Fire in Grafton
GRAFTON, Friday.—A fire occurred in Prince-street this morning, which destroyed three buildings near the centre of the city. The fire originated in Mrs. Corby's confectionery…
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Great Fire at Manilla. Eight Thousand Homeless
LONDON, May 21, 3 p.m.—A. disastrous fire has occurred at Manilla, the capital of the Philippines. Two thousand native houses were…
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A disastrous and most extensive fire has occurred at Manila. Upwards of two thousand native house were destroyed, and 2,008,000 people were…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Mount Kembla Disaster Report of the Royal Commission. the Cause of the Explosion. Fire Damp and Coal Dust. CAttBON-MONOXIDE the Cause of Death. Mine Manager Guilty of a Grave Irregularity. Prevention of Colliery Explosions
Considerable interest attaches to the report of the Royal Commission appointed to inquire into the cause of the explosion which reulted in the death of 95 miners employed in the Mount Kembla Coal…
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Last Sunday evening, at nine minutes past eight, when Captain Field, of the Mosman Fire Brigade, had just returned from church he heard his telephone bell…
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A formidable fire broke out on an island in the bay of Cadiz, in the immediate vicinity of the well-known Trocadero Fort. A magazine containing 45,000gal. of petrol caught…
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GRAFTON, Friday.--A destructive fire broke out in Prince-street early this morning in a shop owned by the English and Scottish Bank, occupied by Mrs. Corby as a dressmaking…
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Three buildings in Prince-street were destroyed by fire at 3 a.m. to-day. The fire ori[?]nated at Mrs. Corby's confectionery and dressmaking premises, owned by the E.S. and A. Bank, and spread to M…
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A disastrous fire has occurred at Manila, capital of the Philippine Islands. Two thousand native houses were destroyed and 8000 natives are homeless. The damage…
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Alderman Taylor (suburban municipal representative on the Fire Brigades Board) reported at the last meeting of the Rockdale Council that fire alarms would be erected in the followint suburbs:…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Fire in Hotel. a Publican's Liability. District Court Judgment
Judge Heydon delivered his reserved Judgment to-day in the Sydney. District Court action Nott versus Maclurcan, in which William Henry Nott. a member of the M'Adoo Jubilee Singers…
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His Honor Judge Heydon delivered rather an Important judgment to-day in the suit arising out of a fire at the Wentworth Hotel, Church Hill, on February 23 last…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Stables on Fire. Blaze at Rushcutters Bay. Horses Burnt
Just as 7 o'clock was striking this morning a greyish cloud of smoke, illumined by a sheet of flame, rose from the central building of the stables known as the 'Bus Co's…
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A small fire broke out shortly after midnight Past night in a buck bedroom on the first floor of Casey's Hotel, at the corner of George and Liverpool streets. The…
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DUBBO, Monday.--Price's Australian Hotel, in Brisbane and Talbragar streets, the heart of the town, was totally destroyed by fire between 6 and 7 this morning. The inmates only just…
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A fire occurred at 12.20 this morning in a bedroom on the first floor of Casey's Hotel, corner of George and Liverpool streets. The flames were extinguished by the inmates and the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, a quantity…
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The need of a fire-ladder for reaching great heights has been demonstrated at several serious outbreaks of fire in the city. The conflagration at Messrs. Anthony Hordern and Sons…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →An Early Morning Fire. at Bushcutter's Bay. Old 'Bus Stables in Flames
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A fire broke out in an unoccupied cottage near Warwick Farm racecourse between 2 and 3 a.m. on Sunday, resulting in the total destruction of the building. It is stated that the collage was the…
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INVERELL, Wednesday.—A fire occurred on the outskirts of the town last night, resulting in the destruction of the private residence of Mr. Harry Thomas, a member of the firm of Hosie…
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