A Bush Fire
Our Liverpool correspondent writes:— About 2 o'clock on Saturday afternoon, an extensive bush fire raged in the vicinity of Potts Hill, and the residence of Mr. Daniels was in imminent…
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Floods at Millthorpe. Engine Fires Extinguished
MILLTHORPE, Monday.--A thunderstorm occurred this afternoon, with hail and heavy rain. About 275 points fell within an hour and 20 minutes. All the low-lying land was flooded, and…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Extraordinary Fire
Shortly after half- past 2 o'clock this morning, near the Paddington Town Hall, where tramway men were busy pitching the blocks beside the tram tracks, one of the huge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Woollahra Fire Station
For some months past the Woollahra Borough Council has been in communication with the Fire Brigade's Board on the subject of erecting a new fire station in Woollahra. Negotiations were pending…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Gilgandra. Sawmill Destroyed
GILGANDRA, Monday.— One of the largest and most serious fires ever known in Gilgandra occurred early on Sunday morning, when Mr. Thos. Jones's sawmill was burnt to the ground. The fire…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Parramatta and District. Fire Brigade Competition
The Western Suburbs Fire Brigades association held a competition at Rookwood on Saturday. A start had been arranged for 3 o'clock, but it was not until 5 o'clock that the first event was got…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Woollahra Fire. Antiquated Appliances. And Ill-Equipped Brigade
The disastrous fire which occurred at Woollahra last Saturday morning, and by which a valuable block was endangered has directed public attention rather forcibly to…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The City Council. Quarterly Meeting. Fire Brigades Board Vacancy
The 180th quarterly meeting of the City Council was held yesterday. The Mayor (Alderman T. Hughes) presided, and there were also present: Aldermen A. Kelly, M.L.A., J. D. Lieut-Col. E. T. Wallack, C.B. (OF TASMANIA), Officer Commanding Third Battalion Commonwealth. Contingent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Pulling Down a Wall. Action Against the Fire Brigades
An action was commenced before Mr. Justice Cohen and jury in No. 1 Court, in which Thomas Joseph Vaughan sued Alfred Webb. nominal defendant on behalf of the Government, to recover…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →New Suburban Fire Stations. £15,600 to Be Spent
In view of the fact that the Government, with the consent of Parliament, has allotted the sum of £15,600 to be spent in the purchase of sites and the erection of fire stations in various parts of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Woollahra Fire. an Inefficient System and Plant. Broken Government Promises
The destructive fire which occurred at Queen-street, Woollahra, on Saturday morning was the subject of a discussion at the local borough council meeting last night. when considerable…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Great Bush Fire
An alarming and destructive bush fire broke out some days ago at Pennant Hills on the low ground near Mr. H. E. Read's residence, and spread with incredible rapidity, the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A Fire
Rookwood Brigade had a call to the pipeline on Saturday afternoon, just as they were getting ready for the afternoon's competition. They had a couple of hours hard…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Fire Appliances
Residents of the suburbs will learn with interest and satisfaction Chat it is proposed to expend the £15,600 voted by Parliament upon the purchase of sites and the erection of fire stations…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Destructive Fire at Waterbury
A telegraphic message from Waterbury (Conn.) to the San Francisco "Chronicle" on February 2 stated:—"In the hardest gale of the winter, Waterbury, Conn., struggled to-night with a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Oxford-street on Fire
Early yesterday, while a number of men were treating some wood blocks near the Paddington Town Hall with pitch, one of the cauldrons boiled over, and the liquid flowed down the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigades Demonstration at Rookwood
The quarterly competition among fire brigades under the auspices of the Western Suburbs Volunteer Fire Brigades Competition Association was held at Rookwood on Saturday…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Late Fire at North Rocks
On Saturday, the Parramatta Coroner, Mr. T. E. MacNevin, P.M., opened a magisterial enquiry at North Rocks touching the late fire there. The enquiry was not completed, owing…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Bush Fires
BARRABA, Wednesday— The western sky has been lit up for the past three nights by the glare of the bush fires that are burning near Narrabri, and the flames are said to be making towards…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Ryde. a Midnight Blaze. School of Arts Destroyed. with Other Buildings. a Water Supply That Failed
The most destructive fire which ever occurred at Ryde last night devastated several buildings in the main street, including a leading store, and the local School of Arts. The store, which stood…
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