Fire on Omnibus Premises
A call was received by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade at 11.15 a.m. to-day from Omnibus-lane, U[?]mo-street, the premises being those of the Sydney Tramway and Omnibus…
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A call was received by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade at 11.15 a.m. to-day from Omnibus-lane, U[?]mo-street, the premises being those of the Sydney Tramway and Omnibus…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A disastrous fire has taken place at Arnott and Co.'s extensive drapery warehouse, in Dublin. The damage is estimated at £100,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, Saturday Night. -- New York telegrams give particulars of serious rioting which has taken place among the coke workers on strike in Pennsylvania…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →RAYMOND TERRACE, Tuesday.—A destructive fire occurred here early on. Sunday morning. Shortly before 3 a.m. flames were seen issuing from an unoccupied wooden building in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →For some time past efforts have been made to furnish the populous suburb of Balmain with a fire station worthy of its importance. Yesterday the work of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →This council met on Thursday, the 3rd May, when the Mayor (Alderman Taylor) occupied the chair. The Principal Under-Secretary intimated that the Crown Solicitor had advised in connection with the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →This is a disease which will frequently cause the death of a tree, perhaps 20 years old, or a large branch, apparently within a few hours. The tree may be healthy so far as our attention may…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Operations were commenced yesterday on the erection of a new fire station at Balmain. The site chosen is directly opposite the Town-hall, and is one of tho best in the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ADELAIDE, Monday. -- A fire occurred on the premises of Ebenezer Pitt, fruiterer, of Payneham, early this morning. A stable, coachhouse, two trollies, and a dray were…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Stephani, a town in Russia, has been destroyed by fire. The goods which had been saved from the fire were afterwards destroyed by a cyclone. They had been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The following items of news are from New Zealand files to hand this morning in consequence of the dispute at Paeroa, on the Upper Thames, between the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A disastrous fire has occurred near Potsdam, in Prussia, by which an entire village was burnt out. The Emperor William of Germany, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Fire Brigades Board have erected six new telephonic fire alarms in the borough of Petersham, viz., at the corners of Stanmore-road and Hold- street, Marchant and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large fire occurred at Echuca this morning, resulting in the destruction of the showrooms of Miller and Miller, coachbuilders. The loss is estimated at nearly £3000. The following are the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The grandstand on the Rosstown racecourse was destroyed by fire early this morning…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At 7.55 p.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a shed used as an engine-house at the Bondi Aquarium. The five was noticed by the watchman, who ran up and told a tram…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The question of contribution to the Fire Brigades Board was referred to by Alderman Brown at the meeting of the Ashfield Council on Tuesday night, the alderman…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →LONDON MAY 9.—A disastrous fire broke out in the RoyalNavy Yard at Ireland Island, Bermuda, and destroyed the armory. The magazine was saved by the bluejackets…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At five minutes to 8 o'clock last evening the "Waverley and Woollahra Fire Brigades received a call of fire from the Waverley alarm box. The fire occurred at the engine-room of the Bond?…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A disastrous fire broke out in the navy yard at Bermuda, in the North Atlantic, and destroyed the armoury. The magazine was saved by the blue-jackets…
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