An Eve of Fire. (All Rights Reserved.) [?]
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Maitland Fire Brigade
WEST MAITLAND. Sunday.--The annual demonstration and torchlight procession of tho fire brigade took place last night, and were witnessed by several thousand people. A dinner was…
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Ferry's pottery works, at Brunswick, were destroyed by fire yesterday. About 50 men will be thrown out of employment…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Annadale. a Cottage Destroyed
A fire, resulting in the total destruction of a weatherboard cottage, occurred to day at Reserve-street, Annandale. The occupant of the burnt-out p[?]mises is a blacksmith, named Henry Aplin…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Country News. Outbreaks of Fire. Broken Hill
Shortly after midnight this morning a fire broke out at Moore's Corner, Oxide and Argent streets, whereby promises occupied by Mr. Hounslow, tobacconist, and Mrs. Lexding, a restaurant-keeper,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Gloucester-street. a Grocers' Shop Ablaze
A fire, the origin of which has not yet been ascertained, broke out shortly after half-past 2 this afternoon in a small grocery shop in Gloucester-street. The outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Annandale. a Three-roomed Cottage Destroyed
A fire, the origin of which is unknown, broke out at a few minutes after 2 o'clock this morning, at a weatherboard cottage of two rooms and an outhouse, in Reserve street,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Metropolitan Fire Brigade. Division of Brigades Into Districts. Officers Entertained
Superintendent Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, who has only recently been appointed to the command of the brigade, has already introduced a number of reforms into the service by which the men…
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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade turned out to two fires yesterday afternoon--one at the Pitt and Market streets branch of the London Bank of Australia, and the other in a building occupied…
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Shortly before 4 o'clock yesterday the M.F.B. recessed a call to a fire at the corner of Put and Market streets. Steamers from the head station and No. 2, and a detachment from the…
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At 10.7 on Saturday night the Hurstville Fire Brigade received a call for a fire at premises in Bryant-street, Rockdale, owned and occupied by C. Dwyer. On reaching the scene they found…
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TAMWORTH, Monday.--A fire occurred at West Tamworth this afternoon, the result being that John Young, a carpenter, lost his residence and almost the whole of his household effects. No one…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Gloucester-street. a Grocers' Shop Ablaze
A fire, the origin of which has not yet been ascertained, broke out shortly after half past 2 this afternoon in a small grocery shop in Gloucester- street. The outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Moree. Stampede at a Sports Meeting. a Child Injured
MOREE, Tuesday.—At 2 p.m. yesterday a detached kitchen of a cottage taught alight from some cause unknown. The tenants were absent at the time. A neighbor gave the alarm by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Country News. a Store Destroyed by Fire. Explosion in a Powder Magazine. Tingha
Mr. Roob's store, at Boggy Camp mines, was destroyed by fire on Saturday. When the flames reached the powder magazine a great explosion took place, which was heard here, a distance of 20 miles…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.—A fire was discovered on board the steamer Paroo, lying: at No. 12 Wharf on the Yarra, yesterday morning. The outbreak occurred in the steerage pantry,…
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The Mayor of Willoughby last evening reported to his council that the member for the district, Mr. Howarth, had informed him that the sum of £150 had been set apart on the Estimates for the…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire at Canterbury. a Mysterious Outbreak
At about 12.30 a.m. yesterday a fire, the origin of which appears to be enshrouded in mystery, broke out in a house in Brighton Avenue, Canterbury. The house, a four-roomed weatherboard…
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TINGHA, Wednesday.—Ross's branch store at Boggy Camp has been destroyed by fire. Everything was destroyed. The stock was valued, at £800. The coin in the cash box was melted into a…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A New Fire Engine. Coming to Sydney
The steamer Langton Grange, which is expected in Port Jackson in a few days, has on board a new steam fire engine for use by the M.F.B. The new steamer is intended to replace the "Fire…
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