A Strange Ceremonial Fire Walking on the Nilgirls
THE annual fire walking among the Badaga tribes on the Nilgirls took place the week before last, and…
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Fire Engine Fuel. London Brigade May Substitute Oil for Coal
For some time past experiments have been made by the chief officer of the London Metropolitan Fire Brigade with a view to ascertaining whether it would be advisable to use oil fuel in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Set Fire to His Wife. to Be Imprisoned for Life
George Bottrell was charged at the Quarter Sessions, Sydney, with having inflicted grievous bodily harm on his wife by putting kerosene on her clothes and setting her on…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Blind Bottrell" "Bogbed." Found Guilty of Setting Fire to His Wife. a Pitiful Spectacle. Carried into Court on a Stretcher!
At the Darlinghurst Quarter Sessions on Monday last, George Bottrell wu charged with having, on November 8, 1901, inflicted grievous bodily harm upon Agnes Bottrell, his wife, by…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Hunter's-hill
A fire broke out early on Saturday morning in the stables and coach house attached to the promises of Dr. Pentland, Alexandra-street, Hunter's-hill. The buildings, together with a…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Brigade for Ryde. Discussed by the Local Council
At the usual meeting of the Ryde Council on Friday, a letter was received from the Ryde Progress Association, asking the council to consider the advisability of establishing a fire…
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YOUNG, Saturday.--A fire, attended with loss of life, occurred here last night at the residence of Mr. David Normoyle, blacksmith. The house is a detached one, situated about half a mile…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fatal Fire at Young. Father Rescues Five Children. the Sixth Burnt to Death
YOUNG, Saturday.—A fire, attended with fatal results, occurred last night at the residence of David Normoyle, blacksmith, of this town. Normoyle is married, and has a family of six…
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The fire-fighting service of Sydney will shortly receive some of the additional appliances of which it has stood so long in need, the Fire Brigades Board having sent to London for two…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The Young Fatal Fire
YOUNG, Tuesday.—An Inquest was field touching the death of the lad Normoyle, who was burnt in the fire at his father's residence on Friday night. The evidence of Mr. Norcmoyle was…
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About 10.30 p.m. on Friday a fire occurred at the residenc of Mr. d. Normoyle, wheelwright and blacksmith, in Edward-street. Mrs. Nom[?]oe, who was in a delicate state of health, and five children…
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About 11 o'clock yesterday the fire brigades were called out to a fire in Cooper-street, Surry Hills, where the stables of Messrs. J. T. and J. Toohey, Standard…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Grant to a Fire Brigade
The Chief Secretary has informed Mr. Frank Farnell, M.L.A., that he has approved of the sum of £250 being placed on the estimates for the establishment of a volunteer fire brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fire Brigadas. Additional. Plant Ordered
During the last session of Parliament a sum of money was placed on the estimates for establishing a fire station at Pyrmount. A sutitable site has now been selected for the erection of the building, and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →London Fire Tragedy. London. April 21
Through the upsetting of a paraffin lamp a shop in Hackney was set on fire yesterday. Two children were saved from the flames, which spread rapidly, but four others…
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ALBURY, Monday Afternoon.—A fire attended with tragic circumstances occurred at Sandy Creek, twenty-three miles from Albury, on Saturday, at 2p.m. Mrs. Meredith, wife of a miner,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Surry Hills. a Fireman Injured
A small fire occurred yesterday at stables in Cooper-street, Surry Hills, occupied by Messrs. Toohey and Company, brewers. The damage done was not great. One of the firemen of the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Surry Hills. Curricle Ladder Capsized. Fireman Injured
Shortly before 11 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered in the stables occupied by Messrs. J. T. and J. Toohey, in Cooper-street, Surry Hills. Detachments of men with appliances from…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →News by Cable. [Copyright.] a Steamboat on Fire. Great Loss of Life
LONDON, April 21—Advices from Olmsted, Illinois (U.S.A.), state that the packet City of Piltsburg has been burnt, and that 50 passengers are missing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Surry-hills. a Fireman Injured. Through the Collapse of a Ladder
A fire broke out yesterday morning in Messrs. J. T. and J. Toohey's stables in Cooper-street. Surry-hills, and before the flames were extinguished, the building, which is one of two floors…
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