Camp-fire Concert
What was termed a grand camp-fire concert was held at the camp at the Agricultural Ground last night, and was attended and immensely enjoyed by a large number of people. It was under…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Fires & bushfires, 1902
2,403 stories in Sydney's papers · page 62 of 121
A Thoughtful Fire Brigade
"How you can admire our Are brigade as you do, subscribing £20 to it, I'm blessed if I know. It's the most useless --" "My dear follow, that's not admiration; that's…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire in a City Hotel
A detachment of firemen from the headquarters of the M.F.B. turned out shortly after 4 a.m. yesterday to a fire at the Burwood Hotel, corner of Clarence and…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →On Fire in the Suez Canal
THE BURNING PETROLEUM SHIP NERITE, WHICH OBSTRUCTED TRAFFIC ON THE SUEZ CANAL FOR TWO DAYS RECENTLY…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fire at Castlereagh Early in March. Inquest This Week
[?] [?] [?]st was commenced at [?] [?] [?] [?] Mr Arthur [?] [?] [?] and a jury of twelve, of whi[?] [?] T D Clissold was foreman, touching…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Customs Seizures. Fire Arms for Batoum. London, May 15
The London Customs authorities stopped a consignment of Birmingham sates addressed to Batoum, a Russian port on the Black Sea. The hollow walls of the safes enclosed…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →How an Outlaw Died in Maine. Prepared for a Desperate Resistance. But Didn't Fire Soon Enough
With the capture of "Pete" Fountain, the notorious outlaw and poacher, who was brought down by a shot from the rifle of Warden Templetoo, it is thought that a gang which has been…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires
A small fire occurred on Friday at the Burwood Hotel, corner of Clarence and Margaret streets, which is occupied by Mr. Frederick Cooper, and owned by Mr. Lyons, of Bridge-street…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Russia. Great Fire at Bobruisk
LONDON, May 16, 2.30 p.m.—One thousand houses and business and public establishments have been destroyed by fire at Bobruisk, Russia. (Bobruisk is a town on the Beresina, 87 miles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Bobruisk. London, May 16
At Bobruisk, 88 miles south-cast of Minsk, West Russia, 1000 houses and business places have been destroyed by fire…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Big Fire in Russia. a Thousand Houses Burnt
LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--A big fire has occurred at Bobmisk, a fortress town in Wost Russia. It is reported that 1000 houses, business…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Big Blaze of Hay
KEMPSEY, Monday.--A fire occurred in a large shed belonging to Messrs. Basche, at Frederickton on Saturday night. A large quantity of hay was stored in it, also about 50 bags of maize, and…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Sydney's Fire Danger
In another column we set before our readers the report of an interview with Superintendent Webb, of the Sydney Fire Brigade. The statements therein contained, moderately yet…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fires in New South Wales. Profitless Procrastination
It is an amazing fact that there are so many towns and urban places in New South Wales that have no fire-extinguishing appliances whatever. If the number of these…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire Brigades. Necessity for Legislation
The Fire Brigades Act of 1884 is often held up as an example of what can be done in the why of including the largest number of defects in the smallest possible space. Some of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Millthorpe. Millthorpe
On Saturday night a large shed at Mr. John Frapes, 4 miles from here, containing 80 tons of chaff and fodder two chaffculters, vehicles, harness, and sundry machinery, valued at £1000, was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Chicago. Armour's Lard Works Destroyed
LONDON, May 19, 1.50 p.m.—Armour's lard factory at Chicago has been destroyed by fire. Twenty-nine persons were injured, and the damage is estimated at l,000,000dol…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A Chicago Fire. London, May 19, 1.50 p.m
The great lard refinery in Chicago belonging to the great meat-packing firm of Armour and Co. has been the scene, of a disastrous fire the damage resulting from which…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Our Fire Danger. Sydney's Biggest Conflagration. Has Yet to Come. So Think the Experts. Are the Brigades Ready for It: Supt. Webb Says No!"
Though close upon a year has elapsed since the occurrence of the great fire which broke out in the Haymarket on July 10 last, nothing has since been done toy the Government, as the result of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →City Fire
The firemen at the headquarters of the. M.F.B. wore called out shortly before 7.30 this morning to a fire at Brasch's clothing factory, Castlereagh-street, opposite the fire station…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →