Fire in Wynyard-lane. Big Risk Quickly Overcome
When Superintendent Webb at a few minutes before 1 o'clock yesterday received word that there was a fire in Wynyard- lane, knowing the locality, and the danger…
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Under Fire Off Port Arthur. a Startling Experience. Melbourne
A Victorian gentleman has received the following letter from a relative at present travelling in Japan and China. The letter was despatched from Wei-hai-wel, at the end of…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →District Court. (Before Judge Rogers.) Fire in a Furniture Van. Everingham v Kilner
Mr. Blacket, instructed by Mr. H. J. Aspinall, appeared for the plaintiff, Frederick Hastings Everingham, of Creydon; and Mr. Lamb, instructed by Mr. E. R. Abigail, for…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Terrible Crime in Russia. Burglars Behead Millionaire, His Wife and Four Servants. Steal £25,000, and Set Fire to the House. London, April 9
The "Express" publishes an account of a terrible crime at Vilna, Russia. Burglars broke Into the house of Jacob Gruenberg, millionaire. They beheaded Gruenberg, his wife, and four domestics with an axe…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire at Davington
A three-roomed cottage, owned by Hans Olson, at Davington, was destroyed on Saturday night through the explosion of a kerosene lamp. The house and contents were insured in the Nonwich…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Sir Wm. M'millan's Residence
Yesterday morning the root of the residence of Sir William M'Mlilan at Victoria-road, Waverley, was discovered to be on fire. All the eastern district fire stations sent appliances to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Colac. [By Telegraph.] MELBOURNE
The premises occupied by Mr. J. Greenhill, of Colac, were destroyed by fire, the engineering works were also destroyed, and damage to the extent of £700 done. The plant was…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Fatal Fire at Grafton. Grafton
At a public meeting held to-night, the Mayor presiding, it was decided to raise subscriptions for the relief of the family of Mrs. Long, five of whom were victims of the fire last…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fires. Hay
A fire occurred in a lumber room at the roar of a saddlery establishment Kept by Mr. C. Brown in Lachlan-street. It was promptly extinguished, and only damage to the extent…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fires in the Country
HAY. Wednesday.-A serious fire was narrowly averted on Saturday night, when a room in seddler's shop, owned, by Mr. Charles Brown, situated in the middle of the main…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →A Novel Fire Escape
Many are the fire escapes which have been Inverted,' but ' the latest, is, perhaps, one' of the' strangest, as it Is certainly one of 'the most ingenious, yer devised It denmands' a…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Protection Against Fire. Mr. Hordern's Precautions
Mr. Samuel Hordern is evidently determined to do what he can to prevent his new buildings on Brickfield Hill from meeting with such a disaster as that by which the…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Improved Fire-brigade Appliances. Motor Hose Carriage for Sydney
Superintendent Webb, of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, is speedily making use of the experience gained during his recent trip through Europe and America, for, at the…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Round the Camp Fire. See Picture Pages, 924-925
"Should auld acquaint—" "Oh, shut up. We ain't going out of camp yet, and I'm wet through on the outside and korfing chips from inside me, I'm that dry…
Continued on Trove, page 897 →Counry News. Store Destroyed by Fire. Wollongong
Last night a draper's store at Corrimal, occupied by Mr. Fell, and owned by Mr. Ziems, was with its stock totally destroyed by fire. The occupier of the premises was absent when…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Furthest South. Interview with Professor David. Large La Yd Areas Near the South Pole "A Girdle of Fire Round the Earth." Australia's Interest in the Expeditions
A representative of "The Daily Telegraph" interviewed professor David of the Sydney University yesterday in reference to the subjected of the Antarctic regions and captain Scott's…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →From Various Sources. Significant Russian Silence. Cruisers Between Two Fires
LONDON, Thursday.--In connection with the latest affair at Port Arthur, advices from Tien-tsin are to the effect that part of the Russian squadron was cut off from its base…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Ingenious Automatic Fire Lighter
Surely laziness, and not necessity, is the mother of many present-day inventions. An inventor has devised a scheme for making his alarm clock light the.kitchen fire, thus…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Education Fight. a Call to Arms. Dr. Macky Fires a Broadside
Dr. Macky could not let the occasion of his presentation last week at the Sydney Town Hall slip by without firing a broadside into the Education Conference. The Doctor's…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Scientific Progress. The Passing of the Fire Engine
In the city of Philadelphia has recently been completed a system of high-pressure fire mains to take the place of steam fire engines. The fact is noteworthy as Indicating the tendency…
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