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A small outbreak of fire occurred at the premises of Messrs. Dudley and Co., in Sussex-street, lost night when, through spontaneous combustion, a number of tarpaulins caught fire. The Metropolitan Fire Brisade…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire causing heavy damage broke out this afternoon in Chapel-street, South Yarra, in premises occupied by the Tankard Malting ' Company. The fire burned out the upper…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Yesterday afternoon a deputation representing the Fire Brigades Board waited upon the Chief Secretary (Mr. J. A. Hogue). Amongst those who attended were: Mr…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →A hall of fire known by navigators as St. Elmo's lire was observed transfixed to the top of the foremast of the Lund liner, Wakool, above the masthead light on the night of…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Sir,—I read a paragraph in your paper the other day, about the remodelling of the Criterion Theatre, and the provision for escapes in case of fire etc. I would be to suggest that a bylaw be passed…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →BRISBANE. Friday Afternoon.—News has just been received that a fire broke out in the Brilliant Mine. Chartres Towers, this morning. The fumes have spread to the Brilliant Block,…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →The fire on board the Mount Stewart destroyed many thousand pounds' worthh of valuable cargo. Although it was discovered…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Liverpool lire Brigade, which has for many years been regarded by experts as one of the best-equipped in England, has just put into service the very latest invention in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Lientenant-General Stoessel, Commandant of Port Arthur reports that he has recaptured Signal Hill. The Japanese, since the 7th instant, have…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →The "doyenne" of fire engineers inspected the "very last thing" in fire engines at Brixton (Eng.) the other day…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →"Having been commissioned to inspect and report upon the organization, equipment, and methods, of the Fire Brigades in Great Britain, and on the continents of…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Fourteen persons lost their lives, and 25 were seriously—some fatally—injured by a fire which took place at 2 o'clock on the morning of September 4 in a tenement building situated…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →BRISBANE, Friday. -- a telegram from Towns- ville states that the Mayor of Townsville today sent a telephone message of sympathy, and offered the services of the Townsville Fire…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →BRISBANE, Friday Afternoon.—News has just beet received that fire broke out in the Brilliant Mine, Charters powers, this morning. The fumes have spread to the Brilliant Block,…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Tokio correspondent of the "Lokal Anzeiger" states that 72 hours' incessant and furious bombardment by the Japanese has set the greater part of Port Arthur on…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →BRISBANE, Friday. -- What is known as the Brilliant Block is the second most important combination of shafts at Charters Towers. The Brilliant and St. George and the Brilliant…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire has broken out at the Brilliant Mine, Charters Towers. The fumes extended to Brilliant Block, Brilliant Extended, St. George United,…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →CHARTERS TOWERS, Friday. -- About 1 o'clock this morning a fire was seen coming from the shaft of tho Brilliant mine. It was found that one of the levels was on fire. The…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →A fire broke out this morning in the upper underground workings of the Brilliant mine, Charters Towers. The flames came up the shaft, and the fire brigades extinguished…
Continued on Trove, page 11 →A Charters Towers wire states that the fire reported in our first edition originated this morning in the Brilliant P.C. mine. Mr. White, manager of Brilliant Block, went below…
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