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Some commotion was caused at the corner of King and Castlereagh streets at about 11 a.m. yesterday by the appearance of a large number of firemen, with engines ladders, atc. An alarm been given for an…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →During the fight the Boers kept firing on the wounded around and in the hospital-waggons, until at last Major North. R.A.M.G, went out to try and stop it. During all this hot fire Dr. Udale Smith kept on attending to and dressing his wounded. Afterwards, when they were in the unfinished station-house, three Boers compelled the wounded to hold up their hands…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →LONDON, June. 1.—Forest fires, unparalleled in magnitude, have occured in Northern Ontario, causing immense destruction of timber…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Should your clothes catch fire, throw yourself on the floor and roll over and over.. If possible snatch a rug or blanket to wrap round you. Never stand upright, as flames mount. If any person is…
Continued on Trove, page 35 →BOER TREATMENT OF OUR WOUNDED AT KOORN SPRUIT…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →QUIRINDI, Saturday.--A house and shop, occupied by Mr. Venco Franks, Station-street, as an oyster saloon and fruit shop, opposite the railway station, was burned completely to the ground this…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shortly before 11 o'clock last night a fire was discovered at the rear of premises in George-street, opposite Union-lane, occupied by W. Howitt, printer and lithographer. Superintendent Webb appeared on the scene…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yesterday afternoon the Metropolitan Fire Brigade's headquarters in Castlereagh-street were visited by his Excellency the Governor, who was accompanied by Lady Susan…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →FORBES, Monday.—A general produce store in Lachlan-street, adjoining Tattersall's Hotel, and occupied by a Mr. Doyle, was Completely destroyed by fire this morning about 3 o'clock. The…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →His Excellency Lord Beauchamp paid a visit to the headquarters station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Castlereagh-street, yesterday. The Governor was received by Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the invitation of the inembers of the Metropolitau Fire Brigades' Board, his Excellency the Governor, Earl Beauchamp, attended an interesting special drill, held at the headquarters station of the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Yesterday afternoon his Excellency the Governor paid a visit of inspection to the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade In Castle- reagh-street. His Excellency was accompanied…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →An alarm of fire was rung out early on Sunday morning and proved to be caused by the burning of a truck load of lime at Clyde. The first on the scene treated it in the usual way with a plentiful on-pouring of water,…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A fire occurred at the Ammonia Works on Saturday night shortly before 11 o'clock. Both Granville and Parramatta Brigades were soon on the spot, when it was found that the '…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Japanese mail steamer Kasuga Maru yesterday brought particulars of an outbreak of fire on board a B.I. boat resulting in the loss of four lives. The steamer Kapurthala was loading at…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The " Spectator " publishes an article on the " undying Romance of the Sea," of which we take the following portion:— " some of the greatest among men have spoken…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →MAFEKING, March 1, 1900.—Yesterday, Ash Wednesday, was a red-letter day for us at Mafeking; we received the first really good news since our early Natal victories the end of last October;…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →MELBOURNE, Friday.--The Russian ship Earl of Zetland, which arrived in the bay to-night, reports that on the 9th May, in 40 degrees south, 58.8 degrees cast, during a terrific gale, smoke…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A sensational story of fire having occurred on board of the ship was told by the master of the Bussian ship Earl of Zetland on her arrival in Hobson's Bay to-night The Earl of Zetland…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Russian ship Earl of Zetland, which arrived at Melbourne en Friday from London with a general cargo, had a unique experience…
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