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At 20 minutes past 3 o'clock this morning the No. 3 Fire Station received a call that a large building was on fire in George-street North. Pressuming that one of the warehouses on the west side of Circular…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, May 4, 3.42 p.m.—The fund opened by the Lord Mayor of London (Sir A. J. Newton) in aid of the sufferers by the great fire at Ottawa has reached £30,000…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →A correspondent writes: -- Various opinions have been expressed about our fire brigades in your valuable paper, all more or less valuable. Among others it is hinted that in a "Greater Sydney"…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Mr. H. H. Robey, Insurance broker of 17 BridgeStreet, has furnished the following particulars regarding the insurance on Messrs, Vergoe, Son, and Chapman's bulk store: Stock—Royal, £4000;…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GUNNEDAH, Friday. -- The fire at the Black Jack coalmine is burning freely. Inspectors Atkinson and Dixson arrived at 5 o'clock this morning, and immediately went to the scene of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →At 3.35 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in No. 28 George-street North, used by Messrs, Virgoe, Son, and Chapman as a bulk store. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade immediately proceeded to the locality, and…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →BALLINA, Saturday.—At about half-past 2 o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a fruiterer's shop, occupied by Mrs. Marlow, situated in River-street, Ballina. Heavy rain had fallen just…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →One hears of such terrible accidente from fire that everyone should know what to do ia an emergency. Women and children are more liable to be set on fire than men, as their dresses are…
Continued on Trove, page 43 →GUNNED AH, Friday Afternoon.— No fresh developments are reported in connection with the fire at the Gunnedah Company's, Colliery. The fire Is still raging in the tunnel, and the smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A wire from Gunnedah states that the Gunnedah colliery has been closed down under the supervision of the Inspector of Coal Mines, In consequence of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →GUNNEDAH, Saturday Afternoon.—Under the supervision of Mr. Dickson, Inspector of Coal Mines, the Gunnedah Colliery has been completely closed down, bags of sand being used for the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Victorian Forests Commission intends issuing a report shortly dealing with the measures to be taken to prevent the occurrence and spread of bush fires…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →As the steamer Bega, belonging to the Illawarra S.N. Company was on her way down the harbour last night an outbreak of fire occurred on board. The fore-cabin steward reported the cabin fall of smoke,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →After leaving Sydney yesterday afternoon, bound for Eden and other South Coast ports, the steamer Bega was found to be on fire. Captain Bishop put back Immediately, and anchored in…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →GUNNEDAH, Monday.--Inspectors Atkinson and Dixson, after going down the tunnel at the Black Jack as far as possible, decided to resume blocking operations, and the miners were set to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Shortly before 2 o'clock this morning, and within an hour, the whole of that magnificent storage wharf, the property of the City Council, leased by the A.U S.N. Co. was destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At Wednesday's meeting of the Petersham Council a letter was received from the Marrickville Council asking the corporation to co-operate in an endeavor to secure an extra frontage on the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →BRISBANE, Friday.—A fire broke out at halfpast 1 o'clock on Thursday morning in a large shed on the Mary-street or original A.U.S.N. Company's wharf. It appears that in consequence of…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The fire at the A.U.S.N. Wharf this morning was at the wharf known as the Company's wharf. The two wharves are separated by Mary-street. The wharf destroyed…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →BRISBANE, Thursday. -- About 2 o'clock this morning the A.U.S.N. Company's Wharf, at the foot of Marry-street, was destroyed by fire. It was only yesterday the wharf was quarantined, and a…
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