Fire in Kent-street
Early this morning a fire broke out in the basement of a large building in Kent-street, occupied by Messrs. Hammell and Company and Messrs. Fuerth and Nail. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
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A French Ship on Fire
LONDON, April 20, 3.52 p.m.—A fire broke out on board the French vessel Elise, in the Mediterranean, and the crew, Frenchmen, deserted her…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Country News. Fatal Fire at Scone. Scone
A sad burning fatality occurred last night. Two small wooden rooms occupied by a woman named Sutton caught fire, and before it was noticed the place was burnt down. Charred remains were…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Correspendence. the [?]Enrith Volunteer Fire Brigade To the Editor of the Nepean Times
Dear Sir,—In the year 1895 a certain number of gentlemen met in solemn conclave to discuss ways and means to establish a fire brigade in this town. A general…
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An extraordinary accident to a motor-car was reported one day last month at Bletchingley (Eng.). Major H. A. Barclay, J.P., of Underhills, was driving his motor-car…
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The Kyabram Hotel, at Kyabram, was completely destroyed by fire this morning. It was insured for £2000 in the Norwich Union Company but this only covers half…
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A fire occurred early yesterday morning at a broading-house kept by Martha Rosenfeldt, at 41 Pitt-street, Redfern. The front room on the first floor was nearly burnt out,…
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A weatherboard cottage of three rooms, occupied by Ah Quong and Ah Gill, gardeners, off George's River-road, Enfield, was completely burnt out at about midnight on Saturday. The…
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At 4.30 a.m. yesterday the M.F.B. received a call from the Redfern Town-hall to a fire at 41 Pitt-street, Redfern, occupied by Martha Rosenfeldt, boardinghouse-keeper. The fire was…
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At its last meeting the Mosman Council decided to approach the Metropolitan Fire Brigades Board with a view to the erection of a fire station for the…
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Acting upon information conveyed to him by the Superintendent of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade the coroner has decided to investigate the circumstances surrounding the…
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Early on Sunday morning a fire occurred at 41 Pitt-street, Redfern, occupied by Martha Rosenfeldt, boardinghouse-keeper. The M.F.B. Succeeded in extinguishing the flames with two…
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BROKEN-HILL, Monday.--At a meeting of the Fire Brigade Board this afternoon, the chairman urged members to at once face the difficulty which had arisen because two of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A Hunter-street Fire. Burnt Ostrich Feathers
Before the Full Court yesterday, Mr. J. L. Campbell (Instructed by Messrs. Hughes and Hughes) moved on behalf of the defendants in the actions of Frank Stevens v. the London…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire Insurance Policies. Stevens V. London Assurance Corporation. Same V. Scottish Union and National Insurance Company
Mr. J. L. Campbell (instructed by Messrs. Hughes and Hughes) moved, on behalf of the London Assurance Corporation and the Scottish Union and Notional Insurance Company, for a rule nisi for a new trial in two…
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On Saturday evening, at Parramatta, an alarm of fire rang out on the stilly night. The Brigade members were at their different stations almost on the instant,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Recent Redfern Fire. An Inquest Opened. Evidence of the Tenant
The Deputy-Coroner, Dr. R. H. Todd, and a jury sat this morning at the Coroner's Court, Chancery-square to investigate the circumstances attendant on the outbreak of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Extra Special. "Evening News" Office, 3.30 P.m. Suspicious Fire at Redfern. To-day's Inquest
The acting-City Coroner, Dr. R. H. Todd, meld an inquest this morning into the circumstances surrounding a fire which occurred last Sunday morning at a boarding-house, kept by Mrs. H. A. y…
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A fire was diservered yesterday under peeuliar circumstances in one of the piesses of the Ashfield Superior Publia School during the midday recess.Two of the boys who were putting away states found the interior of the preis in…
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Shortly after 11 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a shup and dwelling situated at 153 Miller-street, North Sydney, and occupied by Casey Brothers, grocers. The outbreak,…
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