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Insurance and shipping people in the city yesterday were concerned to hear that two sailing ships from Newcastle had been towed into Valparaiso on fire, their coal cargoes taken in at…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →NEWCASTLE, Friday. -- A four-roomed weatherboard house at North Waratah, occupied by Mr. M. Convery, Jun., was de stroyed by fire yesterday. The building…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The annual inspection of the Manly Fire Brigade was made by Superintendent Bear on Thursday evening. After examining the engines and gear, all of which were found highly…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The annual meeting of members of the Glebe Volunteer Fire Brigade was held last evening in the brigade premises, Mitchell-street. There was a full attendance of members, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BROKEN-HILL, Friday. -- At midnight last night a four-roomed wood and iron house in Morgan-lane, West Broken-hill, was completely destroyed by fire. It was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Telegrams from the country report a continuance of excessive heat. Some slight falls of rain are recorded, but the general tale is of drought and lack of water…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At 4 a.m. on Sunday a cottage of two rooms at Forest-road, Hurstville, occupied by Mr. R. Hembrough, was with the contents destroyed by fire. The building and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About half-past 5 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in a stable used by Mr. John Clancy alt the rear of 64 Fitzroy-street, Surry Hills. A quantity of bedding,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KIAMA, Monday.—Early on Saturday morning a six-roomed cottage owned by Mr. C. Connolly was totally destroyed by fine. A large two-storey building close by caught fire, and was Only saved…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Superintendent Bear held his annual inspection of the Manly Fire Brigade on Thursday evening. A thorough inspection of the plant was made, and the caretaker was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A six-roomed house at Pleasant Point and overlooking the Robertson Basin was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The house was the property of Mr. C. Connolly and was insured…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Sunday.--Portland reports that the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Cintra, bound for West Australia, arrived in the bay at that port between 2 p.m. and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Melbourne telegram states that news was yesterday received from Portland that the A.U.S.N. Company's steamer Cintra put into that port beween 2 and 3 p.m. yesterday with her cargo on fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The steamship Cintra, bound from Brisbane, via Sydney and Melbourne, to Western Auslia, put into Portland Bay at 3 p.m. to-day on fire. The Cintra was attended by the Bulimba,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →WOLLONGONG, Monday.--To-day was the, hottest ever experienced here, the thermometer reaching 115 in the shade at the post-office. The wind was scorching…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The heat during the past three days has been intense, the thermometer at the Peninsula Observatory yesterday registering 116° in the shade. To-day the heat reached 119° at the Observatory…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BUNGENDORE, Tuesday.—An inquiry was held at Bungendore on Monday before the coroner and a jury in reference to the recent bush, fires. The jury visited the country, and found…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Thunderclouds gather daily here without discharging their contents. To-day the temperature has been 110° in the shade. A number of selectors have been burnt out at Bongongo, 21 miles from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MUDGEE, Monday.--A fire broke out this morning in a stable at the rear of the "Guardian" office, and burned fiercely for an hour. The flames spread to a saddler's…
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