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The general store of Mr. W. Carter, at Smith field, was burnt to the ground between 4 and 5 o'clock on Sunday morning. Mrs. Carter was awakened by the roar of the flames, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WELLINGTON, Monday.--The Motorua Hotel at New Plymouth has been burned down. William Drader, the chief borer at the petroleum works, and William Turner, the master of a harbor tug,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire, which destroyed M'Lean's Great Northern Hotel, and a number of other buildings, broke out here on Sunday afternoon, The blaze started in an upstairs room at the hotel, and the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →BYRON BAY, Tuesday.—One of the largest fires in the district occurred here early on Monday morning, when M'Lean's Great Northern Hotel, was totally destroyed. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire which occurred at Now Plymouth yesterday resulted in the complete destruction of the Moturoa Hotel. Two of the boarders, William Drader (chief borer at the petroleum…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The difficulties which the Fire Brigade had to contend with at the "Star" fire have drawn public attention once more to the drawbacks, attendant on the overhead system of telephone…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Moturoa Hotel at New Plymouth was destroyed by fire this morning. Two b[?]arders— William Drader, chief borer at the petroleum works, and William Turner, captain of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the meeting of the City Council this afternoon Alderman Matthew Harris said that a paper had stated; in referring to the recent fire which…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A deputation representing the Parramatta Fire Brigade, introduced by Mr. O'reilly, M.L.A., waited upon the Acting-Premier to-day and asked for a grand of £500 towards adding…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →About half-past 8 this morning the M.F.B. received a call for fire from 86 Bathurst-street, occupied as a dwelling and workshop by D. Hadkins, incubator manufacturer. The outbreak, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELAIDE, Thursday.--The steamer Gulf of Martaban, which recently arrived at Albany with her cargo on fire, and experienced great difficulty in extinguishing the flames, is now in Port…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ADELONG, Monday.—Mr. John Watson, of Donkey Hill, lost about fifteen tons of tobacco leaf by fire last night, besides a quantity of framing, machinery, and harness. One of his sons came…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Yesterday Mr. Dowell O'Reilly, M.P., introduced a deputation to the Acting Premier from the Parramatta Volunteer Fire Brigade, who asked for a grant of £500 to enable a suitable fire station to be erected…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The business premises of Mr. Worters Carter, of Smithfield, together with portion of the dwelling, were totally consumed by fire early on Sunday morning…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A deputation representing the Parramatta Fire Brigade, introduced by Mr. O'Reilly, M.L.A., waited on the Acting-Premier to-day aud asked for a grant of £500 towards improving the brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BYEON BAY, Tuesday.—One of the largest fires in the district occurred here early on Monday morning, when M'Lean's Great Northern Hotel, was totally destroyed. The damage…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Early on the morning of Friday, the 6th instant, the offices of "The Australian Star" newspaper were destroyed by fire. The night watchman, W. Warren, was the only person on the premises at the…
Continued on Trove, page 359 →Yesterday afternoon, at a quarter-past 3 o'clock, a fire started in M'Lean's Great Northern Hotel, upstairs, and in a short time the building was burned to the ground. Owing to the south-west…
Continued on Trove, page 361 →A deputation from the Parramatta Volunteer Fire Brigade waited upon Mr. Brunker yesterday to ask for a grant in aid of the completion of the fire brigade station at Parramatta. The deputation, which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The publishing and printing office of the "Australian Star" Newspaper Company was destroyed [?]y fire at an early hour on August 6. The outbreak was discovered at 4.33, and in a few…
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