Bush Fires
GUNDAGAI.—The weather is extremely warm. Several small bush fires have occurred…
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Theatres and Fires
As a result of an interview between the Lord Mayor (Alderman Lees) and the town clerk, the Premier called a conference on the question of the control of theatres and other places of public assembly for…
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BEGA, January 5.—A serious fire occurred about 3 o'clock this morning, when Mrs. E. A. Evans' premises, a general store, In Church-street, were totally destroyed, and also nearly all of…
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Incidental to the question of fire escapes in theatres has arisen the question of escapes from big hotels and coffee palaces. Dr. Greswell, Minimum of the Board of Health, says that…
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Notwithstanding the groat amount of dry grass all over the country, the Cootamundra district lins, so far, boen pretty free from bush fires. There Was, however, an outbreak recently at…
Continued on Trove, page 12 →Fire at Beecroft. a Man Committed for Trial
At the Ryde Police Court yesterday Eric Sinclair, 59, a labourer, was charged with having the previous night at Beecroft maliciously set fire to a quantity of hay housed in a shed, the property of…
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A fire occurred at the Groswarden Theatre in Hungary, but it was extinguished before the audience were aware of the danger. It was afterwards discovered that all the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Fire at the Vale Hotel. Verdict of Incendiarism. Lithgow
The Vale Hotel, Hartley Vale, of which J. B. Monkman is the licensee, was burned down early last Friday morning. An inquest on the fire was held yesterday at Hartley Vale…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Cheeking a Judge Setting Fire to a Hay Barn. RYDE
At the Ryde Police Court this morning, before Messrs. Pope, Clark, Dole and Martin, J's.P., a wild-looking individual, giving his name as Eric Sinclair, his age as 59, and his…
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LONDON. Monday Afternoon.--A fire at the Grosswardein Theatre, in Hungary, was extinguished before the audience was aware of the danger…
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A fire took place at the Grosswardein Theatre, in Hungary, but it was extinguished before the audience had become aware of the danger it was in…
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A big bush fire started yesterday afternoon at Bark Hut, a few miles from Gundagai, and burnt all through the night. It is now travelling in the direction of Tumut. 100 acres of…
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A fire broke out at Murrey's Hotel last night, owing to a lamp falling amongst a lot of samples which were displayed in the hampie room. The fire was fortunately stopped…
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A fire broke out at Taylor's shaft, Wallaroo mines, at 3 o'clock this afternoon, just its the men were changing the shift. The outbreak is supposed to have occurred in the ten-fathom…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Fire Check in Theatres
The usefulness of a water curtain as a fire check in theatres will be demonstrated at the headquarters of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade at 4 p.m. to-day. in the presence…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fire at Sutherland. Sutherland
On Tuesday night a three-roomed cottage at Yowie Bay, the property of Mr. M'Iver, was destroyed by fire. The only occupant at the time of the outbreak being Mrs. M'Ivor, her…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Fire at the Wallaroo Mine. Miners' Narrow Escape. Adelaide
A fire broke out in Taylor's shift of the Wallaroo copper mine this afternoon. A gigload of men from the afternoon shift were on the way up, when smoke was seen issuing…
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A bush fire on Mr. Yates' farm, near Northam, yesterday destroyed 75 acres of wheat, some, acres of grass, and a large extent of fencing…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Country News. Bush Fires. Urana
Two large bush fires are raging in this district—one on Arajoel, the other on the Boree Creek. A strong easterly wind is blowing. Grass is in abundance, and the fires are…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Gunnedah Fire
GUNNEDAH, Thursday.— An inquest was held in connection with the recent fire at the Imperial Hotel. The jury returned a verdict that James M'Elroy, the man who camped in the…
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