The Westmead Fire
By the fire which occurred at Westmead on Tuesday, In which the cottage occupied by Mrs. Brooks and her. two children, was destroyed with all contents, the unfortunate family have lost all…
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Fire at Drummoyne
A nine-roomed brick house in Wright-avenue, Drummoyne, occupied by Air. G. Crowley, was the scene of a fire yesterday. The local Volunteer Fire Brigade received" the call…
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Early this morning the M.F.R. received a call to attend a fire at the residence of Mr. Greial, George-street, Circular Quay, [?] Essex-street, A [?] and bedding were destroyed in the front room, and No. 3 bridge…
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A fire occurred in the produce store of Thomas Hamlton, 7 Engine-street, shortly after 11 o'clock last night. A detachment from headquarters station and George-street West Brigade attended, and soon…
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A fire was discovered at 40 Engine-street, city, a produce store, owned and occupied by Thomas Hamilton, carrier, between 11 and 12 o'clock last night. Detachments of the M.F.B. from the headquarters, George…
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Shortly after 11 o'clock last night a fire was discovered at Thomas Hamilton's produce store, 49 Ersklne-street. Detachments from the headquarters of the M.F.B. and numbers 3 and 4…
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The steamer Ettrickdale. which was employed for a time in the Australian coastal trade, had a narrow escape from, destruction by fire recently," The, vessel reached Bombay on May…
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LONDON, Wednesday.--The four masted barque Fannie Kerr, bound from Newcastle to San Francisco, took fire at sea, and was abandoned by the crew in latitude 2G degrees north…
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The barque Fannie Kerr, from Newcastle to San Francisco, while in mid-ocean, was discovered to be on fire. In lat. 26 N., long, 169 W., the crew abandoned the vessel. All the…
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The barque Fannie Kerr, from Newcastle to San Francisco, while in mid-ocean was discovered to be on fire. In lat. 26N., long. 169 W. the crew abandoned the vessel. All the…
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WINDSOR, Friday. —Another mysterious fire occurred at Wilberforce on Wednesday night, when an unoccupied house, the property of Mr. Ralph Turnbull. was burnt to the ground. Two…
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A shed containing hay and harness, belonging to Mr. T. Gudgeon, was burnt last night. Spontaneous combustion is supposed to have caused the outbreak…
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The courthouse stables were destroyed by fire yesterday afternoon. The complete set of weights and measures used by the inspector, which were kept in an adjoining room, were badly damaged. Files…
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AT about 11 o’clock on Saturday night the Kogarah fire Brigade received a call to a fire that had' broken out in the premises occupied by Mr. C. H…
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The Fire Brigade Station at Wagga, a weatherboard structure, was burnt to the ground at 4 a.m. on June 13. The flames spread to, and destroyed, a new weatherboard structure adjoining, which…
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One of the most remarkable pieces of fire apparatus yet devised, Las just been put in use in Pittsburg. U.S.A. It is the invention of a Prussian officer of artillery, and it is expected to solve a whole lot of the worst problems…
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THE programme for the concert to be given in the Town Hall, Rockdale, on July 9th next, will, without doubt, [?] one of the strongest ever staged in…
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Professor Abercrombie was a strange man; a scholar and a thinker. Scorning the commonplace and priding himself upon his originality, he propounded and developed theories which attracted…
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Perhaps no man was more popular amongst the fine army which fought through the Indian Mutiny than General Sir William Olpherus, V.C., and the death of "Hell Fire Jack," as he was…
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