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An inquest on the recent fire, by which the City Bank, the Contennial Hall, and Key's shops were destroyed, was held to day, before a jury of 12, and the coroner from Armidale. Mr. William N…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The town is full of firemen to engage in tomorrow's competition, under the auspices of the Albury Fire Brigade. Over 500 men have already arrived. The Sydney and suburban brigades are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALBURY, Tuesday.--A large store at Walbundrie, owned by J. Thorpe, was partially destroyed by Are this morning, with nearly £300 worth of stock. The stock and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The authorities of the Metropolitan. Fire Brigade have prepared the following return for the year 1894. The first and most important item shows that during the past…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Upwards of 500 men took part in the fire brigades' demonstration, which was held on the show ground yesterday. Several Victorian and Sydney brigades took part…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A fire was discovered at about 10 minutes past 11 last night in a wooden building used as a cowshed at the corner of Frederick and John streets, Ashfield…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The returns of fires for the year 1894, prepared by the authorities of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, show that during the past year 409 calls for fires were received. Of those 49 were false…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →During the past year 270 calls to fires were received at the various M.F.B. stations in the metropolitan area. Of these 206 were only slight; 23 were serious. Of these 41…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A grand fire brigade competition was commenced to-day on the Albury show ground, teams from all parts of the two colonies competing. Owing to the large number of entries, several events were…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TINGHA, January 2.-A. terrible calamity occurred here on Tuesday might A cottage belonging to Mrs. Bray caught fire at 11 o'clock, and was burnt to the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →That there was more smoke than fire in connection with the outbreak at Circular Quay early this morning is a fact on…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire broke out last night in a dairy at the corner of Frederick and John streets, Ashfield, and considerable damage was done before the No. 4 M.F.B. and the Ashfield…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →From the statistics of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade of fires during 1894 it is seen that there was, compared with the previous year, an increase of eight calls and 12 actual…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →ALBURY, January 3.-A mysterious fire occurred in Albury at 4 o'clock this morning when the house owned by Mr. Darvall and tenanted by Mrs. Eames was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fire brigade competition was continued yesterday. In the engine practice for eight men the Goulburn men won. One of the Drummoyne men was disabled by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →PERTH (W.A..). January 3-The passengers by the train from Geraldton to Perth had a somewhat exciting adventure on Tuesday. A cement truck caught fire,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →TINGHA, January 3.-A coroner's inquest was held on Wednesday night on the charred remains of the children, Stanley and Pearl Bray, aged 3 and 7 years, who…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →GRAFTON, January 8.-The Turf Hotel near the pound, at St. Bridge, the property of Mr. S. Newby, of Maclean, was burnt to die ground early this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire, resulting in the death of two children, occurred here last night at a cottage occupied by Mrs. Bray. The building was entirely destroyed, and an infant son of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Wednesday, 2 p.m.--A terrible fire has destroyed some business premises on the Edgeware-road, London, with great loss of life…
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