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A destructive fire occurred at the residence of Mr. H. Beard, the Orielton Estate, commencing at 3.30 to-day. The stables and coachhouse, together with a valuable polo pony,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Messrs. M'[?] and M'Eacharn's clerks were busy to-day making fallies of the steamer Pilbarra's Melbourne cargo affected by the five which broke out on Friday night, and unloading was begun at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The normal quiet of a Parramatta sabbath was, on Sunday morning, rudely disturbed by the rumours and indications of a conflagration at Mr. J. Sutton's well-known bakery in…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →WINDSOR, Wednesday.—Another of those mysterious fires which, have upset the peace of mind of the residents of Kurrajong for some considerable time past, and have baffled all efforts…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Legislative Council has passed the second reading of the State Fire Insurance Bill. The Attorney-General declared that it was the intention to bring the bill into operation,…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →WINDSOR, Wednesday.--There has recently been an epidemic of fires in the Kurrajong district, all shrouded in mystery, and put down to incendiarism. Just before daylight yesterday…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A cottage was destroyed by the last night. It was feared that the owner, Mrs. [?]g, was inside the burning building. That has proved to be the [?]. Her body was discovered among the debris this…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →THE nineteenth annual report of the Fire Brigades' Board, which was presented to Parliament last night, only more than ever emphasises the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →It is natural of course to expect that the demands on the metropolitan fire brigades will grow with the growth of the city itself, and of its suburbs. The report for the year…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The annual report of the Fire Brigades' Board for 1902 was laid on the table of the Legislative Assembly inst evening. The report stated that during the year 41 fire insurance companies had…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →During the progress of teo Roman Catholic bazaar last night at the School of Arts, a fire broke out in a fancy stall, caused by the falling of a fairy lamp. The flames were got…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The French mail steamer Tonkin, of the M.M. line, which was on the Australian line for a time, had a narrow escape from destruction by fire recently at Kobe, Japan. She had Just…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →A large number, of aldermen witnessed a special drill of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade at headquarters last night at the special invitation of the Fire Brigades Board…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →About 160 aldermen accepted invitations from the Fire Brigades' Board to witness a special drill of the Metropolitan Eire Brigade at headquarters last night. There were several items…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Two weatherboard bouses in Travers-street were destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock this morning. The fire commenced in a house occupied by a man named Hargraves, but as to…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The 19th annual report of the Fire Brigades Board was presented to Parliament last night. Reference is made to the fact that with the growth of the city and suburbs the…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A report has been prepared for the information of the Marine Board by Mr. R. F. Lewis, analyist to the chief inspector of explosives, as to the probable causes of the fire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"No profession needs loss stock-in-trade than that of a novelist. A penny bottle of ink, a penn'orth of paper, a penn'orth of pens, and there you are."…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →What Chief Purroy, of the New York Fire Department, regards as the best thing that lie has seen for aiding in extinguishing fires in high buildings or in saving the lives of persons…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →A small lire occurred last night in a shop in King-street, Newtown, occupied by Mr. A. Locklev. An alarm was sent to the fire station, and the brigades turned out, but by the…
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