Fires. Albury
At the coroner's inquest on the late mysterious fires on the Sydney-road the jury returned a verdict that the premises were wilfully set on fire by some person or persons…
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Fire Precautions at the Town-hall
Mr. Nesbitt reported to the finance committee of the City Council yesterday that a number of fire buckets and lengths of hose had been provided for the Town-hall. He suggested that…
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COROWA, Friday.--Yesterday afternoon two stacks of hay, about 40 tons, and a large stack of straw, the property of Mr. J. Clifford, of Wahgunyah, were destroyed by fire. It is understood…
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Last Saturday evening, at seven minutes to six o’clock, the Mosman Fire Brigade were [?]urried out of their pleasant quarters and down to Aubi[?] Street,…
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WHERE a fire burns on the hearth Germans say the lightning will never strike, and evil beings will not dare to enter the house. In the North of England we have a…
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COROWA, Friday.-A fire broke out early this morning in the loose boxes at the Riverina Hotel, where several well-known district racehorses were located. When discovered, the fire had a…
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Goldring, Tolano, and Company s large merchandise, drapery, hardware, and wine and spirit, store at Hughendon, together with two smaller shops, in Brodie-street, were completely…
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A successful smoke concert was held at the Balmain station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade on Tuesday evening last, when the prizes won at the recent billiard tournament were…
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Messrs. Goldring, Tolano, and Co.'s large merchandise, drapery, hardware, wine, and spirit store, together with two smaller shops in Brodie-street, Hughenden, were g[?]ed by fire this morning. The…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →City Mutual Fire Insurance Co, Ltd. Annual General Meeting
The twenty-sixth animal general meeting of the City Mutual Life Insurance Company, Limited, was held at the office of the company, 95 Pitt-street, Sydney, on the 20th…
Continued on Trove, page 17 →To Resist Fire. Non-Inflammable Woods. Surprising Tests in London. London, Friday, 2.30 p.m
In compliance with a request of the Victorian Board of Health, Mr. Taverner, the Victorian Agent-General, witnessed at Fulham yesterday some experiments that were…
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In compliance with a request of the Victorian Board of Health, Mr. Taverner, the Victorian Agent-General, witnessed at Fulham yesterday some experiments that were…
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The officer who commanded the battery on Electric Cliff during the bombardment of Port Arthur has sent the following vivid account of the engagement :—…
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Soon after the 9.10 goods train for Melbourne had left Tooraky. Victoria, on Tuesday night, it was seen that some trucks of straw were on fire. The three trucks immediately following the…
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Yesterday afternoon two stacks of hay, about 40 tons, and a large stack of straw, the property of Mr. J. Clifford, Wahgunyah, were destroyed by fire. It is understood that they…
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LONDON, Friday Afternoon.--In response to the request of the Victorian Board of Health, Mr. Taverner, the Agent-General, witnessed surprising experiments at the Non-Flammable…
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LONDON, Monday.--Reuter's Tokio correspondent reports that General Kuroki began his forward movement on Tuesday, the 26th ult., by ordering a detachment of the…
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At Urisino station at 10 o'clock on the night of April 29 the store with a big stock, also the office and the ironmongery and harness rooms, with all their contents, were totally…
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A fire broke out on Monday, 25th ult, on the floor above Tattersall's Club-rooms, in the Queensland Investment Company's Buildings Queen-street. Happily it did not extend…
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The Annandale Council is of opinion [?] the time has arrived when a fire station should be established in the borough. Accordingly, [?] the last meeting the following resolution, moved…
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