Fire on a Ship
At 3.o'clock this morning the barque Loch Breden, lying at Cowper's Wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay, was discovered to be on fire. Captain Thomas Williams was aroused by an…
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Ladies as Fire-fighters. Some Interesting Particulars
At the huge premises of Messrs. Merryweather in the Greenwich-road, London, there Is a school in which ladies are trained as fire-"men." This peculiar academy is supposed to fill a long-felt…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →A Barque on Fire. the Loch Bredan at Cowper Wharf
About 3.30 this morning the watchman at Brown's Stores. Woolloomooloo, discovered smoke issuing from the after-part of the barque Loch Bredan, lying at Cowper Wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →The Theatre Fire Inquest. No Evidence As to Cause. an Open Verdict
The watchman, Joseph Hanafin, was in the witness-box when our first edition went to press on Thursday. The Coroner: Did your wife call to tell you of the death of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Subiaco Convent in Danger. A Sheet of Fire from Dundas Station to the River
On Wednesday a fire broke out not far from the Dundas station on the new Clyde-Carlingford railway line. The outbreak was seen from Parramatta; and the firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Swept by Fire. Paterson, New Jersey (U.s.a.), Almost Wiped Out. Another Chicago Incident on a Small Scale
Paterson, a city with a population of 100,000, in New Jersey. 70 miles north-west of New York, has been swept by the most disastrous fire in the history of America since the famous…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →A Great Fire. Her Majesty's Theatre Burned. "Ben Hur" Scenery Utterly Destroyed. Loss of Life. (See illustrations on pages 22 and 23.)
One of the most sensational fires in the history of Sydney's greatest conflagrations occurred on Sunday morning, when the finest theatre in the metropolis—Her…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Fire Issues
The "Sunday Times" ordinary issue was out some time before the fire was discovered at Her Majesty's last Sunday morning, but extra editions…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Dig Queensland Fire
As a result of a disastrous conflagration at Childers (Q.), the whole southern side of the main street, except 10 buildings, was totally destroyed. The loss is estimated at…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Great Blaze at Her Majesty's—points, Coincidences, and Scenes
News of the great fire which led to the destruction of Her Majesty's Theatre, Sydney, on Sunday morning last was first published in this journal. Two extra editions…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigades Demonstration. Brigades From All Parts of the State Compete. Newcastle, Saturday Night
The weather was bitterly cold for the Fire Brigades' Demonstration to-day, and in consequence there was only a sparse attendance on the Association Cricket Ground. Upwards of 60 brigades…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Fire at Her Majesty's. a Mysterious Incident. Is the Telephone Department to be Blamed?
There is one incident connected with the recent lamentable, disastrous, and fatal fire at Her Majesty's Theatre that is deserving of the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Two Small Fires
The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call at 3.50 yesterday afternoon to 49 Clarence-street, the residence of Matilda Clarke, and on arrival were able to extinguish the flames…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires. Blayney
A fire broke out last night at the office of the "Blayney Advocate and Carcour Herald." When discovered the flames were issuing from the windows. On account of the inflammable nature of the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire Brigades' Demonstration
Newcastle is at present full of volunteer firemen, attending one of the demonstrations which are held periodically in different centres of the STate. Outside the district firemen there are about four hundred visitors, representing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire on a Ship
At 3 a.m. on Saturday the barque Loch Breden, lying at Cow[?]er's Wharf, Woolloomooloo Bay, was discovered to be on fire. Captain Thomas Williams was aroused by an…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Outbreak of Fire. a Barque Endangered
At about 3.20 o'clock on Saturday morning the Metropolitan Fire Brigade received a call from the Woolloomooloo Police Station to a fire at Cowper Wharf. It appears that the watchman at Brown's…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →"Push" and Revolver Commotion in Pitt-street. A Menaced Citizen Fires in Defence
About 8 o'clock on Saturday evening last there was a great stampede of people in Pitt-street, the occasion being the discharge of a revolver by an individual standing opposite…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Barque on Fire. the Loch Bredan at Cowper Wharf
About 3.30 on Saturday morning the watchman at Brown's stores, Wolloomooloo, discovered smoke issuing from the after part of the barque Loch Bredan, lying at Cowper Wharf…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Tasmania. Fire at Zeehan. a Man Burned to Death. Zeehan
Early on Saturday morning Sweet's Railway Hotel was destroyed by fire, and a prospector named Matthew Hogan was burned to death. He had been on the west coast for about 12 years, and prior…
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