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An inquest was held by the Deputy-Coroner (Dr. R. H. Todd) yesterday concerning the death of a widow named Martha Fulton (65), who was burned to death in the fire at a cottage…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Peasants raided the State granary at Turkalinsk, in the province of Tomsk, Siberia. The police attempted, to prevent them, but the officers were dispersed and many of them,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "Daily Mail" reports that the imposition of fresh taxes on the inhabitants of the island of Thasos led to the holding of a meeting which was attended by 3000 citizens,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The M.F.B. received a call shortly after 10 o'clock this morning to an outbreak of fire at the Golden Fleece Hotel, at the corner of Castlereagh and Campbell streets. Very little…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A house occupied by Mr. Lansdown, at Metz, was burned last night, everything being destroyed. -,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →An outbreak of fire on the new steamer Mokau, which was built at Sydney, resulted in the vessel being seriously damaged at New Zealand recently. The Mokau was fully laden with coal, and was…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →At 3.30 a.m. to-day a fire occurred in a chaff house and stables at the rear of the Commercial Hotel. The brigade and townspeople extinguished the fire. The chaff house contained fodder owned by C. G…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →MOLONG, Friday.—Last night a fire, which might easily have been attended with disastrous results, happened at the residence of Mr. David Scoles, manager of the Molong Gas Works, who…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →At 9 o' clock this morning a small fire occurred at Surrey House, London-street, Enmore, the residence of Mrs. Eliza Sheppard. The outbreak was extinguished by the inmates and firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Yesterday a demonstration of the utility of Crown's patent automatic fire-alarm was given at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, Station, Castlereagh-street, in the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Shortly before 11 a.m. yesterday a fire broke out in a basement at the Golden Fleece Hotel, occupied by Mr. P. Noonan, at tho corner of Castlereagh and Campbell streets. A…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A small outbreak of fire occurred at the residence of Mrs. C. Sheppard, London-street, Enmore, to-day. The fire was quelled before any damage was effected. Several window…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →On Tuesday night, at about 9.30. the fourroomed cottage belonging to Mr. Bray, standing near Messrs. Harrison's stable Castle Hill…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A fire that unfortunately was attended by loss of life occurred shortly after 1 a.m. on Tuesday, at a five-roomed cottage, No. 116 Osborneroad, Manly, occupied by Mr. Sydney Price, his…
Continued on Trove, page 16 →Why water is not always used in extinguishing fire in a ship's hold is clear, says "Fire and Water." While it can be used to great advantage in the case of fires in the open air, if it…
Continued on Trove, page 24 →Mr. William Alexander Gibb, whose portrait appears on another page of this issue, manager in Sydney of the New South Wales branch of the National…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Many thousands or pounds worth of damage was done by fire to B[?]y: Hall, Thirsk. The mansion was formerly the residence of Mr. George Hudson, the railway, king, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →New York's most picturesque hero was recently stripped of all his laurels. This was Edward Farley, a mild-mannered youth, who had won national fame as a civilian…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Meaning the Brigade which is to be. Though "there's many a slip between the bar and the bedroom," surely, after lengthy…
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