Fire'at Enmore
A small fire occurred shortly before noon yesterday at 74 Marion-st, Enmore, the residence of Mr. R. W. Craggs, by which the contents of a bedroom were damaged. The outbreak is said to have…
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Fire at Picton
PICTON, Wednesday.--Shortly before midnight last night a fire broke out in Mr. J. Smith's general store, and in two hours the building and contents were reduced to ashes. The building,…
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About 10.30 this morning a quantity of tar, stated to amount to 300gal, which was in the yard of the Stanmore Public School, Cambridge-street, for the purpose of being used in top-dressing the…
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Bush fires have been racing in Nortii Gippsland, Victoria, during the week, spreading with amazing rapidity and great destructive. ness. Numbers of farms and homesteads have…
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Bush flres beve been raging intermittently in the hills of Tallangatia for some weeks past. On Monday a high wind carried a fire on to the low lands on George's Creek, between…
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MELBOURNE, Thursday.--The rain which began to fall to-day has practically done away with any further danger of bush fires. Scores of the settlers worked at the fires from Monday till…
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At 5 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a weatherboard outhouse at the rear of Colonel Helborrow's residence, Holborrow-street, Croydcn, by which considerable damage was done. The place…
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Shortly before 11 a.m. yesterday the M.F. Brigade received a call from Cleveland-street, Petersham, where about 200 gallons of tar was on fire. The tar was used for…
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Alfred Ware, recently on trial before the Central Criminal Court in connection with the Macquarie-street fire, and in whose case the jury failed to agree, was arraigned at the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War: Ladysmith Relieved After Four Months' Siege Tue Advance on Ladysmith. Enemy's Main Position Captured. Six Days' Hard Fighting. Irish Brigade's Heavy Losses. a Murderous Fire. Men Mown Down. Boer Flank Turned. General Cronje's Surrender. How It Was Accomplished. Sufferings of Boer Wounded. Rensburg Re-occupied. Smart Fighting by Australians. London, March 1, 10 a.m
It is announeed by the War Office that Ladysmith has been relieved. 11 a.m. Major-General the Earl of…
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The business promises of the New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company, Auckland, were destroyed by fire, with large quantities of flax, maize, wool, and other produce stored…
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Yesterday afternoon a fire broke out at a weatherboard cottage in Bligh-street, Newtown, occupied by H. Snowdon, pailiasse maker. The M.F.B., with one hydrant, extinguished the flames, confining the damage to an…
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LONDON February 26, 3.35 p.m.—The Grand Theatre at Islington has been destroyed by fire…
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Disastrous fires, resulting in great loss of human life, stock, and property, again swept over portions of Victoria. The devastation passed over the Maffra…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The War Relief of Ladysmith. Battle of Pieter's Hill. Furious Artillery Fire From 95 Guns. Lyddite Sweeps the Range. Causes Terrible Havoc. Three Simultaneous Assaults. Doggedness of the Boers. Women in the Trenches. the Losses. Privations During the Siege. Water Purposely Polluted. Eight Thousand Hospital Cases. a Scanty Ration. Conference of Presidents. London, March 3
Further particulars have been received of the British victory at Pieter's Hill, which led to the relief of Ladysmith. Huge boulders sheltered the trenches on…
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FORBES, Monday.--A brick and wooden cottage, owned and occupied by Mr. G. T. J. Connolly, saddler, and situated on Quarry-hill, was totally destroyed by fire last night. Practically…
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ARMIDALE, Monday.--A fire broke out in a room used as a washhouse at the rear of the residence adjoining Trim's West End stores this morning. The fire was caused by a spark from a…
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LIVERPOOL, Monday.--Superintendent Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, accompanied by Mr. Broadhurst, secretary of the Metropolitan Fireman's Association, paid a visit of inspection…
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