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WELLINGTON (N.Z.), Saturday.--A fire in the kerosene bonds destroyed the contents of three large sheds, containing about 20,000 cases. The fire lasted six hours, burning with grent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A fire occurred last night and destroyed the Colonial Oil Company's kerosene store, and Messrs. Kempthorne, Prosser and Co.s chemists and druggists' goods store. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →At the last meeting of the Alexandria Council considerable indignation was manifested at the delay in establishing a new fire station in district. It was stated that twelve months ago…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →This morning about 11 o'clock a sulphur punt was found ablaze at the wharf of Messrs. Elliott Bros., In Iron Cove, on the west side of Balmain…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Metropolitan Fire Brigade had a most difficult fire. to fight this morning. Shortly after 11 o'clock, the Balmain branch of the brigade received a call from Elliott Brothers,…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Additional particulars obtained with regard to this morning's fire at Balmain (as reported on page 4) go to show that the outbreak originated in a most extraordinary manner. Moored…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Shortly before 9 a.m. on Tuesday, on outbreak of fire was reported in Phillip-street, Parramatta. Four stone cottages run from near the Marsden-street corner…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Shortly before 9 o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in a terrace of cottages in Phillip-street. The Parramatta and Granville fire brigades were soon in attendance, and got the fire under before much…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →A dwelling house in Fox-street, occupied by Mrs. George Morris, was totally destroyed by fire this morning. The origin of the fire is not known. It is supposed that it was…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Between 8 and 9 a.m. yesterday the Parramatta Fire Brigade received a call from Phillip-street, where a stone cottage, occupied by Mrs. Gray, a dressmaker, was found to be in flames, A hose carriage and six men…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →As the result of the burning of a quantity of sulphur on a punt at Elliott Bros', wharf yesterday morning, three men were severely burnt, and had to be taken to the local…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →An inquest was held yesterday at Lidsdale before the district coroner, Mr. Board, and a jury or 12, into the cause of the fire at the Commonwealth coal mine on July 22. The…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Shortly after 10 a.m. yesterday, an alarm of fire was received from Elliott Bros. Chemical Works, Terry-street, Balmain. Firemen from the stations in the vicinity turned out, and on…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire was caused in an unusual manner yesterday morning on a punt of Messrs. Elliott Brothers, manufacturing chemists, lying at the wharf at Rozelle. The outbreak was…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Logan Village Hotel, a one-storied wooden building containing 19 rooms, 27 miles from Brisbane, occupied by Mr. W. Wiman and owned by Mr. W. Drynan, was…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The Logan Village Hotel, a one-storey wooden building, situated about 27 miles from Brisbane, was destroyed by fire this morning. It is not known whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Owing to the impossibility of burying all the dead after the battle of Liao-yang cremation was resorted to, and immense fires were lighted for this purpose…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The illustration shows Jespersen's Patent Bush-fire Extinguisher, which is simple but effective, and decidedly useful. The device consists of a fire-prcof sack material attached by a swivel to a broom-handle, and is light and handy, more easily and quickly worked, and, consequently,…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There is a man named Harry Baker, who lives on Vancouver Island, who is most evidently pursued by a fire fiend. The other night he was aroused by a man setting alight…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →There have appeared from time to time in "The World's News" various devices for saving one the trouble of getting up early to light the fire and boil the kettle. In the H.R.S. Ansonia…
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