Fire on a River Launch
MURWILLUMBHA, Saturday.—About 2 o'clock this morning a fire was discovered on board Messrs. Skinner Brothers' river launch Magnet, lying in the river, close to the new…
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The Transvaal War. Fighting Near Ladysmith. Attack on a British Camp. the Enemy Repulsed. General Buller's Reconnaissance. Effective Artillery Work. Engagement Near Colesberg. Heavy Boer Losses. Reported British Occupation of the Town. the Siege of Mafeking. Armoured Train Sortie. the Boers Forewarned. British Hotly Received. Gallantly Face a Withering Fire. London, Jan. 6
General Sir Redvers Buller, near the Tugela River, is directing effective scouting operations. His artillery is also doing effective work: Eighty-three guns are…
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HENTY, Monday.—A private dwelling, with its contents, occupied by H. Voss and family, was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday night. A fresh south-west wind sprang up, and nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Balmain Fire Brigade
At the annual meeting of the members of the Balmain Volunteer Fire Brigade held last week officers for the ensuing year were elected as follow:--Captain, J. Walsh; first lieutenant, T. Corbett; second lieutenant, C…
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FORBES, Tuesday.—Another fire occurred on Saturday night at about 10 o'clock, when a four-roomed cottage, owned by Mr. J. Kelly, was completely destroyed at Newtown. The building was…
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The following officebearers have been elected for the ensuing year in connection with the Ashfield Volunter Fire Brigade:--Captain, Mr. F. Lane; first lieutenant, Mr. S. Beachy; second lieutenant, Mr. J. Connolly;…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →New Zealand. a Destructive Fire. Auckland
A fire at Whangarei this morning destroyed Whaugaroi Hotel and 18 shops and business promises. The loss is estimated at £12,000. The insurances are spread over a large number of…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Transvaal War. Great Battle at Ladysmith. Desperate Fighting on Both Sides. the Fiercest of the Campaign. Tremendous Fire of Musketry and Field Guns. General White Hard Pressed. the Enemy Repulsed with Heavy Loss. Four Hundred Reported Taken Prisoners. a Bayonet Charge Outside the Town. Operations in Northern Cape Colony. the Fighting Near Colesberg. a Ruse by the Enemy. Seventy British Soldiers Captured. London, Jan. 8
Further particulars are to hand of the fighting around Ladysmith. General Joubert, the Boer Commanderin-Chief, attacked the British at Besters,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Suburban Municipalities. Fire Brigades Act
Buring the mat 12 months much discussion has ensued and several proposals have emanated from conferences on the subject of the yearly increasing demands being made by the Metropolitan Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Municipalities and the Fire Brigades Board
At the last meeting of the Kogarah council a communication was received from Alderman W. Taylor, municipal representative on the Fire Brigades Board, informing the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Fire Brigades' Board and the Councils
A circular from Alderman W. Taylor, suburban representative on the Fire Brigaded Board, was read nat Ashfield Council meeting last night, informing the council that the contribution to the Fire Brigade Board for…
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At Monday night's meeting of the Paddington Council a letter was received from Alderman W. Taylor, of Rockdale, representative of the suburban municipalities upon the Fire Brigades Board,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Surrender of Arundel. Boers Fire Upon Free Staters
LONDON, January 9, 3.56 p.m.—The Transvaal Boers fired upon the Free State troops for surrendering Arundel…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The War British Victories and Reverses. N.S. W. Soldiers Under Fire. Life in Randwick Camp
Natal SUB-CAMPAIGN.—On Saturday a fierce battle was waged in the vicinity of Ladysmith. General Buller (at Chieveley, on the Tugela River) received the following…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →The War. News by the Canadian Mail. Further Details of the Modder River Battle. a Fearful Fight Ended in Darkness. British Artillery Fire Over 4000 Rounds
In the issue of the "Sydney Morning Herald" on December 26 was published an account of the Modder River buttle, extracted from the " Cape Times" of November 30. By the Canadian files to band…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades Board Taxation
The representative of suburban councils on the Fire Brigades Board (Alderman W. Taylor) has written to his constituents, mentioning, among other matters, that the amount required from the suburban municipalities is…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at New York. Loss of Life
LONDON, January 10, 3.47 p.m.—A fire broke out yesterday in the residence of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York "World." The housekeeper and governess were killed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fatal Fire in New York. a Mother's Devotion. LONDON, January 10, 3.47 p.m
It is reported from New York that a fatal fire occurred there last night, in which the residence of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, the editor and sole proprietor of the New York…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →English Mail News. the Panama Canal. the French Navy. Scenes at an American Fire. Death of a Distinguished Missionary. Russo-persian Railways. Native Troubles in British North Borneo. the London to Budapest Telegraph. the American Cycling Furore
The mails by the steamer Rome were delivered in Sydney yesterday. She brings flies of English papers to December 8, from which the following interesting items are called:…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Suspicious Fire
COBARGO, Thursday.—A somewhat suspicious are broke out in a bedroom of Whiffen's Hotel, Bermagui, yesterday. It appears that the family were absent attending a wedding ceremony, and…
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