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It has been arranged that the new fire brigade station at Redfern shall be officially opened by the Colonial Secretary (Mr. John Sec) on Monday, the 29th inst., at 4.30 p.m. The Mayor of Redfern (Alderman Thos. Clarke,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A fatal fire occurred in New York last night whon the residence of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the New York "World" was burnt to tho ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Mr. G. W. Steevens, the war correspondent of the London "Daily Mail," who, together with eight other correspondents—two of them being representatives of the "Sydney Morning Herald"—are…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →LONDON, Wednesday Afternoon.--The house of Mr. Joseph Pulitzer, the millionaire owner of the "New York World," at New York, has been burned to the ground…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →In Wednesday's issue of the "Herald" was published an account of the battle of Colenso, which was extracted from Cape files that reached Hobart on Tuesday by the steamer Aotea. Cape files reached…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →My last letter was wrtiten from Capetown, on the eve of our start for the interior. We were played to the station by a band of the local Highland Regiment, and a few residents of the town…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Hurstville Fire Brigade received a call from Police Constable Gess at 2.10 this morning to a fire at Mortdale, and from the strong glare it was at first surmised that the Hurstville Steam…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Telegraphing later, our correspondent says: The story of the engagement with the enemy and the concatenation of circumstances which [?] to the inevitable capture of the guns is one of heroism…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Thursday Afternoon -- The few items of news which are to hand from the Kimberley Relief Column go to show that General Methuen is busily engaged in…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →MODDER RIVER, South Africa, December 4, 1899.—Within the short space of a week the Kimberley relief column, under Lord Methuen, has fought and won three battles. The last of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At a meeting of the Manly Council the other evening, a letter was received from Alderman W. Taylor, the representative of the suburban municipalities on the Fira Brigades Board, stating that the contribution for 1900…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A slight outbreak of fire occurred on Saturday evening at 21 Edwin-street, Croydon, occupied by Mr. Andrew Pickett, a newsagent and stationer. The flames were caused by the g[?]light in one of…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 2.5 on Saturday morning a fire occurred in a private dwelling in George-street, Hurstville, occupied and owned by Mr. Spiro Bennett. The origin of the fire is unknown, but the flames spread very rapidly, and soon…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →To-day a fire broke out at the Royal Hotel, Geelong. This is one of the oldest and best known hostelries, and is much frequented by theatricals. It is a three-storey brick building,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →WEST MAITLAND, Saturday.--Trooper James Wilks, on of the New South Wales Lancers first at the front, writes to this brother, Mr. Charles E. Wilks, here, from Naanwpoort, December 11…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →ALBURY, Saturday.--The following letter has been received from Mr. Walter Wood, of the Natal Mounted Police:--"Frere (Natal), November 30. Since my last letter to you we have made…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →A sensational attempt has been made to set fire to the troopship Maori King. The outrage was discovered at about 11 o'clock last night. The vessel was lying…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The annual meeting of the Leichhardt Volunteer Fire Brigade was held at the station on Friday evening, Captain Smallwood in the chair. The secretary's report showed that the brigade was in a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mr. W. P. Mitchell, a telegraphist, who spent November in Ladysmith, succeeded in making his way through the Boer lines. He has supplied the Natal papers with some interesting particulars of Ladysmith…
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