Fires in the Suburbs
Last night the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was called to a fire that had broken out in a large weatherboard structure at North Botany. The fire at the time the brigade commenced operations…
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Fires in Factories. Botany and Waterloo
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call about 12.30 this morning to a fire at Marshall's fancy leather factory at North Botany. Before the fire could be extinguished, the building was…
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This is a saying which we often hear, but probably few people know its origin. In the time of our forefathers the corn was ground in a rough instrument called a "temse."…
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At about a quarter past 12 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered in a cottage in Ponsonby-street. North Botany, used as a stock room and workshops for fancy leather, and…
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CONSIDERABLE indignation is felt at the demand of the Auditor-General who has made it imperative on the members of the local Volunteer Fire Brigade to contemplate resignation and entire disbandment at…
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The Bothwell Castle, which sailed from Port Adelaide for Western Australia on Wednesday morning. had proceeded only a short distance on her voyage when a fire was…
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ADELAIDE, Friday. -- Considerable uneasiness was felt this afternoon when the Port Adelaide agents of the intercolonial steamer Bothwell Castle, 1653 tons, which left for West Australian…
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The steamship Bothwell Castle, which left Port Adelaide for West Australian ports on Wednesday, had not got far on her voyage when a fire was…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday.—A telegram was received from Al[?orpes yesterday by the agents of the steamer Bothwell Castle, stating that the vessel was are, and was returning to…
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ADELAIDE, Saturday Morning. -- The Bothwell Castle was signalled from the Semaphore at 9 o'clock to-night. The captain stated that he discovered the fire at 3 o'clock on Thursday…
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Before the first lighthouse was built, as already mentioned, in Governor Macquarie's time, means had been taken to assist, in some degree, ships…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Life in London and Thereabout. the Settlement of Crete.—the South African Inquiry.—the Drawing-room.—mr. Labouchere in Court Dress.—a Big Ocean Steamer.—the State of Europe.—smouldering Fires.—mr. Chamberlain.—exspeakers of the House of Commons.— Ms.P. and the Press Gallery. Feb. 26
One pleasing fact brought to light by the long controversy round Crete, now happily closed, is the prevalence of peaceful proclivities among the Great Powers. In the French legislative…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade is introducing a new idea in connection with the instantaneous preparations when an alarm is raised. Prerionsly the harness used to fall on…
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The fact that two fires occurred almost simultaneously on Saturday morning at Botany again calls attention to Mr. Supt. Bear's oft-repeated complaint of the short supply of…
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In our second edition on Saturday fires at Marshall's fancy leather factory, North Botany, and at Adams' paper mills, Waterloo, were reported. The firstmentioned establishment was owned by…
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ADELAIDE, Monday.—The steamer Bothwell Castle, which put in at Semaphore on Friday night on fire, anchored in the north arm of the Port River. No attempt to reach the seat of the…
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An unfortunate accident occurred at Mr. W. Every's farm, near Beaufort, yesterday. Whilst the steam throsher was being worked a large shed containing unthreshed wheat became ignited, and was…
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TINGHA, Monday.—A disastrous fire occurred yesterday at the residence of Mr. Thos, Jones, Eden Heights, about four miles from here, when a storeroom and part of the residence were burnt to the…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade had no sooner extinguished one fire early this morning than they had to make off at post haste for another. Their first…
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The fire on the steamer Bothwell Castle caused a stir at Port Adelaide on Saturday. The steamer was moored to one of the buoys off the North Arm, so as to be out of the way of shipping…
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