City Mutual Fire Insurance Co
The balance-sheet of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Co., Limited, for the year ended December 31 shows a balance at credit of profit and loss…
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Bush Fires at Braidwood
BRAIDWOOD, Wednesday.--Bush fires are raging fiercely all over the district. Gordon's Manor station has suffered severely, about 10 miles of fencing being destroyed. Several…
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The scorning weather experiences latery has had the effect of restarting bush fires along the coast. Captain M'Arthur, of the E. and A. Company's Guthrie, reports that on…
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PARKES, Thursday. A fire this morning destroyed two wooden cottages. Both were insured…
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ADELAIDE. Wednesday.--A fire started this morning on tho wharf at Port Wakefield. and in a few minutes the flames were beyond control. There were 150 men at…
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WYALONG, Wednesday.--A fire occurred at 2.30 a.m. to-day at the extreme west end of the main street, Wyalong West. Mr. Z. E. Gregson's (late Mr. Woods')…
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An alarm of fire was raised at a quarter-post 2 o'clock this morning by the night watchman. The outbreak occurred at the Miners' Rest Hotel, at the extreme western end of main street. The building,…
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WEST WYALONG, Thursday.—At a quarter past 2 o'clock on Wednesday morning an alarm of fire was raised by a night watchman. The fire occurred at the Miners' Rest Hotel, at the…
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RYLSTONE, Thursday.--The bush fires which have been raging around the 'town spread to the cemetery yesterday and burned a portion of the fence, and damaged a…
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RYLSTONE, Friday.—Bush fires have been raging around the town, and have spread to the cemetery, burning a portion of the fence and damaging a number of the graves. Some…
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Walgett reported 106 points of rain yesterday. This was the outcome of a thunderstorm which broke over the district. Thunderstorms were also reported in other districts, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Bush Fires in the Country. [By Telegraph.] (From Our Correspondents.) Great Destruction in the Gundagai District. Gundagai
The fire that broke out on Saturday between Redhill and Fern Hill spread with great rapidity in consequence of the strong hot winds. The flames travelled at the rate of 10 miles an hour,…
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PARKES, Friday.—Two wooden cottages, the property of Mrs. E. Pritchard, situated in Robinson-street, Parkes, were completely destroyed by fire early yesterday morning. A strong wind was…
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The annual meeting of the Balmain Fire Brigade took place at the head fire station, Darling-street, on Wednesday evening, under the presidency of Captain J. Walsh. The annual report shwoed that…
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About 1 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a large cottage in Robinson-street, occupied by Mrs. Farrance, and owned by Mr. W. Pritchard. A strong easterly wind drove the flames to an…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A New Rapid-fire Gun. 600 Rounds a Minute
What is claimed to be one of the best rapid-fire guns invented by Maxim arrived at New York on 12th December from Liverpool on the Majestic, on its way to Washington. The gun came in charge of…
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A very destructive bush fire broke out on the Billabong run, some 20 miles from hers, on Tuesday morning. Between 10,000 and 15,000 acres on this run were swept by the flames, which spread…
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Never do we think in the history of the Colony has such terrible weather as that of Monday last been experienced. Throughout the whole day there was a regular…
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MOLONG, Saturday.—On Tuesday morning a bush fire broke out on the Billabong run, twenty miles from here. After burning between ten and fifteen thousand acres on…
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