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The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call to Harper's Oriental Flour Mills in Duncan-street, city, early last evening, but upon arrival found that the flames, which were in a workshop at the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Two distinct outbreaks of fire occurred almost simultaneously at the Liverpool Paper Mill on Friday afternoon, both in close proximity, to the main buildings. One was confined to some bales…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →KIAMA, Monday.—At a meeting of the Kiama Stock Board, copies of a bill for the "Prevention of the Careless Use of Fire" was received, with the request that the board should forward…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Some excitement was caused at St. Stephen's Church to-day near the close of the morning service, owing to a fire starting near the cemetery, and close to the Sunday school, a slab and iron-roofed…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →At an early hour this morning a four-roomed house in Dugan-street was destroyed by fire. The occupier, Mr. Thomas E[?]land, was burnt to death. The body was badly charred. Deceased was about 30 years of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--About two o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a four-roomed hessian house in Dugan-street. The place was speedily destroyed, but a more serious…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →ALBURY, Monday.--A disastrous fire occurred on Saturday at Gordon's Vermont farm and orchard, on the Victorian side of the river. The fire brigade arrived in good time, and about 30…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The largest fire seen here this summer is raging within half a mile of the township. BLAYNEY, Monday. A large bush fire occurred on the Annandale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →CANOWINDRA, Monday.—The weather continues very hot and dry, the thermometer registering an average 100deg during the last week or two. Rain is very badly needed at The men of the First Contingent now in camp at the Paddington Old Rifle Range are being given some useful work. Yesterday one company was taken out to Randwick for ball practice and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →At the Waterloo Town-hall last evening a complimantary banquet was tendered to the members of the recently-disbanded Waterloo Volunteer Fire Brigade. There were over 100…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, February 3, 2,25 p.m.—A destructive fire occurred yesterday in some stores at Waterbury, Connecticut (U.S.). The damage is estimated at £500,000…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A quantity of Kapok became ignited in Rankin's store on Saturday night. Store hands, assisted by Mr. Moffitt, secretary of the fire brigade, removed the blazing…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The members of the Waterloo Volunteer Fire Brigade having decided to [?]band in order to make way for the introduction into the district of a branch of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, the residents of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →According to a telegram received at Shanghai from Tokyo, the N.Y.K. American liner Shinano Maru, having taken fire on her voyage from Scattle to Yokohama returned to the former…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →KALGOORLIE, Sunday.--About two o'clock this morning a fire broke out in a four-roomed hessian house in Dugan-street. The place was speedily destroyed, but a more serious…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A large weatherboard dwelling, occupied by Mr. Richard Skuthorp, and situated at Grose Valley, eight miles from Richmond, was burnt to the ground on Saturday morning. Mrs. Cooper, a widowed sister…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →At Port Pirie early this morning; a fire broke out in a row of shops, but only one was seriously damaged. The occupants, who were as leep, had a narrow- escape. The servant girl…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire broke out in some stores in Waterbury, Connecticut (U. S. A.). The damage to property totalled £500,000. Several persons were burned to death…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →SUNNY CORNER, Tuesday.--Basil fires continue to rage in close proximity to the town, resulting in the destruction of large areas of grass and considerable destruction of property…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Fire Brigades' Board has decided to erect fire alarms at the following places within the Ashfield municipality:-- Hardy and Mount streets; Liverpool-road and Hercules-street;…
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