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A serious fire occurred last night at Wedster and co's, merchants and wholesale stationers. The btigade was promprly on the spot, and succeeded in prevenug the destruction of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An outbreak of fire occurred yesterday morning in an untenanted house, which is one of a terrace of three, in Kiewa-street. The occupants of the cottage furthest from…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the last meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board there was an extremely lengthy sitting. Among the preliminary business were announcements of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An agitation has been set on foot to hare the Fire Act, now in operation in Sydney, applied to Newcastle at once. Under this Act the Government, the insurance companies, and the ratepayers share the…
Continued on Trove, page 460 →LONDON, August 31.—A terrible conflagration has taken place among the Chinese boats on the Pearl River at Canton, on which many thousands…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigades' Board met on Wednesday. The tender of Messrs. E. M'Carty and Co. for painting the manual engine at No. 4 station, Marrickville, being the lowest received, was accepted…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →LONDON, Friday, 1 p.m.--A terrible disaster has occurred at Canton, China, where a large number of flower boats moored in the river, and used as…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A conflagration has taken place amongst the Chinese boats on the Pearl River at Canton, on which many thousands of inhabitants reside…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →In the last issue of the BIRD O' FREEDOM I described how I won wounds in the foot ball field. My readers have gathered from that article that I am not cut out for…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →COLONIAL SECRETARY TOZER, of Queensland, has issued a bloodthirsty "Manual of Instructions" to magistrates and police, concerning the shearers' strike in that province…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →ABOUT seven o'clock last evening the busiest part of the city was roused by that most fearful of alarms raised in a crowded community of "Fire! Fire!" and as the citizens…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →According to the books of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, the present is the fourth occasion upon which the premises have been on fire. The dates of the three previous fires are 16th March, 1885;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is now over six years since any member of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade met his death while on duty, the last fatal fire being in February, 1888. On that occasion…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →There have been three previous fires on Messrs. Lawler's premises, extending over a period of four years, but none of any great extent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MUSWKLLBROOK, September 3.—At about half-past 8 o'clock last night a fire was discovered at Messrs. Lang and Nutt's stationery establishment in…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →SATURDAY witnessed a fire not, as far as property was concerned, as disastrous as the great fire in Moore-street a few years ago, but which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →MUSWELLBROOK, Sunday.--A fierce fire is at present raging. It was first discovered about 8.30 this evening at Lang and Nutt's stationery establishment, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It was one of the greatest Saturday night sensations Sydney had had for a long period, and for a time " Morocco Bound," " Charley's Aunt," and " My Jack " must…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire occurred yesterday evening at the establishment of Lang and Nutt, stationers, and within 10 minutes the flames had been communicated to the CHRONICLE…
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