Fire Near Rylstone
RYLSTONE, Wednesday.—A large hay shed, the property of Cox Brothers, Rawden, four miles from town, was burnt down at an early hour this morning. A large quantity of New Zealand hay…
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Fire at Stables. Three Horses Burned
Shortly before 7 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a bllock of stables at Rushcutter Bay, occupied by Mr. C. J. M'Caffroy. carrier. The outbreak was first noticed by a Mr. F. W. Stewart,…
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A big fire occurred at Paddington early yesterday morning, some large stables in Great Barconi-street, occupied by Mr. C. J. M'Caffery, genera! carrier, being much damaged. One…
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HAY, Thursday.—A fire broke out last night in the back portion of Beveridge and Company's store ia Lachlan-street. The fire brigade was promptly on the scene, and extinguished the fire…
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INVERELL, Wednesday.--A fire occurred here last night at the residence of Mr. Harry Thomas, Albion-hill. It is not known how the fire originated, but it first broke out in the kitchen…
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The twenty-fifth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held at the offices of the Company, 95 Pitt-street, on Wednesday, 20th…
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The annual meeting of the Northern District Fire Brigades Association was held last night at the Newcastle West Station, the president, Mr. G. J. Kempster, occupying the chair. The annual report showed that the brigades…
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At Hie annual meeting of the Northern District Fire Brigades' Association, Mr, V. Hill, secretary, stated that notwithstanding the proposal of the Government to reduce the subsidies paid to the country fire brigades, the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Queensland. Sawmill Destroyed by Fire. Brisbane
The mill building and the plant of Taylor's saw mills at Maryborough, also a large quantity of timber, were destroyed by fire last night. The mill and plant were owned by the Queensland National…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →France. Fire at a Wedding. Four Ladies Burnt to Death. London, May 27
During the celebration of a wedding at Arras, France, a fire occurred in the ballroom Four ladies were burried to death and 20 others were terribly injured…
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An inquest on the recent fire at the Australian Hotel was held by the coroner (Mr. R. G. Dulhunty) to-day. The jury found there was no evidence to show how the fire originated, and added a rider…
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A fire was discovered early on Friday evening in the rear of a chemist's shop occupied by Mr. Patrick M'Carty, Shaw-street, Stanmore. The Marrickville branch of the M.F.B. was soon in…
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Fearing that a 6000-gallon tank of oil, which caught fire in a railway accident near Portland, Maine, would explode, the naval authorities bombarded it with a one-pounder gun to let the oil…
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Early last evening a fire occurred at premises occupied by Mr. Patrick M'Carty, chemist, Shawstreet, Stanmore, and owned by Mr. Russell Jones, Petersham. The Marrickville branch of…
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On Sunday morning, Alderman Unicomb found that the wharf known as Dundas Wharf was on fire. The sleepers crossing the stonework wore ignited and were…
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Anything that tends to reduce the chance of loss of life at fires is full of interest to every reader of "The World's News." Of late the most progressive American fire…
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The twenty-fifth annual general meeting of the City Mutual Fire Insurance Company, Limited, was held at the offices of the company, 95 Pitt-street, on Wednesday. 20th…
Continued on Trove, page 37 →Queensland. Sawmill Fire. Another Outbreak. Brisbane
Another outbreak of fire occurred to-day at the Albion sawmills, Maryborough. A large shed of stacked [?]mber was completely destroyed. This is the third outbreak at the same place within two months. An…
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One of the most singular fires it has been our lot to chronicle occurred between 5 and 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening last at tho residence of Mr P J Quinn, mail contractor, King-street, Lemongrove…
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The residence of Hobart Shipley, Airly, was destroyed by fire during the absence of the family. Very little was saved from the building, and the family are now homeless…
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