In Case of Fire
Your house takes fire. What burns first? The lightost and most inflammable staff, of course—furniture, doors, shelves, floors, panelling, and other woodwork, It is is a…
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Victoria. Fire in Bourke-street
MELBOURNE, Tuesday.--Shortly after 2 o'clock a fire broke out in a three-storied shop in Bourke-street, occupied by Mr. J. Gough, hairdresser and tobacconist. The premises were completely…
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A special meeting of the Northern Districts' Fire Brigades' Association was held at the Hunter-street West fire station last evening, when arrangements were completad for the annual fire brigades picnic…
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JERILDERIE, Wednesday.--At midnight last night Wright, Heaton, and Co.'s produce store, together with the contents, was burnt to the ground. M'Vittie's workshop and residence…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A destructive fire occurred at Birchip this afternoon at Messrs. Harris and T[?]ford's store, a large weatherboard structure. The flames spread rapidly, and several…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Manly Fire Station. the Official Opening
The recently completed fire station for the use of the Manly Volunteer Fire Brigade was opened last night by Mr. Dugald Thomson, the member for the district. The new building in situate in…
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JERILDERIE, Thursday.-A [?] the incurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday by which the whole of Wright, Heaton and produce store, together with the content, were totally…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at the Great Morwell Mine
MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--A large bush are is raging in the vicinity of the Great Morwell coal mine to-day, and the coal has ignited in many places. The buildings and plant caught…
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The ceremony of opening the recently-completed fire station for the Manly V.F.R. was performed on Wednesday evening by Mr. Dugald Thomson. M.P., in the presence of the Mayor and aldermen, the local and other…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] the Riots in Bombay. Alarming Outbreak. Many Europeans Wounded. Attempts to Fire Hospitals. Military Called Out
LONDON, March 10.-A serious outbreak occurred yesterday in Bombay in connection with the carrying out of the operations for the suppression of the plague…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Riots in Bombay. Alarming Native Outbreak. Hindoos and Mohammedans Combining. Many Europeans Severely Wounded. Bazaars and Ambulances Burned. Attempts to Set Fire to Hospitals. the City in the Hands of the Military. London, March 9
There are frequent and serious plague riots at Bombay. Troops have been called out to quell the disturbances. March 10…
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YOUR house takes fire. What burns first? The lightest and most inflammable stuff, of course— furniture, doors, shelves, floors, panelling, and other woodwork. If it is a stone or brick house…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Eastern News. Riots at Kiachou. a Warship Ashore. Great Fire at Manila
The steamer Chingtu, which arrived yesterday from Japan and Hongkong, brings Eastern news' to February 16. Something like a state of anarchy exists around…
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Your house takes fire. What burns first? The lightest and most inflammable stuff, of course—furniture, doors, shelves, floors, panelling, and other woodwork. If it is a…
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At last evening's meeting of the Woollahra Council the representative of the suburban municipalities wrote informing the council that the members of the Woollahra Volunteer Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Deniliquin Fire. the Inquest
DENTLIQUIN, Tneaday.—The inquest before the district, coroner, Mr. N. C. O'Neill, and a, jury of twelve, into the cause of the fire which occurred in Cressy street on the morning…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Cowra. Cowra
A wooden cottage, the residence of Mr. A. Anderson, with its contents, was totally destroyed by fire last night. The owner and his wife were away at the time. Great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Case of Fire
Your house takes fire. What burns first? The lightest and most inflammable staff, of course—furniture, doors, shelves, floors, unelling, and other woodwork. If it is a…
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PARKES, Tuesday.--At 9 o'clock last night the cyanide works at the Dayspring mine were destroyed by fire, which originated in an office, a window curtain being carried by the wind across…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire at Randwick. Tramway Sheds Destroyed. an Early Morning Blaze
A disastrous fire broke out at the Randwick tram sheds early this morning. At about 12.30 a.m. Constable Maher, attached to the Waverley Police Station, heard a bell ringing, and,…
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