A Fire In Parramatia
On Wednesday evening, a fire broke out in a cottage occupied by Mr. B. Lucas, in Harold street, Parramatta. The Parramatta and Granville Fire Brigades galloped to the spot on…
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Fire in Playfair-street
Between 9 and 10 o'clock last night a fire occurred in some stables, in Playfair-street, city, occupied by Mr. Edmund Playfair, wholesale butcher, and had it not been, for the prompt…
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A fire, the cause of which is unknown, broke out Shortly after 9 o'clock on Tuesday night in Stables occupied by Mr. Edmund Playfair, wholesale butcher, in Playfair street, off…
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A little after 9.30 last night a large stable in Playfair-street, occupied by Mr. Edmund Playfair, and owned by the New South Wales Government, was discovered to be on…
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At about 9.30 last night a large stable occupied by Mr. Edmund Playfair, wholesale butcher, and owned by the New South Wales Government, situated in Plyfair-street, off Argyle-street, was discovered to…
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An unoccupied weatherboard cottage at Mart lake containing two rooms was destroyed by fire on Tuesday evening. The flames were extinguished by the Burwood Brigade, under…
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BERRIGAN, Wednesday.---A fire occurred this morning in the stable at the Roman Catholic presbytery at Berrigan. The groom, a lad named Sydenham, was awakened by suffocating smoke,…
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Shortly before 7 o'clock last evening a fire was discovered on the steamer Barrabool, lying at the foot of King-street. The Metropolitan Fire Brgade were immediately…
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A fire broke out in the forecastle of messrs. Howard smith and Son's steamer Barrabool, lying at foot of king street shortly before 1 o'clock on wednesday evening, Which was…
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A fire broke out this morning at the stables attached to the Roman Catholic presbytery. The groom, a lad named Sydenham, was sleeping there, and was awakened when…
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A destructive fire occurred here early this morning, by which the large stables at the Roman Catholic presbytery were totally consumed. The stables, which comprised a buggy shed, harness room, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Great Russian Fire. London, June 19
The fire, supposed to have been started by strikers, who demand that all warships shall be made exclusively in Russian yards, which commenced on Saturday last on Galernij…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Berrigan. Catholic Clergymen's Vehicles Destroyed
BERRIGAN, Wednesday.—The Roman Catholic Presbytery stables, buggy shed, harness-room, and groom's apartment were totally destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The fire was…
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Messrs. W. Howard Smith and Sons' steamer Barrabool, an iron-built vessel, of 942 tons, was the scene of a fire last night, the outbreak being discovered in [?] forecastle shortly before 7…
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LONDON, Wednesday.----The five in the Russian ship-building' yards on Galerny Island, near the mouth of the Neva, is still raging…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Russia. Shipbuilding Yards on Fire. an Immense Area in Flames. Destruction of a Cruiser. London, June 19
The fire which commenced on Saturday last on Galernij Island, St. Petersburg, the site of three Government shipbuilding yards, and which was supposed to have been caused by…
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The Burwood Fire Brigade received a call yesterday to a small fire, caused by a spark from a chimney, which had broken out in a kitchen at the residence of Mr. Cook, in Abbotsford-road…
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On going [?]orth this morning the miners of the Wall[?]end mine, [?], discovered the east workings on fire. Dense volumes of smoke were rising. The pit was shut down, but the fire gained rapidly, and it was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →British Rifle Fire. Want of Accuracy
LONDON, June 20, 2 p.m.—General Sir Redvers Buller states that the campaign showed the want of accuracy of the British rifle fire at short ranges, thus allowing the foe to escape with…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Turanville. a Heavy Loss
A telegram was received in Sydney on Tuesday to the effect that Mr. Thomas Cook's residence at Turanville was burned down on the previous night. Some…
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