Naval Movements. Torpedo Craft Under Hot Fire. London, May 22
A Japanese squadron on the 17th inst bombarded the buildings and a railway bridge at Kin-ehau. Vice-Admiral Togo reports that his…
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Fires. in City and Suburbs
Just before 3 o'clock this morning the M.F.B. received a call from the fire-box at Redfern Railway Goods Shed to a fire which had broken out on the premises of W. Grainer and Company,…
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YOUNG, Tuesday.-A fire, which occurred during the night, completely destroyed the residence and its contents of Mr. D'Arcy Maqueen. The house was occupied at the time by Mr. and…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire in Elizabeth-street. An Early Morning Call
The M.F.B. was called out this morning about 3 o'clock for a fire at 348 Elizabeth- street, which was first seen by the signalman on the Redfern Bridge…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Queensland. Fire Ball at Sea. a Sensational Experience. Brisbane
The ketch Keera, Captain Robertson, has arrived at Cooktown after visiting all the London Mission stations in New Guinea. The captain reports that when off the…
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A stack of wheaten hay owned by Mr. D. Woods, jun., of Callala, has been destroyed by fire. The hay weighed 40 tons, being worth about £100…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An Early Morning Fire
About 3 o'clock yesterday morning a fire was discovered on the premises of W. Grainger and Co., picture-frame makers, at 348 Elizabeth-street. The outbreak was confined to a…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Remarkable New Fire Extinguisher
Herr Eberhardt a German, has recently carried out some wonderful experiments with a fire-extinguishing mixture he has invented. This mixture is composed of various salts and alkalis dissolved in water. To prove…
Continued on Trove, page 1338 →Petersham Fire Brigade Station
There was a large gathering at the Petersham Fire Brigade station last night, when members of the brigade, under District Officer G. Lang, gave a display of fire-brigade drill in the limited space available at…
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Pour youths, named respectively Sydney Johnson, 19, canvasser, Ernest Burt, 18. printer, Frederick Hansen, 18. confectioner, and Frederick Hoffman, 17, engineer, were, at the Water Police…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Petersham Fire Station. Delay in Providing Accommodation. Demonstration by Firemen
An interesting demonstration of fire brigade work was given by District Officer George Lang, in the presence of a large number of visitors who assembled at the Petersham Fire Brigade…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire Brigade Display. Marrickville Branch of the M.F.B.
Intense local interest was manifested last night in a display given by the men of the Marrickville Station of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade at their quarters on New…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →The Explosion at Coolgardie. Caused by a Fire
COOLGARDIE, Thursday.--The inquest concluded to-day regarding the explosion which inst week destroyed the National Explosives Company's magazine at Coolgardie. The jury…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire in a Death-trap. Six Lives Lost
LONDON, Thursday.--A sensational fire, attended with fatal results, occurred last night at Huntley's restaurant at "Weston-super-Mare, Somerset…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Fire in a Restaurant[?] Six Lives Lost. a Brave Lad's Death. London, May 26
Huntley's restaurant at Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, was destroyed by fire last night. The building was structurally a death-trap…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Rockdale Fire Brigade Band
The Rockdale Fire Brigade Band will render a programme of classical and religious music at Shady Nook, Brighton-le-Sands, in aid of St. George's Cottage Hospital,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →Russian Malfeasance. a Fire at Cronstadt
Officials at Cronstadt, hoping to conceal the non-existence of a large portion of the ammunition, uniforms, and other equipments supposed to be in their custody, and…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at Drummoyne. a Sail Loft Alight
Between 6.30 and 6.45 last night a fire occurred in a sailmaker's room in Bridge-road, Drummoyne. It appears that a fire in a chimney spread and set alight to some…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →What British Guns Fire Lyddite and Shrapnel
In "Casgell's Magazine" Mr. Arnold White writes on "The Great Guns of Great Britain," and gives some timely information as to the shells which they fire: The projectiles fired from…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Hospital Ablaze. Surgical Operation During the Fire
A serious fire broke out in the basement of St. Vincent's Hospital, Indianapolis, on the afternoon of April 18. Dense volumes of smoke quickly filled the…
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