The Broken Hill Fire
BROKEN HILL, Monday.—The latest official reports regarding the state of the fire at the Proprietary Mine are that everything is going on all right, but it will be some time before the…
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Hurstville Volunteer Fire Brigade
A difficulty has arisen in connection with the erection of a suitable fire station at Hurstville, which, it transpires, can only be remedied by the council erecting the premises and accepting a…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire Brigade Competition. NEWCASTLE
The first of the series of local fire brigade competitions, under the auspices of the Amalgamated Fire Brigades' Association of Newcastle, took place on the Cricket Ground this afternoon. A large…
Continued on Trove, page 680 →The Fire at Broken Hill. Broken Hill, Sept. 19
Your correspondent visited Dickenson's shaft of the Proprietary mine this morning, where everything was very quiet. The doctor, who is still in attendance night and day, states that none of the men…
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About 2.30 yesterday morning a six–roomed house, off Mowbray–street, North Willoughby, occupier by a Chinese gardener named Ah How, was destroyed by fire. A Chinese named Loy…
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A six-roomed brick house at Mowbray-street, North Willoughby, occupied by a Chinese gardener named Ah How, was burnt down yesterday morning at about half-past 2 o'clock. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Willoughby. a Chinese Severely Burnt
Early yesterday morning a six-roomed house, off Mowhray-street, North Willonghby, occupied by a Chinese gardener, was destroyed by fire. An elderly Chinese named Loy Chung was severely…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at a Shearing Shed. Isisford
Ruthven shearing shed and woolroom were destroyed by fire early on Sunday morning. The woolroom contained 150 bales of wool and a woolpress. No clue as to the cause of the fire…
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NEWCASTLE, Tuesday.—At half-past 12 this morning a fire broke out on the barque Highlands, which was moored at No. 3 Buoy, ready, for sea, with a cargo of Seaham coal for Manilla. The…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Ship on Fire. The Barque Highlands. Damage Estimated at £1000. NEWCASTLE
About half-past 12 this morning the barque Highlands, dying loaded in the stream, was discovered to be on fire. The alarm was first given by two railway employees, who, seeing flames…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on Board Ship at Newcastle. the Barque Highlands in Flames. Newcastle, Tuesday Morning
The barque Highlands, lying at No. 1 buoy in the stream, is fiercely burning, and her total destruction is inevitable. The outbreak occurred at 12.35 a.m., and it is not yet known whether the crew is safe. Up…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle News. the Fire on the Highlands, How It Originated
The origin of the fire on board the barque Highlands has been the subject of considerable speculation in shipping circles, but so far no satisfactory solution to the mystery is…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire on the Highlands. the Barque Severely Damaged. Further Particulars. Newcastle
The outbreak of fire on the Novia Scotian barque Highlands formed the principal topic of conversation in the city to-day, and considerable interest was manifested in the damaged vessel. The water police…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Newcastle News. the Fire on the Highlands
Mr. Thomas Brooks, Lloyd's surveyor, accompanied by Captain Witherspoon, the local representative of the Bureau Veritas, boarded the barque Highlands yesterday afternoon for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Northern Notes. Fire on the Highlands. NEWCASTLE
Mr, Thomas Brooks, Lloyds' surveyor, accompanied by Captain Witherspoon, representing the Bureau Veritas, yesterday afternoon made a survey of the damage done to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Lucknow. Wentworth Extended Mine Machinery Sheds Destroyed
ORANGE, Thursday Afternoon.—The engine and machinery sheds of the Wentworth Extended Gold Mining Company at Lucknow were completely destroyed by fire between 2 and 3 o'clock this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Northern Notes. The Fire on the Highlands. NEWCASTLE
So far no Information can be obtained as to the origin of the fire on the barque Highlands. The District Coroner, Mr. G. C. Martin, has been supplied with all available…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The Insurance Rate. New Fire Tariff. a Mutual Arrangement
For some time past the ruling rates of premium for fire insurance have not been of a profitable nature, more particularly as affecting the country risks of the colony, and with a view to…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Newcastle. the Fire on the Highlands. Lloyd's Survey. Repairs to Be Effected Locally. Newcastle
Lloyd's survevor for the port of Newcastle (Mr. Thomas Brooks), accompanied by the representative of the Bureau Veritas (Captain Witherspoon), made an exhaustive survey this afternoon of the barque…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Boiling Tar. Fires a Building
Mr. William Scott this morning purchased a drum of tar with the intention of asphalting his back yard. He placed the tar over a small stove in the back portion of his premises, which was…
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