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Early this morning the Smithfield Post Office was burnt to the ground. The building, which is weatherboard, is occupied by Mr. Adam Valance who runs a general store. The household was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out early this morning at Smithfield post-office, which was entirely destroyed. The office is a weatherboard one, and was occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,--Under the above heading in your issue of the 20th inst. a "George-street Shopkeeper," in commenting on the success of the recent fire brigades' demonstration, points…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →LIVERPOOL, Tuesday.--A fire occurred yesterday morning at Fairfield, resulting in the total destruction of the residence owned and occupied by Mr. Amiess. The cause was an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Superintendent Bear and the Fire Brigades Board deserve much hearty praise for the welcome additions they have lately made to the plant of the M.F.B., nearly doubling its efficiency and power, as…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The woolshed of Mr. Thomas Stapleton, of Campbell's River, was burnt to the ground on Sunday night. The shed contained a chaff-cutter, plough, harrow, and other farming implements. Nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire broke out early this morning at Smithfield post-office, which was entirely destroyed. The office is a weatherboard one, and was occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Monday Night.--A serious riot, ending in bloodshed, took place today in Vasarhely, a town in Hungary. Recently a socialist named Liter was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Wednesday. -- A disastrous fire broke out at Fitzgerald's Bone Mills, East Brighton, this morning. The whole of the buildings and machinery were destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The East Brighton Bone Mills, owned by Patrick Fitzgerald, were totally destroyed by fire early this morning. The machinery and buildings were valued at £1000. and the bones and tallow at…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir, -- "A George-street Shopkeeper" has struck a note, which I hope will not be allowed to die away without some practical good being done. The fire insurance societies…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Coroner held an inquest at Leichhardt yesterday on a fire which occurred at the bus stables of Mr. J. Andrews, Marlborough-street, but there was no…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →There "was a full meeting at the sitting of the Fire Brigades' Board on Wednesday. The Borough, of Woollahra wrote, consenting to provide the cost of establishing telephone connection…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There wag a full meeting at the sitting of the Fire Brigades Board on Wednesday, April 25. From the Chief Secretary a communication was read forwarding an…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →There was a full meeting at the sitting of the Fire Brigades Board on Weduesday. The Chief Secretary forwarded an opinion by the Crown Solicitor upon questions connected with the bearing of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Thursday, 12.55 p.m.--Telegrams from New York report a disastrous fire at Jefferson, in the State of Missouri. The fire originated in some Government…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, April 26. A disastrous fire has ? occurred at Jefferson City, the capital of the State of Missouri. The fire originated in some Government…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →There is plenty of water about Smithfield in underground and overhead tanks, but there are no appliances by which it may be turned to good account when a conflagration takes…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At 7 o'clock yesterday evening the premises at 28 Elizabeth-street, Redfern, occupied by Mr. A. Louden, boot and shoe manufacturer, were discovered to be…
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