Volunteer Fire Brigade
We have a real live fire brigade in Liverpool, the members of which are young, active, enthusiastic fellows, yet the work of establishing the said brigade has been one characterised by…
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1,731 stories in Sydney's papers · page 33 of 87
The Coolcardie Fire
PERTH, Friday.—In the debris on the site of tho recent fire at Coolgardie, a watch and ring, identified as the property of Frank Hamilton, aged 29 years, have been found. Hamilton was…
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Tho Balmain Council is not at all satisfied with the amount of the subsidy granted to the local fire brigade, and a good deal of correspondence has paused between the council and the…
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The Australian Mutual Fire Insurance Society's year, ended 31st March, has been a prosperous one, showing a credit balance of £14,773 10s 1d, from which the usual…
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SAD news has come by cabie. A fire occurred at a bazaar which was being held in Paris on Tuesday, when 200 persons were killed and 100 injured. Among those killed were the Duchess Alencon, the…
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PERTH, Tuesday.—A destructive fire occurred at Coolgardie at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, when Kennedy's Hotel, at the corner of Hunt and Silvester streets, with adjoining offices, was…
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Disastrous fires in two such dissimilar localities was Paris and Coolgardie during the week again bring forcibly to mind the great danger which Sydney daily suffers…
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LITHGOW, Sunday.--A fire occurred shortly after 2 a.m. to-day in a brick hardware shop occupied by the lessee, G. Haselich. The fire spread to the next building, a draper's shop,…
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LITHGOW, Monday.—About half-past 2 on Sunday morning the citizens of Lithgow were aroused by the ringing of the fire bell and the cries of "fire," and ere long members of the fire brigade…
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The members of the Railway Volunteer Fire Brigade held their second annual picnic on Wednesday last, May 5. outing, which took the shape of a…
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Early this morning a fire occurred in two small shops. The owner is Mr. T. Sutton, and the shops were rented by Messrs. Haselich and W. Simpson. The fire started in the shop of the former. The police…
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The circumstances attending the fire at Lye, Bizant and Dugan's were inquired into by the Coroner, Mr. E. Jones, P.M., to-day. The Australian…
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ORANGE, Monday.—About 12 o'clock last night, at the mining village of Lucknow, six miles from Orange, the residence of a miner named Roberts, and his family, wore destroyed by fire. Roberts…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Another Fatal Fire. Child Burnt to Death. Accident at Liandillo. PENRITH
A sad burning fatality took place at Liandillo on Saturday. It appears that a woman named Lawson was making jam and left the fire for a few minutes. A…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A Fatal Fire. Five Deaths at Lucknow A Man, Woman and Three Children. Killed in the Flames -- Heroic Attempt at Rescue. ORANGE
A fatal fire occurred at Lucknow last night, resulting in the loss of five lives and the total destruction of a large wooden house. Information of the…
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The Full Court, consisting of their Honors the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Stephen and Mr. Justice Simpson, to-day granted a rule nisi for a new trial…
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Mr. Pring (solicitor, Mr. J. R. Garland, agent for Mr. J. W. Anderson, of Inverell) moved, before the Chief Justice, Mr. Justice Stephen. and Mr. Justice G. B. Simpson, in the Full Court yesterday, for a rule nisi for a…
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TAMWORTH, Tuesday.—Further particulars concerning the fire show that when it was first observed had there been an efficient water supply available, the fire could have been confined to the bakery. As it…
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TAMWORTH, Monday.--A disastrous fire broke out at half-past 7 to-night in J. A. Martin's bakehouse, in Peel- street, situated in the midst of a block of valuable buildings. Very little water…
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The fire by which Mrs. Roberts' three children were burned to death, and Mr. Cooper lost his life in attempting a rescue, occurred in a house built of…
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