A Fire-swept Country
A fire three miles wide swept across the Kyne ton district yesterday, destroying in its course of 10 miles about 6000 acres of grass, besides fencing, haystacks, and a few head of cattle…
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Newcastle. the Stockton Fire
Of the property destroyed by fire at Stockton early on Saturday morning, the colliery office only was insured, the policy being effected in Sydney. Mr. John Harvey, whose cottage was…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Newcastle. Fire at Stockton. Three Buildings Destroyed. Newcastle
As briefly reported in our second edition of yesterday's issue, three buildings situated in Maitland-street, Stockton, were totally destroyed by fire at an carly hour on Saturday morning. The outbreak…
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HENTY, Monday:—A large bush fire has teen raging between here and Yerong Creek. It broke out on Tuesday night, immediately after the Sydney express had passed. The same night,…
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Two disastrous bush fires have occurred in the Kyneton district. The first started on Saturday near the property of Mr. Grennan, a farmer, and gathering force from a strong breeze a perfect…
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A bush fire started on Saturday in the Bedervale paddock, near Clyde-road, and burnt about 1000 acres of grass. The residences of Messrs. Luther, Hilly, F[?]etcher and Taylor were in great jeopardy,…
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ALBURY, Monday.--A wooden cottage, situated on the Wodonga-road, and occupied by two families, was completely destroyed by Are on Saturday night. The place was tenanted by…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Boyd Fire Escape. a Practical Trial
A large crowd of spectators assemble[?] outside the new Stock Exchange building in Pitt-street this morning, when a practical demonstration of the capabilities of the Boyd…
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GUNNING, Tuesday.—A bush fire nearly a mile wide could be seen burning last night from the township. It was in some paddocks belonging to Mr. J. S. Sands, on the northern side of…
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JENOLAN CAVES, Tuesday.--Terrible bush fires have been raging during the last few days. The residence of Mr. Bailey had a narrow escape from being destroyed, the buggy-shed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A Blaze at Liverpool
On Friday evening a fire started in a storeroom attached to Miss O'Reilly's chemist's shop in Liverpool. A tin of keroseno became ignited, but, thanks to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fires. A House Destroyed
A five-roomed weatherboard house, at Avoca, near Fairfield, the property of Mrs. 0. McIvor, of Thirlmere, near Picton, was totally destroyed by fire on…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Country News. Fires. Crookwell
The house of a settler named Eldridge was destroyed by fire on Friday night during the temporary absence of the family at a dance…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Nathalia
This morning a fire in the drapery establishment at Nathalia of Messrs. Eakin and Co. totally destroyed the building. The place was being added-to by the occupiers, and, as it…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Boyd Fire Escape
The quickest way to descend from an eminence is to drop. This is a principle of the Boyd fire escape, of which a public trial was made yesterday from the Stock Exchange Building,…
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The new regulations of the Fire Brigades Board came into force on the 1st January, under which the status of volunteer firemen has been very materially altered. The subsidy…
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An interesting exhibition of a fire-escape shoot in work was given yesterday morning at 11 o'clock in Pitt-street, a large crowd collecting to watch developments. The shoot, which…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Glen Ones
GLEN INNES, Tuesday.—At 1 o'clock yesterday a fire broke out in the private parlor of Mr. S. Copp's establishment, which, but for prompt assistance, would have resulted in a disastrous…
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The local fire brigade is now working under the new regulations. The subsidy has been abolished, and a proportion of the firemen have been placed on a partially-paid footing. The number of partially…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A New Fire Escape
Several hundreds, of people assembled in Pitt-street yesterday to witness a trial of the Boyd fire escape. The experiment was made at the top floor of the new Stock Exchange building. The conditions…
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