When Under Fire
There are many acts, perfectly right and proper in themselves, which a soldier must, nevertheless, carefully refrain from doing when face to face with the foe…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fires & bushfires, 1900
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Fire in a Warehouse
At midnight a constable on duty in George-street noticed smoke lesuing from an upper window of Messrs. Parbury, Henty, and Co.s, merchauts and importers temporary offices and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Siege of Mafeking. Boer Fire Slackening
LONDON, Tuesday.--The latest reports to hand from Mafeking are to the effect that the fire of the Boers, who have been bombarding the town, has slackened off to some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Randwick Fire. Verdict of Arson
Dr. Todd (the deputy city coroner) resumed the inquest on Monday concerning the destruction by fire of a cottage on the Kensington Estate, Randwick, on Wednesday last, which cottage was owned and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in the City. Checked in Time
Shortly after midnight, a constable on duty in Underwood-street (off Queen's-place) saw smoke proceeding from the ground-floor windows of Parbury, Henty, and Co.'s (general merchants and importers) temporary offices. He…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Moore Park Tip. Still a Menace to the Public Health. Demand for Effective Measures. Proposed Destruction by Fire
Mayor Harris is "marking time" in regard to the highly necessary matter of preventing the vast germ incubator known as the Moore Park tip from scattering its disease products far and wide…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The War Lord Methuen's Movements. Advance on Pretoria. His Strategical Position. Disarming the Free Staters. Enemy Slackening Fire at Mafeking. Campaign in Natal. General Buller's Army. Forward Movement Imminent. London, March 20
The movement of Lieutenant-General Lord Methuen, who lately occupied Boshof, and who was last reported at Warrenton, is interpreted by military…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire and Marine Underwriters
A large gathering of fire and marine underwriters was held at the Underwriters' Association rooms, Exchange, Sydney, on Tuesday afternoon, to bid farewell to Mr. W. Gordon Dixon, of the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Forbes
FORBES, Thursday.—A large weatherboard cottage situated in South Forbes was completely destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The house was the property of Mr. James Howison, of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Koodoosberg Drift. a Non-combatant's Experiences. a Day Under Fire
The fortune of war, says the "Cape Times," has been unkind to a good many non-combatants during the present campaign. Many and many a man has within a few hours found himself…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in Druitt-street
A fire was discovered about 9.30 [?] morning at a store off Druitt-street occupied by Messrs. J. Bridge and Company, in which a quantity of straw removed from the quarantined area was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire Brigade, and the Quarantined Area
A peculiar situation has arisen in regard to the positi[?]on of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade in the event of a call being received to attend a fire in the quarantined section of the city. It is recognised…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Druitt-street
At about 9 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out at a store off Druitt-street, occupied by Messrs. J. Bridge and Co., among some straw which had been removed from the quarantined area. The flames were extinguished by the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Great Fire in Capetown
LONDON. March 26, 3.45 p.m.—A great fire has occurred in Grave-street, Capetown, The Government offices narrowly escaped being [?] The archives were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Capetown. City Archives Damaged
LONDON, Monday Afternoon.--A great fire has occurred at Free-street, Capetown, in which the Government offices narrowly escaped destruction, and which led to the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Hotel Destroyed by Fire. Young
On Saturday afternoon last Quinn's hotel, on the Grenfell-road, about five miles from Young, was totally destroyed by fire, together with outbuildings, including a substantial store and stabling. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Fire at Capetown. London, March 26
A great fire has occurred in Gravestreet, Capetown. The Government offices narrowly escaped being burned. The archives were damaged…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Great Fire in Capetown. London, March 26, 3.45 p.m
An outbreak of fire, which quickly assumed alarming proportions, has occurred in Gravestreet, Capetown. The flames, which spread with great…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Farm
WAGGA, Tuesday.—A fire broke out in the machinery and buggy shed at Mr. James Mac-Forland's farm, Waterview, Eunonyhareenyha, at 3 o'clock this morning,which entirely destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A New Fire Hose Carrier
A well-known English engineering firm has recently constructed a combined quad[?]cycle and hose carriage. Two tanders have been utilised for the purpose, these being braced together with strong…
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