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At about 6.30 on Saturday morning, a fire broke out at 820. George-street, occupied by William Cary and Sons, painter's, and decorators. The alarm first reached thew No. 2 station of the M.F.B., and by that station it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →TEMORA, Saturday.--A meeting was held at the Council-chambers last night, which was presided over by the Mayor, to consider the advisability of forming a fire brigade. The collectors reported that offers of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WEST MAITLAND. Tuesday.-A fire occurred last night in Roberts Brother's Cycling Agency and Gunsmith Shop. The whole of the building was gutted, but the fire vw extinguished by the Volunteer…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Lady Ranfurly, wife of the Governor of New Zealand, has been distinguishing herself as a sort of heroine in a fire outbreak. The correspondent of the "Age" says that she was promenading the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A destructive fire broke out shortly alter midnight on the premises of Roberts Brothers, gunsmiths and Cycle Depot. The building was completely gutted. During the progress of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A fire broke out at the residence of Mr. Samuel Chatfield, licensed surreyer, of 41 Liverpool-road, Ashfield, at about twenty minutes to 8 o'clock last evening. The building is a two-storeyed brick house…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A disastrous fire occurred at a quarter past 12 this morning. Roberts Brothers' cycle [?]pot and gunsmith shop was completely gutted. None of the stock was saved…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, October 26.-A great fire has occurred at the petroleum springs, near Baku, Caucasia. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000 roubles (about £175,000)…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire has broken out in the petroleum springs at Baku, in Caucasia, Russia. Damage has been caused to the amount of 1,000,000 roubles…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The quarterly meeting of the Northern District Fire Brigades' Association was held at the Newcastle West station last evening. A letter was received from the Principal Under-Secretary…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At the quarterly meeting of the Newcastle Fire Brigades Association, a letter was received from Mr. Gritchett Walker, Principal Under-Secretary, stating that, in all probability, an amended Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The M.F.B., about 7.15 this morning, received an alarm of fire from 65 King-street, Newtown, a wooden building used as a factory, and owned by Mr. J. G. Torr, cabinet-maker…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before midnight last night a five broke out in the packing-room on the first floor of Tillock and Co.'s premises, Kent and Liverpool streets. A constable sent the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Sir,-The account of the fire at my residence, Ashfield, which appeared in your issue yesterday hardly does justice to Sergeant, Parkinson, to whom all the credit ds due for the extinction of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →To Mr. C. J. Lane is due the credit of having been instrumental in forming the first fire brigade In.Ne—Wn. In August, 1875, at the instance of Mr. La[?]e, a public-meeting was called by the then…
Continued on Trove, page 31 →MUST persons who trouble to think, must wonder how fire insurance companies are invariably connected with buildings of an imposing and elaborate character, also,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →No reference to the great fires of Sydney would be complete which did not include that of the Garden Palace Exhibition Building, the conflagration indeed being…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →News has been received by cable that a fire which occurred in a church at KhnieliffRussia, occasioned a panic among the congregation…
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