Fires in the Country
ARMIDALE, Tuesday.—Yesterday a fire occurred at Trim's West End Store, but was put out before much damage was done. It broke out in a washhouse attached to the main building, but…
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Australians at the Front. a Baptism of Fire. Remounts for the Troopers
The steamer Maori, which arrived at Hobart yesterday from the Cape, brought the following letter from the late Mr. W. J. Lambie, who went to South Africa as our…
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About 10 o'clock last night a fire broke out at 343 Kent-street, the premises occupied by Mr. E. F. Broad, timber and shipping merchant, and quickly the Metropolitan Brigade…
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A fire was discovered shortly before 10 o'clock last night in No. 843 Kent-street, near King-street, a warehouse occupied by Mr. E. F. Broad, indent merchant. The warehouse is a portion of a large block of buildings containing…
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Gresham-buildings, at the corner of Elizabeth-street and Filnders-lane, were last night the scene of a fire, which broke out in the third storey. The buildings are of stone, but…
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LONDON, March. 7.—Later particulars of the capture of Labuschagne's Nek, north-west of Dordrecht, and of the adjacent positions, by Briga-dier-General Brabant, state that his force…
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A fire was discovered this evening in Greshambuildings, a four-storied structure in Elizabethstreet, near Flinders-lane. The flames were first noticed shortly after seven o'clock in the upper…
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MELBOURNE, Wednesday.--The area fronted by Flinders-street, flanked by Elizabeth and Swanston streets, and having Flinders-lane as its northern boundary, is rapidly becoming known…
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When at 10 o'clook last night the Metropolitan Fire Brigade (headquarters) received a call to a fire in a warehouse in Kent-street, hurriedly located as at No. 341, premises occupied by A…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →How the Hills Were Won. a Merciless Artillery Fire. Boers Flee to Aliwal North. Enemy Use Explosive Bullets. London, March 7
The fuller particulars which have been received of the capture of Labuschagne's Nok, north-west of Dordrecht, and of the adjacent positions, by…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The War. Enemy Facing Lord Roberts. Four Miles Away. Entrenching and Mounting Guns. British Successes at Dordrecht. a Terrific Artillery Fire. Boers Outflanked. Cattle and Stores Captured. Natal Free of the Enemy. Typhoid at Ladysmith. Afrikanker Deputation to the Colonies. London, March 6
A reconnaissance by the New South Wales Lancers and the 6th (Inniskilling) Dragoons disclosed that the Boors held a position four miles from Osfontein, Lord…
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LONDON, March 8, 3.57 p.m.—A gigantic fire occurred in Paris last night, the comedie Francaise (the famous theatre founded by Moliere) being burnt down…
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No further light has been thrown on the cause of the big fire in Kent-street on Wednesday night, by which the contents of two warehouses were extensively damaged. The insurances are: E. F. Broad, No. 313, £4400,…
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DURBAN, February 8 (Reuter's Special correspondent).--On Monday, tho 5th, the British advanced across the Tugela by way of Pont and Molon Drifts, and after hard fighting occupied a…
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A gigantic fire broke out in Paris last night, the Comedie Francaise, a splendidly appointed theatre, being burnt down. Some pictures only were rescued…
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A gigantic fire broke out in Paris last night, the Comedic Francaise, a splendidly appointed,and famous theatre, being burnt down. Some of the pictures in the vestibule were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At the Front. Punishment of Dutch Bebels. Expedition to Sunnyside. the Canadians' Baptism of Fire. a Land of Heat, Dust, and Dirt. Enemy Routed at Ramah. Attack by Captain Antill's Mounted Force. [All, Rights Reserved.] Orange River, Feb. 7
Since writing last I have been camped at Orange River with Colonel Williams, A.M.C. The colonel has put in six weeks in camp here attending to all sick and wounded that came…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Melbourne Letter. Important Clerical Appointments and Changes. Our Settlebs' For—bush Fires. St. Patrick's Day Celebration
FOR the past two years the Ven. Archdeacon Slattery (who has had charge of St. Mary' intensely Irish-Catholic parish, Geelong, for over 80 years, ie., from the death of Archdeacon Downing) has…
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SUPERINTENDENT Webb, accompanied by Mr. Broadhurst, secretary of the Metropolitan Firemen's Association, paid a visit of inspection to the local Fire Brigade on Saturday…
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