, occupied by Mr. James Horton, builder, as a carpenter's workshop. The building, a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A comprehensive return prepared by the authorities of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade shows that during the year 1893 the total number of alarms received for fires or supposed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A big fire occurred at Macao on November 15. Late in the afternoon it broke out at one of the butchers' stalls, right in the centre of the big Chinese market known as…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A fire broke out last night at the residence of a man named Phillip Dowey, and unfortunately resulted in the death of two children. In the house, which…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →"But not alone ?" he suggested, looking forwards in expectation of seeing another figure. "Quite alone."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A four-roomed house in Crystal-street was burned down to-night. Two children named Davey were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Despatches from Rio de Janeiro report that Admiral de Mello, leader of the Brazilian revolt, has been disabled by a shell fired from one of the forts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALBURY, Wednesday.—Considerable damage has been done by bush fires in the northern portion of the district, and it is estimated that 200,000 acres of grass have been burnt. Brookeng alone…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALBURY, Tuesday.--It is estimated that nearly 200,000a. of grass land has been burnt over by bush fires in the northern portion of this district, Brookong alone lost 70,000a.,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 2.47 this morning the Paddington Brewery V.F.B. received an alarm for a fire at 122 Oxford-street, Paddington, occupied by Martin Begg, tobacconist. The firemen turned out smartly as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At about 20 minutes to 3 o'clock this morning an outbreak of fire was discovered at 122 Oxford -street, a tobacconist shop occupied by Martin Begg, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--A fire broke out this evening at Wynne, Smith, and Fielding's malthouse, Richmond, originating in the roof of the dryingroom, and before it…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, January 2.—A great fire has occurred in Boston, United States. An entire block of buildings, including the Globe Theatre, was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →"I quite agree with you," replied Lechmere. He had not previously credited his cousin with such delicacy of sentiment, for which he was…
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