The Condobolin Fire
CONDOBOLIN, Thursday.--The inquiry into the origin of the fire which destroyed the Australian Hotel was held to-day, when the jury brought in a verdict that the hotel was…
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The Oxford-Street Fire
The premises of Mr. Ellis, grocer, aid Mrs. Radford, milliner, in Oxford-Street, which were destroyed by fire yesterday morning, were not occupied at the time of the outbreak, there being…
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PERTH, Thursday.--The Government have received a cablegram from the Agent-General for the colony in England, stating that the steamer Port Phillip, from London…
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About 6.15 yesterday morning Mr. Lupton, of North Botany, while working in his tannery adjoining the grounds of St. Bernard's Roman Catholic Church, Botany, discovered the convent…
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A fire, which did considerable damage to the convent of St. Bernard, occupied by the Sisters of Our Lady of tho Sacred Heart at Botany, occurred about 7 o'clock yesterday morning,…
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Few coal laden vesesls from this colony have passed through such a thrilling experience as the British barque Alexandra, which was towed into San Francisco last month. The vessel left…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Mr. M'gowen's Threat. To "Fire Out" the Ministry. The Denial of the Premier. Contradiction by Electors-- The Voter Who Asked the Question Gives His Version
The Premier and his supporters among the labour party are taking particular pains to explain away the threat of Mr. M' Gowen, M. L. A., made at Mount…
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At the Parramatta Police Court on Wednesday, Thomas George Wood Bugler, against whom a verdict of arson was returned recently, was brought up before the Parramatta District…
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AUCKLAND, Friday.--A fire commencing in a workshop owned by Russell, in the High-street, of Marlon, a town in the Rangi[?]ker district, spread rapidly and destroyed…
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The new fire station at Darlinghurst, the official opening of which took place to-day, is an acquisition which has long been needed in an important centre of the…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A New Fire Station. (some of the Following Items Appeared in our Late Editions of Yesterday.) Darlinghurst-road District. the Official Opening. Description Op the Building
For some time past the residents of Darling-burst and the districts immediately in -position have been agitating for the establishment of a fire station in their midst. The Fire…
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The fires which have occurred on board ships at this port are comparatively few, considering the number and tonnage of sailing vessels that visit here. Amongst the most notable are the Talavera, a…
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KATOOMBA, Monday.-There was a narrow escape from, a disastrous fice this morning at Balmoral House, Bathurst-road, Katoomba. The stables and attendants' quarters were burnt…
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KATOOMBA, Saturday.--A six-roomed weatherboard furnished cottage, owned by Mr. Martin Potter, was burnt to the ground last night at 8 o'clock. The members of the family were sitting in the front…
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Shortly before 2 o'clock yesterday morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade station and the No. 3 station received an almost simultaneous call notifying them that the ship Ross-shire, lving at the…
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The new fire station in Victoria-street, at the top of William-street, was formally opened on Friday by Mr. Bown, the chairman of the Fire Brigades Board. Four members of the M.F.B. and two auxiliary men…
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Early on Sunday morning a number of bags in the 'tween decks of the ship Ross-shire, lying at Grafton Wharf, caught fire. It is supposed that on Saturday one of the wharf-laborers, while engaged…
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The official report from the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Station states that the Ellen A. Read loaded at Newcastle with a cargo of coal for Manilla. Captain R. C. Perry was in command. The Sydney…
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Of the fire, Captain Andrew Baxter to a Herald reporter last night said, "The fire on board my ship broke out at 1.50 a.m. yesterday on the port side in the 'tween decks and near the main batch. It…
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