Fire in Crown-street
A boarding-house at 132. Crown-street, occupied by Miss Nellie Brackhan, was the scene of the small fire on Saturday. The outbreak, which was in the front room on the…
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Fire at Cobar
COBAR, Tuesday.-About half-past 1 this morning a fire occurred in William Dierke's blacksmith and wheelwright's shop, one end of which was occupied by W. Crossman, coach…
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A small fire took place yesterday at the residence of Mr. H. Levy, in Regent-street, Redfern, but it was extinguished by the inmates with buckets of water. The damage…
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AUCKLAND, Tuesday.-The Moturoa Freezing Works At New Plymouth, which were owned by the Taranaki Dairy Company, were totally destroyed by fire this morning. The total…
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At half-past 9 o'clock on Saturday night a fire broke out in premises situated in Rose-street, occupied by Miss Jewell as a restaurant and the Misses Mahoney and O'Mullane,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Walking in Japan
There is no celebration which causes greater commotion among the Japanese than the rite of "Hi-Wattarai"—fire walking. This is a thrilling, awe-inspiring, hair-raising function. For days beforehand…
Continued on Trove, page 1176 →Skyscrapers in a Fire
The lesson ot the Baltimore fire is said by expert architects and engineers to be that there, is no such thing as "fire-proof construction" (says the "Argonaut.") They assert that the…
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Morrin's wholesale hardware warehouse, which is in the heart of Auckland, N.Z., was totally destroyed by fire, the damage amounting to about £82,000,…
Continued on Trove, page 15 →Fires in the Country. Hotel Destroyed. 'Quirindi
This morning, after 4 o'clock, Dodls's Club Hotel, in Whittaker-strcct, was destroyed by fire. Mr. Alexander Dodds, the landlord, was awakened by a child coughing beside him in…
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COBAR, Tuesday.--A fire occurred this morning in a workshop occupied by William Frossman, a painter. The whole of the contents, including several vehicles, were destroyed, and a…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Attempt to Fire Cronstadt Arsenal
A heap of shavings, sprinkled with petroleum, was discovered ablaze in the arsenal at Cronstadt. The flames were extinguished before spreading to a building filled…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire at Ultimo. a Foundry Gutted
The firemen were called out at midnight last night to a big Are in Mr. C. A. M'Donald's foundry in Ultimo, but though the job appeared at first to bo a formidable one, the…
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At about closing hour yesterday the M.F.B. received a call to a fire at C. A. M'Donald's engineering establishment in Jones-street, Ultimo, but the services of the brigade were not…
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An outbreak of Are was discovered at about 11.30 last night at C. A. M'Donald's engineering establishment, in Jones-street, Ultimo. The Metropolitan Fire Brigade received tho call at…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fire at Ultimo. Iron Foundry Severely Damaged. Valuable Machinery Saved
A large iron foundry at Ultimo, owned by Mr. C. A. MacDonald, and covering an extensive area, was the scene of a large fire about 11.30 o'clock last night. The building, which…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Japanese Fire on a Red Cross Train. Protest to the Powers
LONDON, Wednesday.--Russia has protested to the Powers which signed the Geneva and Hague Conventions, against the action of Japanese troops at Pu-lan-tien, in…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Kronstadt Arsenal. a Mysterious Fire. Attributed to the Japanese. London, May 10
A heap of shavings, which had been sprinkled with petroleum, was discovered ablaze in Kronstadt arsenal, Russia. The fire was extinguished before it had time to…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Fighting in Thibet. The British Surprised. Camp Still Under Fire. London, Wednesday, 2.20 p.m
The latest despatches from the British Mission in Thibet under Colonel Younghusband state that the Thibetans surprised Gyangtse, where the British are at present stationed,…
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Mr. A. R. Stafford's hayshed at Maull's Creek, containing about 100 tons of hay, was destreyed last night…
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Two young men, John M'Quinney and Robert Russell, were indicted before Judge Murray, at the Darlinghurst Sessions yesterday afternoon for having attempted to steal from…
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