Fire at Moxham's Orchard
On Thursday afternoon, the Parramatta Fire Brigade got a message to the effect that a new cottage on Messrs. Moxham Bros, orchard. Windsor Road, was on fire…
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Rookwood Fire Brigade. Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Rookwood Fire Brigade was held on Wednesday. Mayor Jay (as one of the trustees) was Voted, to the chair; and there were present…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire on the S.s. Tyrian
During the voyage of W. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Tyrian, Captain Easton, from Melbourne, an anxious hour was spent, owing to a fire, the result of spontaneous combustion,…
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A destructive fire, resulting in the total demolition of the stables and their contents adjoining the Holy Cross College, Ryde, and belonging to the Patrician Brothers, occurred…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Sea. Sulphur Ablaze. London, Jan. 12
While on the voyage from Genoa to Buenos Ayres, Argentine Republic, the Italian steamer Vittoria, with a cargo of sulphur, took fire, and was scuttled with…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Liverpool Fire Brigade. A Live Body of Men
A most enthusiastic body of man is the Liverpool Fire Brigade. "Ready and Willing' is their motto, and, from appearances, "Able" might be added. At a…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade's Board. Burwood Council's Share. a Rejoinder
Certain statements made by Mr. Barry, secretary of the Fire Brigades' Board, relative to the matter of the Burwood contribution, and published in "The Daily Telegraph" of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →New Fire Engine for Sydney. (See illustration on this page.)
A new fire engine has been specially constructed to the order of the Sydney Fire Brigades' Board by Messrs. Shand, Mason, and Company, of London. With this addition, as far as engine-power…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Large Fire in Sydney. £25,000 Worth of Property Destroyed
MESSRS. John Connell and Co.'s large five-story warehouse at 367 Kent-street, near King-street, was completely gutted by fire early on Monday morning, and the edifice now stands a mere shell…
Continued on Trove, page 20 →A Big City Fire.—connell and Co.'s Warehouse Burning
Just before daybreak on Monday morning the city firebells set up a wild clangour, the cause of which proved to be a fire at the warehouse of John Connell and Co., 356 and 357 Kent-street, close to King-street, wholesale grocers and wine and spirit merchants. An immense crowd gathered speed ly, but the police managed to keep clear space for the numerous firemen, and as the hours for business approached the people melted away. The building became…
Continued on Trove, page 88 →Dangerous Cargo. Outbreak of Fire on the S.s. Tyrian. an Exciting Experience
The danger attending the carriage of acid as deck cargo by vessels engaged in the intercolonial trade was illustrated on the voyage of Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Tyrian from…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Fire on a Steamer The Tyrian in Flames. Good Work by the Crew
The steamer Tyrian, which arrived from Melbourne this afternoon, narrowly escaped destruction by fire during the voyage, owing to the spontaneous combustion of a quantity…
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LONDON, Thursday Afternoon. -- The ship Vittoria, on a voyage from Genoa (Italy) to the Argentine Republic, with a great number of emigrants on board, caught fire before…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fire at Sea on Board the Tyrian. the Steamer's Safety for a Time Imperilled. Saved by the Captain, Officers, Crew and Passengers. the Vessel Escapes with Slight Damage
When the Tyrian arrived yesterday from Melbourne it was seen that she had encountered more than bad weather. Aft her decks were charred, and afore the boats were blistered. A " Herald "…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Immigrant Ship in Fire
The ship Victoria, on a voyage from Genoa (Italy) to the Argentine Republic, with a great number of emigrants on board, caught fire before she had left the…
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Messrs. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Tyrian had an exciting experience on the voyage from Melbourne to Sydney. She had a large number of passengers, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Died in a Bush Fire
Since the fire at Argyle's paddock, north of Kyneton, an old man, James O'Connell, whose hut was burnt, has been missing. A Mrs. Quinn, when gathering sticks, found to-day the charred remains…
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The North Sydney branch of the M.F.B. received a call about midnight on Saturday from Neutral Lay. Without any delay the brigade proceeded to the scene, and discovered that a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →An Early Morning Blaze
At 3.38 a.m. yesterday the fire brigade received a call for a fire ut a grocer's shop at the corner of Pitt and Liverpool streets, occupied by Messrs. R. W. Newell and Sons. The alarm was given by Constable David Scott…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rockdale Fire Brigade
The annual meeting of the Rockdale branch on the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was held at the local fire station. In the absence of the president Alderman W. G. Judd, Alderman A. E. Green…
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