Fire on R.m.s. Rome
Writing from Colombo, a passenger by the R.M.S. Some gives the following particulars of a fire that occurred the board that vessel after leaving Australia…
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Fire at Annandale. a Cottage Destroyed
A three-roomed weatherboard cottage at John-street, Annandale, was totally destroyed by fire yesterday. The place has been unoccupied for some time. It is not…
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A fire occurred on board the P. and O. R.M.S. Rome on her passage from Australia to London, and resulted in the loss of a quantity of her frozen meat cargo. A…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Port Jackson. Two Steamships Ablaze. The Adelaide Co.'s Victorian and the Emu. The Damage to the Steamships--The Victorian Almost Gutted--Damage to the Emu--Eseape of the South Australian
A serious fire occurred in Port Jackson early this morning, which for a time threatened the destruction of the Adelaide Co.'s steamships Victorian, Emu and South…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in the Harbour. Two Steamships in a Blaze. the Victorian and Emu Badly Damaged
It waa about half-past 3 o'clook yesterday morning, when the flames were licking the sides of a boat in the chocks, and clouds of smoke curled abont the spars of the…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board was held on Wednesday afternoon, there being present:-- Messrs. Charles Bown, J.P…
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The fortnightly meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades board was held on Wednesday afternoon, there being present-Messrs. Charles Bown, J.P.,…
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Yesterday morning at 3.40 o clock the M.F.B. received a call to o fire on board two steamers lying in Johnstone's Bay, which had then boon burning for over an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Meetings. Fire Brigades Board
The fortnightly meeting of the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board was held on Wednesday afternoon, there being present—Messrs. Charles Bown, J.P. (chairman), Walter Church, J.P. (vice-chairman),…
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A six-roomed cottage at Ernest-Street North Sydney, suffered considerable damage by fire early this morning. Although practically in the…
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The call was received by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade from Messrs. Goodlet's and Smith's watchman by the G.P.O. telephone at 3.49 a.m., the fire having been discovered a few minutes,…
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The following are the correct particulars of the insurances on the steamers Victorian and Emu, on which the fire occurred this morning:--The Victorian, £9900, of which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at North Sydney. a Cottage Destroyed
A fire which occurred this morning destroyed a six-roomed cottages at Ernest-street, North Sydney. The outbreak was discovered about half-past 3…
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A married woman named Elizabeth Fogarty, 40, living at Peari-street, off Devonshire-street, sustained shocking burning injuries this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fires, and Subsequent Destruction of Property by Water. to the Editor Op the Herald
Sir,—It seems an extraordinary thing that scienc[?] has not before this discovered a better way of extinguishing a firs than the old-fashioned, clumsy way of pouring water on same, thereby completing th…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Conference of Fire Underwriters. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondent.) Melbourne
A reference of fire underwriters is sitting in Melbourne at present for the purpose of dealing with the condibons of fire insurance business in New Zealand. All the managers from New…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire on the Victoria. To the Editor of the " Evening News."
Sir,-Kindly allow me a small space in your valuable paper to contradict a statement which appeared on the 22nd respecting the steamer Victorian, which was…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Newtown
Shortly before 12 o'clock last night a store-room on the ground floor of a butcher's shop at 305 King- street, Newtown, occupied by Mr. K. J. Geddes, and owned by…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Late Steamship Fire
Yesterday morning Captain J. M. Banks, representing the underwriters, and the marine surve[?]or for the owners, paid a visit to Johnstone's Bay, with the object of…
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GULGONG, Saturday.—Early on Friday morning a man named Shortell, well known in this district, was sitting by his fireside, when he was seized with a fit and…
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