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A small fire occurred at about 11.30 p.m. on Monday at the premises of Mr. J. W. Rix, pipe and walkingstick manufacturer, 322 George-street city. Very little damage resulted, the firemen…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →A big fire occurred in Hughenden, North Queensland, on June 11. The buildings destroyed included the Railway Hotel, livery stables, live shops, several business offices, and a large store. The damage is estimated at close on £6000, about half of which is covered by insurance. The inmates of the hotel practically saved nothing…
Continued on Trove, page 1555 →The latest American fire-fighting invention "the turret nozzle" has been imported by the Metropolitan Fire Brigade Board, and one outfit was tried at the man-o'-war steps on Friday…
Continued on Trove, page 1554 →Alderman W. Taylor (suburban councils' representative on the Fire Brigades' Board) has advised the various suburban councils that the following matters connected with suburban districts…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Waratah colliery was stopped to-day owing to a small outbreak of fire. It appears that about 3 o'clock this morning one of the firemen when [?]e went into the pit discovered the outbreak in a cut-through between the main…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shortly after 4 o'clock on Wednesday afternoon a fire, caused by the ignition of some benzine, occurred at the residence of H. Dixon, 7 old Parramatta-road, Forest Lodge. The flames were…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 3 o'clock yesterday morning the fireman deputy at the waratah colliery, on going below, discovered the existence of a fire between the main intake and the return airway. He immediately reported the matter to the…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The danger which the town is placed in owing to the absence of water was ex[?]mplified last night when a fire broke out in a four-roomed iron house in Crystal-street. The brigade attended, but was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Early this morning a small fire was found on the main road in the Waratah Colliery. The discovery was made by the examining deputy, who at once reported it to Mr. Yule,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →For the first time in London for many years soldiers with fixed bayonets were to be seen, on duty at a fire the other night. The scene of the outbreak which led to this…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →A proposal has boon made to change the site or the proposed Randwiek tire station from a position at the roar of the local Town-hall to part of the bowling green. It is understood that the borough council have…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Two fires occurred in grocers' shops— one at North Sydney, and one at Newtown—early this morning. Shortly before 5 o'clock the North Sydney…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →LONDON, Jane 25.—The State Militia were called out in consequence of the height to which the riots in Connection with the tramway in Richmond, United States, had arisen. In the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →About 4.40 a m. yesterday a fire occurred in a grocer's shop at 45 Ben Boyd-road, Neutral Bay, occupied by Mr. T. Hurlstone. Detachments of the North Sydney Branch of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →The M.F.B. attended an outbreak of fire this morning at a grocer's shop in Denison-street, Newtown. The fire which was of very small dimensions, was confined to the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →An exciting incident occurred in William St. on Thursday. The City Council is carrying out the work of relaying the wood blocks on the northern side of the tramline, and in…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Early yesterday the North Sydney branch of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade and the Mosman Volunteer company received a call to a shop situated at 45 Don Boyd-road, occupied by…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →On Thursday evening the members of the Fire Brigades Board visited Parramatta and inspected the local fire station. The men were exercised, and they gave evidence that they were prepared to turn out to a fire at very short…
Continued on Trove, page 14 →This is an actual sketch, reproduced from the "Illustrated Mail," of the big fire in Canada, a full description of which appeared in our issue of the 13th inst. Hundreds of houses were destroyed, and millions of feet of timber swallowed up. The total loss was nearly £200,000…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Advices received from San Diego by the R.M.S. Ventura yesterday slate that a fire broke out on May 21st in the coal cargo of the ship Milverton. from Newcastle. The vessel was…
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